Public Health Engineer (PHE) Assistant

Community and Rural Development Society Nepal (CARDSN) is a non-profit and non-governmental organization working in Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts of Nepal since two decades. CARDSN/OXFAM Partnership Program is a Humanitarian Assistant Program for Earthquake affected people of different VDCs of Nuwakot. The program requires staffs in following different capacities:

Public Health Engineer (PHE) Assistant

Job Location: Nuwakot

No. of Vacancy: 1

Offered Salary: As per program scale

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reports to : PHE Officer

Job Purpose: To enable CARDSN to respond quickly to the Public Health Engineering requirements of an emergency.  The work may involve, in an immediate emergency stage, the assessment of the situation and in later stages the implementation of public health measures required to alleviate the plight of the people affected by the emergency.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with PHPs Officers in carry out the selection, design and construction of water systems, using ground water or surface water, including abstraction, storage, treatment and distribution for new systems or rehabilitation of existing systems;
• Support or co lead in select, design and implement the most appropriate form of sanitation system, in consultation with the beneficiaries, which includes water trucking, repair and rehabilitation of water systems, excreta disposal, refuse disposal, vector control and drainage; 
• To liaise closely with the Public Health Promotion (PHP) Team (Assistants and/or Officers) throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of the Public Health Engineering Programme. Hygiene promotion is a vital element of such public health engineering programmes;
• The work will include administrative duties and co-ordination with other members of the project and with staff of other organisations;
• To report regularly, verbally and in writing to the PHE Officer and to represent the Program to other NGO’s, agencies and Government authorities where requested;
• To ensure that all programmes take gender issues fully into account. This includes the introduction of mechanisms to enable women to participate in decision making around public health engineering issues.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Diploma in Civil Engineering with at least two years experience in related field;
• The post holder should have a good understanding of the public health needs of poor rural and urban communities and of appropriate ways of tackling them. The post holder must be aware of and sensitive to the particular needs of women in this context;
• The ability to present concise reports, sometimes at short notice, reflecting the problems and possible solutions for particular situations;
• Diplomacy, tact and administrative skills in order to work with people at managerial and, on occasions, senior government levels. The post holder should also be at ease in working with local people; 
• Well developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations;
• Good written and spoken English is essential; 
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action.

Note: Applicants should clearly mention the applied position in the email subject. All email applications without clearly mentioned position will be disqualified. 

To Apply:

Please send your updated resume with cover letter to vacancy.cardsn@gmail.com or drop your credentials in the below address by 24:00 hrs, June 30, 2016

Office Address: Community & Rural Development Society Nepal (CARDSN)

Bidur-4, Battar Nuwakot (In front of Hotel Satanchuli Nuwakot)

Tel: 010-560437