Vacancy announcement for the position of Sexual And Reproductive Health and Rights Officer

Vacancy Announcement

CARE is an international relief and development organization. CARE began working in Nepal in 1978. It has been supporting the most vulnerable communities of Nepal to fight poverty and social injustice while providing capacity to empower communities both in policy and economic aspects over the last four decades. It is one of the key development actors in Nepal providing aid, relief, and response in different scale of emergencies caused by various natural and non-natural disasters such as storm, flood, landslides and earthquake. CARE Nepal works closely with a vast network of donor’s development actors, government entities, academia research institutes, NGOs, and civil society actors. From working around disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response to sexual reproductive health to mobilizing male influencers for gender equality, preventing gender-based violence, establishing mother networks to mobilizing clubs for issues related to adolescent girls, livelihood trainings, and awareness on sanitation, increased access to natural resource, and access to safe drinking water to nutrition security initiatives, CARE Nepal works around varied humanitarian spectrum. CARE has zero tolerance towards any forms of GBV, sexual harassment, fraud and believes strongly in equality, diversity, and inclusion.

CARE Nepal is implementing “Rights-based participation and accountability project” project in Kailali District May 2023. The project aimed at increasing the accessibility and quality of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services for women and girls in disaster situations in the district.

CARE Nepal hereby invites applications, for the below mentioned positions, from interested Nepalese candidates. (Click on the links below for the more Job details):

1. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Officer

The SRHR officer is responsible for CARE Nepal efforts to strengthen SRHR services during emergencies response and recovery in the Kailali district. This position is  also responsible for promoting Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) approaches across CARE’s programs and policies and promote gender sensitive and gender transformative programming. The Incumbent will work closely with local government, humanitarian partnership platform and local implementing partners and relevant stakeholders to establish a participatory and rights-based social accountability mechanism to enhance SRHR services during emergencies. S/he will be responsible for implementation of the project interventions and support the emergency response and recovery activities of the project. 

Please click this link for detailed vacancy and job description.

CARE Nepal participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we hereby request information from candidate’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the candidate left employment. All CARE Nepal’s offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

CARE places human dignity at the centre of its relief and development work. At the heart of CARE’s efforts to impact poverty and social justice is its engagement with marginalized communities, and vulnerable adults and children. Vulnerable adults and children are particularly at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. CARE commits to the protection from sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse (PSHEA) of vulnerable adults, involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel. CARE has a zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse. CARE takes seriously all concerns and complaints about sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel. CARE initiates rigorous investigation of complaints that indicate a possible violation of this policy and takes appropriate disciplinary action, as warranted.

We seek candidates who will bring diverse cultural backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives to our team. Women, people representing marginalized groups in Nepal, people with disabilities, and LGBTIQ++ people are strongly encouraged to apply. 

We offer fully flexible work norms to staff in good standing. This means our staff and teams work from anywhere, at any time, in the manner required to maximize efficiency and effectiveness while reducing stress. Staff and line managers are fully empowered and accountable for results; hard work alone is insufficient.

Interested candidates are encouraged to visit our website at www.carenepal.org and complete the application process. The last date for submitting the application is 17:00 hours, August 1, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.

“CARE Nepal is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates of diverse background, women and differently abled, to apply”