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Vacancies
ICIMOD is seeking dedicated team members at every level to share in our global mission. Both internally and externally, our multicultural staff and partners are our greatest asset. They provide us with a broad perspective across disciplines, and offer us localized knowledge like no other.
Current Vacancies
Application deadline: 2024-10-13
This position will be housed within Action Area (AA) - Stimulating Action for Clean Air under Strategic Group 1 - Reducing Climate and Environmental Risks. This Action Area focuses its attention on the significant impacts of air pollution on human health, economic development, climate change, and the environment. Air pollution levels are high across the HKH and air pollutants travel without respecting borders. At the same time, there are huge gaps between the actual air quality outcomes being currently achieved in the HKH region and regional and international goals and targets. This is partly due to the lack of cost-effective and implementable solutions, as well due to a lack of understanding on which solutions to prioritise. Improving air quality may impose costs on society due to the implementation of measures, but it brings considerable benefits in terms of avoided costs related to health, ecosystems, and infrastructure. Numerous studies demonstrate that the benefits, particularly in relation to health, far exceed the costs involved.
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region stretches 3,500 km 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 around two billion people and is a habitat for countless irreplaceable species. It is also acutely fragile and at the frontline of 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.
Applicants are requested to apply online before October 13, 2024 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through the ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
We are looking for someone passionate about reducing climate risks and contributing to sustainable water resource management across the HKH region. The applicant should be motivated to investigate the growing complexities of transboundary water resources. The role entails a multifaceted set of responsibilities centered around the assessment of hydrological dynamics and climate change impacts within major river basins and watersheds. Additionally, the role involves collaborating on basin-specific climate scenario analyses within the Himalayan region, supporting capacity-building initiatives, participating in field missions, and contributing to research publications.
The position will be located within ICIMOD’s Action Area A - Managing Cryosphere and Water Risks, under Strategic Group 1 - Reducing Climate and Environmental Risks.
The Resilient River Basin Intervention conducts work on climate change and water resources of the HKH region's major river basins. This includes the application of hydrological models and water management scenario assessments of river basins at different scales. Similarly, understanding the impact of climate change on water resources to support climate resilient river systems in the HKH is an essential part of this work.
Application deadline: 2024-11-03
The position of Geo Information System (GIS) Analyst provides an excellent opportunity to utilise satellite data and geospatial technology in tackling some of the HKH’s most pressing socio-economic and environmental problems – urbanisation, migration, climate change, and natural disasters. The position will also demand going beyond technological constraints. Specifically, the GIS Analyst is expected to harness expertise in Earth observation (EO) data and cutting-edge geospatial technology to create basic socio-economic statistics and pioneer innovative solutions for addressing mountain socio-ecological futures.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is an international organisation established in 1983, which is working to make this critical region greener, more inclusive, and climate resilient. For more information, read our Strategy 2030 and explore our website.
Applicants are requested to apply online before November 03, 2024 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through the ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal.
Only the shortlisted candidates will be notified.
We are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented individual with a passion for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to reduce disaster risks. The NbS-DRR Analyst will be instrumental in implementing, managing, and advancing NbS for flood, drought, landslide, and other hydro-meteorological hazard risk reduction within the HKH region. This position requires a blend of technical expertise, research acumen, and communication skills to effectively develop, implement, and share knowledge of NbS for DRR across Nepal and the region. The NbS-DRR Analyst will also contribute significantly to the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of integrated watershed management plans, emphasizing the incorporation of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for watershed management and ensuring alignment with environmental, social, and economic objectives.
The Migration Analyst is an exciting position that provides an opportunity to support Action Area C’s work on the most pressing socio-economic and climatic challenges of the region, including all forms of migration urbanization and migration linkages, and role of migration in climate change adaptation and sustainable urban planning. This is an excellent prospect to harness your expertise in social sciences and social methods of inquiry to better understand human mobility under changing socioeconomic and climatic conditions and their implication on urban planning and people’s livelihoods.
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