JOB OPPORTUNITY
Kantipur Management Private Limited (KMPL) announces the vacancy for Agriculture Sector Development Programme (ASDP). ASDP is an undertaking of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) with the major financial support of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). The programme is in implementation through the fiscal year 2018/19. The duration of the Programme is six years. The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to the achievement of Nepal’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 1 – Poverty reduction and SDG 2- Zero Hunger) by reducing poverty and nutrition insecurity amongst women and men in hill and mountain areas of the Karnali Province. The purpose of the programme is to contribute to the achievement of Nepal’s SDG 8- Decent Work and Economic Growth target through sustainable improvement in the income and food security of smallholders and disadvantaged rural groups (Dalits, Janajatis, Muslims, youth, landless and other disadvantaged groups) involved in commercially oriented production and marketing systems in selected high value agricultural value chains. KMPL hereby invites applications from potential and qualified Nepalese citizens for the following job positions as per the following minimum requirements of qualification and experiences:
Position: Value Chain Expert
Number of Vacancies: 1
Qualification and Experiences: PhD or Masters’ Degree in Agricultural Economics, or Agricultural Marketing, or Business Administration, or Agribusiness Development, or Economics, or Marketing or Equivalent with at least 12 years of experience in agribusiness promotion, Value Chain Development and private sector strengthening with demonstrable evidence of the results achieved.
Position: Senior Agriculture Extension & Institutional Development Expert
Number of Vacancies: 1
Qualification and Experiences: PhD or master’s degree in agriculture Extension or agriculture Science with more than 12 years of professional working experience in agriculture extension service delivery having engaged with the public and multi-sectoral institution.
Position: Gender and Social Inclusion Expert
Number of Vacancies: 1
Qualification and Experiences: Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, or Sociology, or Social Work, or Population Studies or Rural Development or equivalent with experience in gender and development with at least 5 years of professional work experience in planning, programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of gender and empowerment programmes.
Position: Nutrition Expert
Number of Vacancies: 1
Qualification and Experiences:Masters’ degree in Public Health, or Development Studies, or Sociology, or Rural Development or equivalent with at least 5 years of experience in development project/programme preferably on health and nutrition or community development.
Position: Infrastructure Officer
Number of Vacancies: 1
Qualification and Experiences: Masters’ degree in Civil Engineering with at least one year of professional experience in designing, construction supervision and monitoring of civil engineering works in particular market-led infrastructures and rural roads; or Bachelors’ degree in the above-mentioned subject with at least three years of experience in above-mentioned fields.
Position: Procurement Officer
Number of Vacancies: 1
Qualification and Experiences: Masters’ degree in engineering, procurement management, law or financial management with more than 3 years of professional experience or bachelors degree with more than 5 years of professional experience in procurement of goods, works and services with development project/programme.
Position: Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management Officer (M & E and KM Officer)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Qualification and Experiences: Masters’ degree in development and/or management studies or equivalent with at least 3 years of proven experience with planning, design and implementation of M&E systems and logical framework / other strategic planning approaches.
Position: Gender, Social inclusion and Nutrition Officer
Number of Vacancies: 1
Qualification and Experiences: Masters’ degree in gender study, or sociology, or rural development, or public health or equivalent with at least 3 years of experience in social health development programme preferably on health and nutrition.
Position: Civil Engineer
Number of Vacancies: 1
Qualification and Experiences: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with at least 3 years of professional experience in designing, construction supervision & monitoring of civil engineering works in particular market-led infrastructures and rural roads; or Master’s degree in the above-mentioned subject with at least one year of experience in above-mentioned fields.
Position: Field Agriculture Officer
Number of Vacancies: 16 (Agriculture -12 + Livestock-4)
Qualification and Experiences: Masters’ Degree in agriculture/ veterinary science/ animal husbandry or equivalent with at least 3 years of professional experience or bachelors degree in agriculture/veterinary science/animal husbandry or equivalent with at least 5 years of professional experience in agriculture value chain development or delivery of agriculture extension services working with public and private service providers.
Position: Sub Engineer [Overseer)
Number of Vacancies: 2
Qualification and Experiences: Certificate Level in civil engineering / civil works with 5 years of proven experience in the field of infrastructure-related works.
Detail ToR (including salary and benefits) and format of the Cover Letter can be downloaded from www.asdp.gov.np or www.kantipurjob.com
The applicants need to submit Cover Letter in prescribed &format with a preferred duty station as mentioned in ToR, Curriculum Vitae (CV) and self-attested copies of required testimonials (all Academic Certificate, Experience Letter, Citizenship, Training Certificates etc.) compulsorily that verify the detail information of cover letter and CV.
The application should be submitted within 15 days of the first date of publication of the Notice, by 2077/12/02, 05:00 PM by mentioning the applied job position in the subject line to the address mentioned below.
Kantipur Management Pvt. Ltd.
Lagankhel-19, Lalitpur, Nepal, Nearby Patan Hospital
(Patan Academy of Health Sciences)
Phone: +977-1-5530599, 01-5532572, 9801800020
Only Shortlisted candidates will be called for the further process within 15 days of the last date of application submission.
Canvassing at any stage of the selection process shall lead to automatic disqualification. No telephone inquiries will be entertained.
ASDP has the right to accept or reject any or all application at any stage of the recruitment process without assigning any reason whatsoever.
Source: Kantipur Dainik, 1 March, 2021
