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Senior Resilient Livelihoods Specialist

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

Kathmandu, Nepal
    • Full Time
    • Intergovernmental Organization

Position Overview:
ICIMOD is looking for an experienced individual who can work with our Action Area (AAC) on ‘Adapting and Transforming Livelihoods and Economies’ within our Strategic Group on Resilient Mountain Economies and Landscapes (SG2), to deliver high-quality and timely results related to the development and promotion of future-fit enterprises and resilient livelihood solutions, research, and mechanism for creating an enabling environment for scaling of solutions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) countries.

The Senior Resilient Livelihoods Specialist should possess both quantitative and qualitative data analysis and technical writing skills. The individual should have a strong track record of implementing project activities related to mountain livelihoods, climate change adaptation and green economies, and conducting policy analysis, leading multidisciplinary teams, and preparing project reports (technical and financial). An individual with good understanding on the livelihood issues of the HKH and good experience in project/programme management will be preferred to take lead on both technical work and project management in one of the interventions of AAC.

This is an exciting phase at ICIMOD, rich with possibilities in supporting the institute and its partners to achieve ambitious new results in the realm of the people’s livelihoods and economies in the HKH.

Background – About ICIMOD:

The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region stretches 3,500km across Asia, spanning eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Encompassing high-altitude mountain ranges, mid-hills, and plains, the zone is vital for the food, water, and energy security of up to two billion people and is a habitat for countless irreplaceable species. It is also acutely fragile – and frontline to the impacts of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is an international organisation established in 1983, that is working to make this critical region greener, more inclusive and climate resilient. For more information, read our Strategy 2030 and explore our website.