Field Officer- Non-Clinical

Vacancy Announcement

First Published Date: 31st August 2026

Background:

Rural Community Development Centre (RCDC), Mugu is a non-profit, non-religious, and non-political pioneering NGO that has been working with disadvantaged and marginalized communities since its establishment in 1998 A.D. The organization is committed to contributing to the multidimensional development of women, girls, marginalized, and disadvantaged groups in remote areas of Nepal.

RCDC, Mugu in partnership of One Heart Worldwide (OHW) is implementing the project “Strengthening Maternal Neonatal Health Services in Partnership with the Local Government (स्थानीय सरकारको साझेदारीमा मातृ तथा नवजात शिशु स्वास्थ्य सेवा सुदृढिकरण) in Mugu from November 2025. RCDC, Mugu hereby invites applications from suitable and qualified Nepalese citizens for the following position:

Details of Announcement:

Job Description:

Position: Field Officer- Non-Clinical - 1 (One)

Line Management Report to: Project Coordinator

Technical Report to: N/A

Duty Station: District Headquarters, Mugu with a minimum 70% field travel/visits required.

The Field Officer- Non-Clinical will be responsible for providing technical and programmatic support to local government health units, MNH service providers at health facilities, and other relevant stakeholders in maternal and neonatal health (MNH) program planning and implementation. The position will also support community awareness and advocacy activities, MNH status assessment, planning, monitoring, and follow-up at both facility and community levels.

Major Duties and Responsibilities: 

Technical: 

• Provide close and continuous support to implement OHW projects including Birthing Centers renovation, birthing center equipment support, capacity building training for a service provider, HFOMC strengthening and community-level advocacy. 
• Identify program needs and the logistics at health facilities and ensure timely delivery at the designated local health facilities. 
• Manage OHW supported training activities in the district, rural/urban municipality level and community level. 
• Provide technical support visits to birthing centers, health workers and FCHVs with a special focus on the quality of services and capacity building on data collection, reporting, recording and clinical skills. 
• Frequent field visits to facilitate the implementation process, training, and program follow up and to collect routine data (annual, quarterly and monthly) from health facilities and communities. 
• Conduct monitoring visits of the health facilities, nursing staff, FCHVs, and clients and provide necessary feedback. 
• Keep a proper record of all the activities in the given form, formats, and report on time in the specified time. 
• Develop a network to collect and monitor all maternal and neonatal deaths in the district and undertake follow-up visits to every household where deaths have occurred to verify the death and identify causes of death. 
• Mapping local government in the program district and collecting routine data from health facilities and communities in its catchment areas. 
• Any other job assigned by the Supervisor or program managers. 

Administration/Management: 

• Take the active lead to build sound relationships with district-level Health Service Office, urban/rural municipality office, local government offices, program focal person, health facility staff, community stakeholders and female community health volunteers to maintain program schedule and achieve program deliverables at the field level 
• Coordinate to ensure logistics and daily activities in all program locations. 
• Participate, represent and coordinate at the district, urban/rural municipality, facility level and community level. 
• Work together with the supervisor to conduct the performance review and development plan annually. 

Job Specifications (minimum job requirements): 

Academic qualifications and work experience: 

• Bachelor’s in public health (BPH) 
• Preferred experience in the maternal, neonatal and child health fields. 

Skills and abilities 

• Experience in working with health services. 
• Experience in Public Health and Maternal Child Health areas. 
• Knowledge and experience in program and community level training. 
• Practical experience in facilitation and interaction with government counterparts/local stakeholders at different local health facilities, and ability to deal with various stakeholders 
• Knowledge and experience using MS Office packages and statistical packages, email and the internet. 
• Good verbal and written communication in English and Nepali. 
• Good interpersonal skills and experience working in a team in a multicultural environment. 
• Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals. 
• Ability to function as a self-starter with limited supervision.

Application Procedure: 

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their current CV/resume and application letter to the Human Resource Department, RCDC, Mugu, through the official RCDC email address: rcdcmugu@gmail.com or submit a hard copy to the RCDC Office, Gamgadhi Bazar–02, Mugu. 

Application Deadline: 9th September 2026

Applicants are requested to clearly mention “Application for the Position of Field Officer-Non-Clinical” in the subject line of the email or on the envelope of the hard-copy application at the office time. Candidates from GESI groups, including women, Dalits, persons with disabilities, gender and sexual minorities, and Indigenous and other marginalized/minority communities, are highly encouraged to apply. The selected candidate will be required to perform duties in accordance with the policies, procedures, and standards of RCDC, Mugu and One Heart Worldwide (OHW).

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the further selection process. Canvassing at any stage of the recruitment process will result in automatic disqualification.

Recruitment Committee

RCDC, Mugu