Project Field Assistant – Agriculture & GIS

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Project Field Assistant – Agriculture & GIS

Short-term Field Assignment (4 Months)

TerraMrida Landscape Restoration Project

Diktel, Khotang District

About the Project

Mount Everest Forest Botanicals Alliance (MEFBA), through private sector investment, is implementing the TerraMrida Landscape Restoration Project - a community-led shade-grown coffee cultivation initiative focused on agroforestry, nursery development, and nature-based climate solutions in eastern Nepal. The project operates in coordination with Diktel-Rupakot-Majhuwagadhi Municipality for local facilitation.

MEFBA invites applications from motivated fresh agriculture graduates for immediate field placement to support on-ground implementation and GIS-based documentation.

Position: Project Field Assistant – Agriculture & GIS

Assignment Duration

• 4 months (Short-term)
• Immediate mobilization required

Duty Station

• Diktel, Khotang District (Field-based with regular travel to project sites)

Key Responsibilities

• Support field implementation of coffee agroforestry and landscape restoration activities
• Conduct GIS-based mapping, GPS data collection, and plot boundary demarcation
• Assist in baseline surveys, geo-referenced photo documentation, and farmer data collection
• Support community nursery management and basic nursery records
• Maintain field documentation, activity logs, and progress reports
• Data entry, analysis, and reporting using MS Excel and MS Office
• Coordinate with local farmers, communities, and field supervisors

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Fresh graduate in Agriculture and Forestry
• Independent GIS expertise (QGIS/ArcGIS, GPS handling)
• Strong proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel
• Exposure to nursery management or plantation work (preferred)
• Ability to work in remote rural field conditions
• Must own a motorbike with valid driving license
• Strong documentation and reporting skills

Compensation & Facilities

• Stipend: NPR 30,000 per month
• Free food and boarding at MEFBA project field hostel, Diktel

Career Opportunity

• High-performing candidates will be considered for permanent placement with MEFBA after completion of the assignment, with a commensurate salary.

Application & Selection

This is an urgent field requirement. Preference will be given to candidates who can mobilize immediately.

Interested candidates must submit the following to info@forestalliancenepal.com within 31st January, 2026:

1. Updated CV with Facebook Profile link
2. Recent passport-size photograph
3. Structured self-assessment of GIS and field competencies (covering GPS data collection, shapefile creation, KML/KMZ, Excel-based reporting, and field documentation)
4. Scenario-based written response (maximum 1 page) as outlined below
5. (Optional but strongly preferred) Sample GIS or Excel work demonstrating relevant skills

Scenario-Based GIS & Field Documentation Task

(To be submitted as part of the application – max 1 page)

DO NOT USE AI TO GENERATE THE RESPONSE. APPLICATIONS WILL BE REJECTED SUMMARILY, IF DETECTED.

Imagine a coffee-based agroforestry project implemented at a landscape scale. The project consists of a cluster of 50 independent cooperative societies, collectively forming the overall project area. The aggregate farmland of all member farmers constitutes the effective project boundary.

Each cooperative society comprises 25–40 member farmers. Individual farmers cultivate shade-grown coffee under agroforestry systems, with one or more farm plots per farmer.

For project documentation, monitoring, and reporting purposes, the spatial structure of the project is organized hierarchically as follows:

• Individual farmer-owned farm plot polygons
• Nested within a Cooperative Society polygon
• Each Cooperative Society polygon further nested within the overall project boundary polygon representing all 90 cooperatives

Based on this structure, explain step-by-step how you would:

• Collect and validate GPS data for individual farmer farm plots
• Digitize farm-level polygon shapefiles
• Delineate and verify Cooperative Society boundary polygons
• Ensure correct spatial nesting and topology across all levels
• Link spatial data with farmer and cooperative attributes in Excel
• Export and share spatial outputs (shapefiles, KML/KMZ, maps) for reporting and field verification

Briefly mention the GIS tools/software you would use and how you would ensure data accuracy and consistency in a field-based setting.

Applications should be submitted promptly due to immediate mobilization requirements.