Job Vacancy - Trail Bridge Support Unit (TBSU) / HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Nepal

On behalf of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Trail Bridge Support Unit (TBSU)/HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation  Nepal, provides technical assistance to the Government of Nepal for implementation of trail bridge program under Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp). TBSU invites applications from Nepali citizen for the following positions:

1. Technical Coordinator
2. Technical Officer
3. Finance and Admin. Officer

Deadline to apply : July 31, 2012

For Technical Coordinator

Job Location: Kathmandu Regional Office (80% field)

No. of Vacancies: 2

Educational Qualification:

• Minimum Bachelors in Civil Engineering
• Experience :  Minimum 3 years in Trail Bridge Building  Or, Minimum 3 years in rural infrastructure with Technical Training on Trial Bridge (minimum 1 month duration) 

Job Specifications:

• Good understanding of Trail Bridge Sector Wide Approach (TB-SWAp) and  rural infrastructure development issues in Nepal
• Good knowledge of monitoring and quality control, physical progress reporting  and capacity of organising technical training
• Capable to coordinate with DDC,NGO,UC and other local stakeholders
• Understanding on issues related to local state building, Gender Equality & Social inclusion and Conflict Sensitivity.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and good computer skills including Auto CAD

Job Description:

• Provide Technical Assistance to DDCs for Trail Bridge planning, budgeting, survey, design, cost estimate and supervision
• Monitor physical progress and quality of bridge as per set standards
• Maintain communication and work relation with DDCs/VDCs, NGOs, User Communities (UC) and other bridge building agencies
• Assist to instil safeguard policies for safe & sustainable bridge building

For Technical Officer

Job Location: Kathmandu Regional Office (80% field)

No. of Vacancies: 1

Educational Qualification:

• Minimum Diploma in Civil Engineering
• Experience : Minimum 2 years in Trail Bridge Building Or, Minimum 2 years in rural infrastructure with Technical Training on Trial Bridge (minimum 1 month duration)

Job Specifications:

• Good understanding of Trail Bridge Sector Wide Approach (TB-SWAp),
• Good understanding of  rural infrastructure in general and survey, design and execution of Trail Bridges in particular
• Capable to work in collaboration with local government, NGOs and UCs
• Good knowledge of monitoring, quality control, reporting and capable to transfer know-how
• Understanding on issues related to local state building, Gender Equity & Social inclusion and conflict sensitivity.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and good computer skills including  Auto CAD
     

Job Description:

• Provide Technical Assistance to DDCs and UCs for survey, design, cost estimate and construction supervision of Trail Bridge
• Monitor physical progress and quality of bridge construction as per set standards and support DDCs for preparing physical progress report
• Maintain communication and work relation with DDCs/VDCs, NGOs, UCs and other bridge building agencies and support  for developing  their technical capacity in Trail Bridge building
• Assist to implement safeguard policies for safe & sustainable bridge building

For Finance and Admin. Officer

Job Location: Kathmandu Regional Office

No. of Vacancies: 1

Educational Qualification:

• Minimum Bachelors in commerce or equivalent degree with accounts/finance
• Experience : Minimum 2 years in accounting

Job Specifications:

• Good knowledge of accounts and finance, GoN financial and taxation rules/regulation
• Understanding of funds flow management, financial control and reporting
• Knowledge of working with development agencies
• Understanding on Gender Responsive Budget
• Understanding on issues related to local state building, Gender Equity & Social inclusion and conflict sensitivity.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and good computer skills

Job Description:

• Overall management of financial and administrative matter of regional office
• Prepare annual budget, Yearly Plan of Operation, periodic financial statement & report
• Efficient operation of accounting and inventory system
• Monitor budget and exercise budgetary control
• Support DDCs for financial reporting

Other Specific Requirements:

Duration :     Till the end of June 2014 with possibility of extension
Benefits :     As per the rules and regulations of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Nepal

Interested candidates are requested to submit completely filled-in application form (separate CV is not required) with two referees (immediate and previous supervisors with their mobile no. and email) to; Trail Bridge Support Unit/HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperatin Nepal; GPO Box - 688 Kathmandu Nepal; Email : jobs@NepalTrailBridges.org or jobs@helvetas.org.np 

For details Job Description, application form and other relevant information, please visit http://www.nepaltrailbridges.org/jobs and www.helvetasnepal.org.np. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written test and interview. TBSU reserves the right to reject any or all applications.

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Nepal promotes workforce diversity and applies positive discrimination to candidates from discriminated groups (women, and candidates from Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi/Terai, and other minority community). Preference shall be given to the local candidates from the duty station district for the position of Technical Coordinator (Karnali).

Those applicants, who have already submitted application referring to the advertisement published in The Himalayan Times in June 23 and 27, need not to submit again.