Working for Access and Creation Nepal (WAC-Nepal) is nonprofit, non-governmental and nonpolitical humanitarian development organization that is going to start “Strengthened Health & WASH facilities and its Accessibility (SEWA) Project in Achham District partnership with World Vision International Nepal. For the smooth implementation of the project, WAC-Nepal is seeking qualified, dynamic and motivated Nepali citizens for the following position.

Position: Project Officer (1 Person Based in Sanfebagar, Achham)

Minimum Qualification and Experience: 

• Bachelor Degree in Public Health with minimum 3 years working experience in managing heath and WASH related projects with diverse team under development projects.
• Proven ability to manage risks and promote governance to contribute on strategic outcomes
• Experience working with children and their wellbeing in both development or emergency contexts.

Major Responsibility: 

• The Project Officer will be responsible to lead on program planning, implementation, reporting, M&E, coordination and collaboration with relevant government stakeholders and WVI Nepal.
• Work as field contact person and also coordinate for overall project grant management.
• Lead coordination and linkages with the government, I/NGOs, private sector actors and other civil society organizations at the district and municipal level.
• Facilitate and ensure the selected health facilities for repair/construction of waste disposal pit/incinerator in health facility/birthing center and repair/maintenance of ANC/delivery room in birthing center.
• Identify and ensure the actual need to essential set up (furniture’s, curtain, room partition) for health facilities/ birthing centers.
• Support to selected Health facilities for Repair / Maintenance of WASH services (gender friendly toilets, water supply, water storage tank, handwashing stations etc.) in HF/BC.
• Provide Infection Prevention training for health workers.
• Conduct Demonstration on hand washing practices among pregnant and lactating mothers in health facilities
• Collaboration/advocacy with ward and palika offices on the availability of basic services in HF/BC for quality health service.
• Lobby/advocacy with ward and palika offices to allocate adequate resources for quality health services in HF/BC.
• Support health mothers’ group meetings in the community through community health workers
• Provide onsite coaching for changing health workers’ behavior on proper counselling for pregnant women on ANC/Institutional delivery and consumption of IFA tablets
• Follow up and perform all of the project related tasks.

Interested candidate who meet aforementioned criteria can submit a cover letter and updated CV on email address [email protected]  by no later than 22 January 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process. Please submit your application letter clearly mentioning the position applying in the subject line. No telephone inquiries will be registered and any inappropriate recommendation might automatically disqualify the candidate from further processing.

WAC- Nepal is an employer who provides equal opportunity and strictly follows the merit-based selection. Qualified female candidates or those from disadvantaged communities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are responsible to keep children and adult safe from any sort of abuses and exploitation so our selection process, includes rigorous background checks, reflects candidate’s commitment to the protection of children and adult from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our safeguarding policy.

For this process all right reserve to WAC-Nepal

Staff Selection Committee

WAC-Nepal (097625032)