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Micro-Enterprise Promoter (MEP)

Rural Village Water Resources Management Project (RVWRMP) Phase II continues to work for improved water supply, sanitation, micro-hydro, community-based irrigation, livelihoods and other rural development initiatives in 55 VDCs in ten districts of Mid and Far Western Nepal (Achham, Baitadi, Bajhang, Bajura, Dadeldhura, Dailekh, Doti, Darchula, Humla and Kailali districts). RVWRMP is supported by the Government of Nepal and the Government of Finland, and the executing agency is MLD/DoLIDAR together with participating DDCs.

Position

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Micro-Enterprise Promoter (MEP)

Tenure

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Short term (6 months, possibility for extension)

Duty Station

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District Head Quarter, Bajhang, 75% field works in district on Micro Hydro Project VDCs.

Accountable to

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Water Resources Advisor, Bajhang

Reporting to

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Water Resources Advisor, Bajhang

Academic
Qualification

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minimum TSLC in Agriculture, but +2 in commerce preferred

Professional Experience

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At least 4 years experience in livelihood development with minimum 2 years of experience on Micro-Enterprise development related activities at field level. Experience on cottage and small industries promotional activities is essential.

Other Skill

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Good speaking and writing skill in Nepali, command of local languages will be an asset.
Proven social mobilization and facilitation skill.
Field experience in participatory approaches

 

Micro Enterprise Promoter will be mainly responsible for:
Technical backstopping and field monitoring (75 %)

  • Creation and development of agro-based micro enterprise in VDCs
  • Provide technical back up support to districts/livelihoods communities in end use promotion activities of micro-hydro schemes/projects.
  • Support in field monitoring of livelihood promotion activities.
  • Organize and assist enterprise development training to the community.
  • Analyze specific sub-sectors to implement end use promotion activities
  • Support in implementation of other livelihoods/home garden management activities.
  • Counselling to individual or community level working and potential entrepreneurs.
  • Assist for Financial analysis of proposed enterprise and support to establish the enterprises.
  • Demonstrate/replicate user friendly exotic or indigenous technology for enterprise development. 

 

Marketing (25%)

  • Support to assess the marketing channels and assist to establish institutional marketing.
  • Support to perform cost benefit analysis of the product.
  • Support to establish coordination with village and district level micro-enterprise and livelihood promotion related agencies; and strengthening input supply services.
  • Align the livelihoods activities with Cooperatives at VDC level and COs/UCs at scheme level; support in business plan preparation
  • Support in implementation of VDCs annual budget contributions in end use promotion activities of of MH scheme and other livelihoods activities

Any other works required for the project.

Other

  • Assist to improve working guidelines and manuals on end use promotion activities of the MH schemes to be user friendly.
  • Assist in producing and compiling livelihoods IEC materials

 

Special Instructions

  •  Regular long field trips are expected. Overtime is not compensated for this.
  • Interested candidates should send their CV in the CV format not later than 30 September 2012 to jobs@rvwrmp.org.np. No other attachments are accepted.

Qualified local candidates from Far and Mid West Region, as well as female candidates and representatives from socially excluded groups are strongly encouraged to apply.


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