Vacancy Announcement for Field Coordinator & Community Engagement and Data Entry Operation Facilitator

Bheri Environmental Excellence Group (BEE-Group) is an autonomous, independent, non-partisan, and non-governmental organization. It was established in 2000 AD, registered in District Administration Office, Banke, and affiliated to the Social Welfare Council, Kathmandu. BEE-Group has been doing collaborative advocacy for the protection and promotion of human rights, establishment of social justice, gender equality, and social inclusion and environmental conservation, and community development through the community empowerment and mobilization for meaningful participation and networking since its establishment in the Lumbini and Karnali Province of Nepal with building a trustworthy reputation.

BEE-Group has been implementing the Suaahara-II program with the partnership of Helen Keller International funding support of USAID in Banke district, aiming to improve the nutritional status of thousand days mother children and adolescents. And BEE-Group invites applications from the interested and eligible candidates who are reliable, accountable, experienced, self-motivated with the highest level of integrity for the following three positions.

1. Position: Field Coordinator -1 (One)

Duty Station: Based at BEE-Group Office, Banke and frequently visit to project area

Job Summary: The field coordinator will be responsible for providing overall leadership to the project reporting to the partner organization and donor agency. The major duty includes; design the project activities, budgeting and implementation, monitoring and reporting, as a team leader with close coordination of Sr. Program Coordinator. Facilitate the local government and civil society organization for strengthening the system for improving the nutritional status of thousand days mothers and children and adolescent girls of Banke district. The field Coordinator will also be responsible to play an effective role to bring synergy between the like-minded stakeholders to achieve the desired results

Key responsibility: 

• Ensuring that the adequate understanding of the project plan and approaches by staff and stakeholders and provide necessary technical guidance to them.  
• Timely and quality delivery of the project activities including training, workshop, and support to the targeted community and individual.
• Planning and implementation of project activities properly ensuring the monitoring.
• Ensure proper management of financial transactions referring to the compliances. 
• Documentation, generation of appropriate knowledge product as per the project plan and reporting to the partner organization and donor agency according to the agreed standards and timely manner. 
• Work closely with the local government, civil society organizations and ensure that the highest level of coordination for smooth implementation of project interventions.
• Support and facilitate the project team for collecting the project progress, challenges and opportunities and report to the partner organization regularly. 
• Ensure practice is established for reflective learning environment within a project team, and organization and functioning of strong and effective teamwork.  

Competencies and Personal specification: 

• Strong conceptual interpersonal communication, negotiation, facilitation and representation skills with working experiences in areas of health nutrition, WASH and Agriculture. 
• Proven knowledge, skills and experiences for leading team, managing integrated multi-thematic project (Health and Nutrition, WASH and Agriculture), building relationships and working in partnership with local government, civil society organizations and maintaining the congenial working relationship with all stakeholders. 
• Proven skills in writing success stories related to changes and development of relevant training manuals and tools and Information Education and Communication (IEC) or Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) materials..
• Demonstrated skills in team-building with an ability to coach and mentor the project team.  
• Proven knowledge and skills in program planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• Proven experiences in working with diverse community, cultures and ability to cope stress and decision-making with appropriate communication. 
• Good commanding in report writing in both English and Nepali with MS PowerPoint, Word and Excel. 

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health from recognized institution with at least two years of work experience in similar field. The candidate must have a valid motorbike/scooter license and be willing to travel in the community frequently.

2. Position: Community Engagement and Data Entry Operation Facilitator – One 

Duty Station: Based atNarainapur Rural Municipality, Banke

Job Summary: The Community Engagement and Data Entry Operation Facilitator will be responsible for providing support in data entry of the COVID-19 affected cases on the DHIS2 with coordination of the coordinator of the health section of Narainapur Rural Municipality Banke. And the facilitator will also work with close coordination of the Field Coordinator of BEE-Group and support in maintaining the database and functionalization of health desk establishment in Rural Municipality. 

Key responsibility: 

• Support in the facilitation of community and migrant people for testing the COVID-19 and maintaining the database system as prescribed forms and format.
• Support in functionalization of health desk established at Narainapur Rural Municipality. 
• Compilation of the data records and provide to the concerned in timely manner.
• Support in disseminating the information of COVID-19 safety measures to the thousand days mother and migrants people.   
• Facilitate to the community people focusing to thousand days mother for listening to the message of COVID-19 safety measures which is airing through BhanchhinAama Radio program.
• Facilitate to thousand days mother and adolescent girls for intake the nutritious food and iron folic acid. 
• Ensure all migrants are getting the facility of COVID-19 test and facilitate to them regarding COVID safety measures. 
• Support and facilitate in regular immunization program conduct by health section of Narainapur Rural Municipality.   

Competencies and Personal specification: 

• Good commanding in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoints. 
• Proven experience and skills in case investigation and contact tracing with a strong willingness to work in preventing the spreading of COVID-19.
• Proven communication skills in local language (Tharu and Awadhi). 
• Proven experiences in working with diverse community, cultures and ability to cope stress and decision-making with appropriate communication. 
• The candidate should be 20 years completed and not more than 45 years old.

Education and Experience: The candidate should be completed the course of ANM or CMA or HA or Staff Nurse from recognized institution with at least one year of work experience in a similar field. The candidate must have a valid motorbike/scooter license and be willing to travel in the community frequently.

3. Position: Data Management Assistant – One 

Duty Station: Based at BEE-Group Office, Banke and frequently visit to project area

Job Summary: The data management assistant will be responsible for providing support in data entry of the migrants and COVID-19 affected cases on the prescribed forms and format with coordination of the assigned officer at the entry point. And the facilitator will also work with close coordination of the Field Coordinator of BEE-Group and support in maintaining the database and functionalization of health desk establishment at the entry point of the border.

Key responsibility: 

• Support in data entry of migrant people for testing the COVID-19 and maintaining the database system as prescribed forms and format.
• Support in functionalization of health desk established at entry point of the boarder. 
• Compilation of the data records and provide to the concerned in a timely manner.  
• Coordination with municipal and district level COVID-19 focal person and nutrition facilitators of Suaahara-II program and ensure that for disseminating the message of COVID-19 safety measures to migrants, thousands days mothers and socially excluded people. 

Competencies and Personal specification: 

• Good commanding in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. 
• Proven experience and skills in case identification and contact tracing with a strong willingness to work in preventing the spreading of COVID-19.
• Proven communication skills in local language (Tharu and Awadhi). 
• Proven experiences in working with diverse community, cultures and ability to cope stress and decision-making with appropriate communication. 
• The candidate should be 20 years completed and not more than 45 years old.

Education and Experience: The candidate should be completed proficiency certificate level from recognized institution with at least one year of work experience in a similar field. The candidate must have a valid motorbike/scooter license and be willing to travel in the community frequently.

Interested candidates who meet the criteria are requested to send their application along with their updated resumes to [email protected] or BEE-Group Office Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City Ward No. 18 Karkandor, Bankeby January 24, 2022, before 5:00 PM. The name of two referees with contact details must be written in the resume.

Preference will be given to people from the disadvantaged and marginalized communities (Women, Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi, Muslim and People with Disability), and the candidate already worked in the Suaahara program. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further process. Telephone enquiries shall not be entertained.

Candidates applying for a job with BEE-Group must be ready to comply with our Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding Policy on Preventing of Harassment, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.