Technical Coordinator (Disaster Resilient Infrastructure)



Working Days: 5 days a week

Contract: Up to four months with possibility for extension and institutionalization of the position with long-term employment prospects

Probation Period: 1 months

Duty Station: Kathmandu, with frequent field visits to municipalities across Sudurpaschim, Karnali, Lumbini, and Bagmati Provinces.

Reporting to: Senior Program Manager (Climate Resilient and Green Infrastructure, NbS, DRR)

Purpose

The purpose of this position is to closely work with the senior program manager and technical coordinator-1 and lead the Pratibaddha-III project field activities and engage with the SWN, consortium teams, and local and provincial government entities and other development projects and partners working in the sector to assess landslide risk communities and develop nature-based solutions as well as green skills and capacities for disaster-resilient local road building processes on the ECHO-funded Pratibaddha-III project.

Key activities include, among others, imparting at the local and provincial government levels the awareness and skills to their engineering teams on how these tools can help to adapt and mitigate the risks of landslides using nature-based solutions (e.g. bio-engineering works, water ponds, and other indigenous local technologies, etc.). In addition to the technical role in the project, the technical coordinator shall engage with SWN teams to explore and support related business development opportunities. The scope of work of the technical coordinator will: 

• Plan, coordinate, implement and report the P-III field activities;
• Motivate and support P-III project and municipal infrastructure development teams to apply climate-resilient road developments and nature-based solutions in municipal landslide mitigation or roadside bio-engineering slope stabilization applications;
• Support SWN team in research and development of good practices on landslides hazards and risks; assess the risks to formulate the appropriate plans, and strategies and adopt necessary mitigation measures at the local and provincial government level;
• Facilitate the visit of short-term consultants to Project areas, and engage with them to ensure quality of their deliverables;
• Support P-III project in institutionalizing NbS and bio-engineering initiatives in Local and Provincial Governments

Anticipated specific activities

The specific activities to be carried out by the Technical Coordinator-2 are to lead or facilitate:

• Coordinate with consortium partners teams and local and Provincial government focal persons to carry geo-hazard assessments of landslides in project municipalities
• Coordinate with technical experts and support SWN Project Manager with the skills in landslide risk assessment and adoption of mitigation measures on the ECHO-funded Pratibaddha-III project
• Provide technical skills to develop SOPs for sub-categorization of CAT-II households, sub-categorize the landslides and implement of mitigation measures
• Prepare and/or support the SWN team in developing necessary documents for capacity development of the municipal engineering team to subcategorize landslide risk and adopt appropriate bio-engineering mitigation measures
• Work with project and LG teams to provide technical support to prepare the DPR and/or assess the existing DPR of provincial and local government for CAT-II landslide mitigation to advocate for PG/FG fund unlocking
• Engage with the LG team to plan and deliver the capacity development training and/or workshop to the municipal and provincial technical team on climate-resilient road design, landslide assessment, mapping, and mitigations. This includes session planning, preparing the training materials, delivery of the training and/or workshops with field and classroom-based exercises
• Provide technical support to the SWN Senior Program Manager to conduct a Policy Gap Analysis of relevant provincial policies and plans, offering specific recommendations for improvement, and organizing workshops related to the policy review findings
• Act as an interface between technical experts and the SWN Senior Program Manager as necessary; and share period reporting to the SWN Office in Kathmandu with information on the progress, learnings and plans.
• Plan and/or undertake regular backstopping on project-related activities, research, and carrying out trainings and workshops and field visits
• Support the SWN project team in project-related data collection, documentation, and the development of communication materials, including info-graphics and short videos
• Technically support four municipalities in Bagmati Province to sustain the best practices of Pratibaddha-II and help implement some key activities.

Education and Professional Experiences

• Master’s degree in geotechnical engineering, geology, civil engineering or relevant academic field with bio-engineering as the optional subject or thesis/project work;
• At least five years of relevant professional experience.

Core Competencies and Technical/Functional Expertise

• Good understanding of Nepal’s DRRM Governance, local road design, construction and maintenance issues and technical remedies, bio-engineering and landslide assessment tools and other Nature-based Solutions
• Excellent communicator, with strong report-writing skills in Nepali and English
• Competency in Microsoft applications, including ArcGIS, Word, Excel, and computer-aided design
• Ability to undertake field visits in remote locations of Karnali, Sudurpaschhim, Lumbini and Bagmati province

To Apply

Please send the following documents with the subject heading “Application for the Technical Coordinator (Disaster Resilient Infrastructure)” to info@swnepal.com.np no later than 5th December 2025.

1. A page of your achievements so far, and why you should be selected
2. CV with your current residential address in Kathmandu

Only the shortlisted candidates will be called for interview commencing on 3rd December 2025.

We encourage the candidates who live within a comfortable commuting distance from the SWN office in Maharjgunj/Panipokhari, Kathmandu. Scott Wilson Nepal is committed to a diverse and inclusive team structure.

We request potential applicants to visit www.swnepal.com.np for more details on our team, location, and the services we provide.