After two years in the operation and support from its clientele, Alpaviraam is re-organizing to grow as one of the leading advertising agencies in Nepal . Alpaviraam is a performance driven organization with core focus on its human resources who can provide strong creative concepts & execution and with ability to outserve its clientele above the market standard. Hence, it urgently requires dynamic professionals for following positions:

1. Creative Visualizers : Two

•  Comfortable with graphic programs to perform artwork

•  Sound English and Nepali typing

•  Fair knowledge in scanning & printing

•  Knowledge of illustration preferred

2. Client Servicing Executives : Four

•  Strong communication and presentation skills

•  Pre-established network with business organizations

•  Strong confidence and pleasant personality

•  Able to work in flexible hours

Please apply with your resume and application highlighting salary expectations. Last date of application is 17 April 2008. Email applications are encouraged.

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Bikalp, P.O. Box 8975 EPC 2400, Lalitpur Nepal

Vacancy

SNV Nepal, Netherlands Development Organisation, has been working in Nepal since 1980. SNV Nepal focuses on capacitating key institutions at the district, regional and national level with the ability to serve the interests of marginal areas.

SNV invites qualified Nepali citizens to apply for following positions

Senior Value Chain Development Advisor

This position will be based in Ilam with travel to Eastern Hilly Regions and to Kathmandu . The advisor would be responsible for development of sustainable value chains of Tea, selected NTFPs and Cash Crops for improvement in market access for the poor.

Core Responsibilities:

•  Ensure availability and utility of market intelligence to support development of strategy or Value Chain Development (VCD).

•  Develop, localise and refine VCD strategy and interventions in Eastern Region.

•  Facilitate networks and linkages among national and cross-border Value Chain Actors to upgrade them from informal sector to formal organisations.

•  Facilitate localised implementation of interventions using models such as Public Private Partnerships, Local Economic Development and Value Chain Development.

•  Advise on key policy and legislative issues at local, regional and national levels to decrease barriers for prosperity of economically active poor.

Required Competencies:

•  Masters or equivalent degree in Management, Agricultural Economics or related disciplines.

•  Minimum seven years of experience in fields related to marketing of NTFPs/ Cash Crops.

•  Knowledge and positive attitude towards social inclusion and gender sensitive approaches.

•  Proven ability to build capacity of stakeholders through advisory or consulting approaches.

•  Experienced in facilitation, training and reading materials development in related areas.

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Social Inclusion and Gender Advisor

The position will be based in Panchthar with frequent field visits to Mechi and Koshi Zones. The overall focus will be on providing advisory services to civil society and government agencies on social inclusion mechanisms.

Core Responsibilities:

•  Advocate the issue of social exclusion and argue the importance of embedding with livelihood and basic needs perspective.

•  Identify gaps and build capacity of service delivery clients/partners to stimulate socially inclusive approaches.

•  Identify potential clients/ partners who can contribute to the overall goals of the respective programmes.

•  Coordinate and support the SNV advisory services in the districts.

•  Contribute to the organisation learning of SNV Nepal as an advisory organisation.

Required Competencies:

•  Bachelors degree with at least five years of working experience in areas related with issues of dalit, janajati, women and other excluded groups.

•  Experience in working for conflict management and social inclusion.

•  Proven exposure in enhancing capacity of clients through relevant advice and client selection.

•  Exposure to providing advisory inputs through consultation, training, facilitation, coaching and networking.

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District Portfolio Advisor

The District Portfolio Advisor will be stationed in Ilam with the overall responsibility to provide advisory support to DDC and partner NGOs in the areas of good governance.

Core Responsibilities:

•  Provide advisory services to build capacity of partners including DDC, NGO and CBOs.

•  Support in developing capacity of value chain actors in selected sub-sectors through governance related interventions.

•  Provide technical backstopping in good-governance related activities.

•  Contribute to knowledge development and support in collective learning.

Required Competencies:

•  Bachelors degree in related field with minimum of five years of relevant work experience including two years in remote area(s).

•  Capacity to strengthen organisations through advisory support.

•  Strong advisory, relationship building and representation skills.

Senior Advisor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

The position will be based in Kathmandu with frequent travel to portfolios in the East, Central and Western Regions.

 Core Responsibilities:

·        Refine and evolve the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) concepts and strategies at the Country and Portfolio level and translate these into action-oriented initiatives.

·        Support in assessment, design and delivery of capacity building interventions for the water, sanitation and hygiene sector stakeholders in the region.

·        Provide quality advisory services to strengthen service delivery capacity through institutional strengthening of WaSH actors and clients.

·        Reinforce networks and strengthen knowledge development, collaboration and support among actors in the sector.

·        Support development of a sector strategy for Local Capacity Builders and guide partnership relationships. 

·        Network and represent SNV at national and local level forums.

 Required Competencies:

 ·        Masters degree in Water Resource Management, Sanitation and Hygiene or related field  with at least ten years of working experience in the WaSH sector.

·        Proven ability of innovative and successful institutional development and organisational strengthening interventions.

·        Exposure to working with pro-poor, social inclusion and governance issues in rural development context.

·        Strong exposure to providing consultative or advisory inputs, especially to organisations involved in water, sanitation and hygiene sector.

Last date for application for the above position: 4th April 2008

Job descriptions are available if you click in the position name above, or through e-mail request. Interested and competent applicants are requested to submit i) application letter; ii) recent Curriculum Vitae (CV); iii) photograph; and, iv) address of two referees. Applications can be submitted through email, post or hand delivered in the address mentioned below.

apply to: recruiter@bikalp.com

Undue influence will result in automatic rejection.