Technical Coordinator, Homes and Communities

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Technical Coordinator, Homes and Communities - Vacancy Announcement

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international humanitarian agency based in the United States working to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries regardless of race, religion or nationality. CRS Nepal started its operational presence in Nepal in response to the 2015 earthquake with emergency support, eventually reaching over 23,000 households in multiple districts with shelter, livelihoods and community infrastructure ensuring accountability to beneficiaries. CRS programs in Nepal currently supports four strategic areas, including Homes and communities, disaster risk reduction and climate change, agriculture and livelihood, and anticipatory actions and emergency response. CRS strives to improve livelihood and resilience of marginalized and vulnerable communities by catalyzing innovation, excellence and system strengthening efforts toward improved integral human development. CRS aims to catalyze transformative changes in lives of marginalized and vulnerable households in country through improved access to safe and dignified housing, improved community resilience to disaster, shocks and stresses, and diversified livelihood opportunities, especially to women and youths. CRS Nepal has been instrumental in implementing multifaceted emergency relief and recovery programs playing a pivotal role in coordinating recovery and reconstruction efforts in responding to the impacts of earthquakes, monsoons, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Homes and Community (H&C) Programme in CRS Nepal

CRS Nepal’s Strategic Plan (2025-30) prioritizes H&C as one priority programming areas. Building on CRS Nepal’s expertise in shelter interventions, the H&C Program plans to work to increase access of vulnerable and at-risk people to safe and dignified shelters/homes and settlements. To promote and scale up accessible and affordable shelter solutions and resilient housing, CRS Nepal plans to standardize technical solutions, strengthen and localize government system, and promote collaboration within the humanitarian system.

Job Summary: The Technical Coordinator will serve as technical lead for the piloting of Climate and Earthquake Resilient Homes using Lime Stabilized Soil (LSS) in high mountains and supports the capacity building of local and provincial governments in Bagmati province for strengthening building regulatory system. Your expertise and knowledge in LSS technology and improving building regulatory system will deliver high-quality pilot and capacity development works towards generating the proof-of-concept positioning CRS for greater scaling opportunities.

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position. Job description for above mentioned positions can be found here.

To apply for above positions, please click on this link https://bit.ly/crsNepal by 19 October 2025 before COB

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By applying to this job, you as the candidate, understand and acknowledge that CRS requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, you understand that if you are a successful candidate, you will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and your personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate your behaviors related to the above safeguarding-related topics.

CRS is an equal opportunity employer committed to a staff composition that reflects the social and ethnic diversity of Nepali Society. It encourages applicants from marginalized communities and geographically remote areas, persons with disabilities, women and other genders are encouraged to apply. CRS Nepal provides many benefits for its staff members including staff development opportunities, paid maternity and paternity leave, nursing hours for nursing mothers, per diems for the child of the staff when staff travel out of station on official business etc. 

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Reimbursement for lodging and transportation will be provided for the shortlisted candidates who travel from outside of Kathmandu Valley for written tests and interviews.