Website Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction
Position: Internship on Climate Change & Disaster Risk Reduction
Number: 2
Duration: 3 Months [Possibility of Extension]
Start Date: January 7, 2024
Duty Station: Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur
Job Summary:
The intern will be responsible to assist the team members to achieve the desired results.
Key responsibility:
- Assist the Program Officer in necessary data compilation and project implementation-related activities.
- Assist the program officer to pilot and manage Technologies in DRR related activities not limited to the use of open data, GIS, Drones, Virtual reality in different DRR preparedness and management-related initiatives.
- Carry out GIS mapping (particularly risk, hazard, and vulnerability mapping) at a local level integrating data from several heterogeneous sources.
- Assist the project team in designing training materials and organizing different DRR related training and capacity-building exercises.
- Contribute to the handling and managing of Open-Source Data Inventory of IHRR.
- Closely work with the technology development team in translating the project requirements into a technical document that is easily understandable for the technical team.
- Proper documentation and data management for all activities and projects where they are engaged/involved.
- Involve in data collection activities both secondary and field-based primary data collection as per the needs of the project.
- Stay updated with DRR related plans and policies, new innovative initiatives, and frontier technologies on DRR related interventions.
- Timely and quality delivery of the project activities including training, workshop, and support to the targeted community and individual.
- Proposal Preparation, Documentation, generation of appropriate knowledge product as per the project plan, and results frameworks, and reporting to the partner organization and donor agency according to the agreed standards and timely manner.
- Support and facilitate the team in collecting the project progress, challenges, and opportunities and reporting to the partner organization regularly.
- Ensure practice is established for a reflective learning environment within a project team, and organization and functioning of strong and effective teamwork.
Competencies and personal specification:
- Hunger for research and innovation is the must.
- Willingness to learn and update continuously, Co-create solutions and co-create ideas.
- Strong conceptual, and interpersonal communication, negotiation, facilitation, and representation skills with working experiences in areas of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
- Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others, and responds appropriately.
- Keen interest in research publication, documentation, report writing.
- Sound knowledge of data collection and analysis using digital tools, open data sources, and their use in CCA and DRRM.
- Detailed knowledge of existing DRRM data portals, Disaster Information Management Systems (DIMS) in Nepal and across the globe (Is an added advantage) Interests in Risk Modelling and simulation.
- Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Able to handle pressure with limited supervision.
- Presentation skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Power-Point,
GIS, programming would be a plus point
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in ICT/ GIS/ Engineering / Geology / Environment Science / Crisis Management with a focus on the introduction of technological innovations for enhanced DRR/M. Masters running is preferrable.
The candidate having a valid motorbike/scooter license and willing to travel in the community frequently will be prioritized.
Package
- The remuneration will be made as per the organization policy.
Reporting
The Intern will have to provide updates on a regular basis to the Program Officer and Team Leader about the progress, issues, and ongoing tasks.
Note: Women, marginalized, differently Abled and those from disadvantaged backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply for the position. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No telephone calls will be entertained and any other direct or indirect solicitation may lead to disqualification of the candidacy. The organization reserves right to reject any/all applications without assigning any reason.
For any project related queries,
Please contact: career.ihrr@gmail.com +9779851229289
The last date for submitting the application is 17:00 hours, January 3, 2024.