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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: 2025-06-20
The ‘Intervention Manager – Incentives (Natural Resource Economist)’ position will be housed in Action Area on Landscapes, and will manage our work on Incentives. The position in most part will be dedicated to enhancing results around incentives for biodiversity and landscapes, but will also contribute to strengthening the economic and financial effectiveness and efficiency of other interventions such as rangeland management, springshed management, and human-wildlife co-existence, as well as resource governance so that benefits for landscape are equitably shared among women, men, youth, marginalised communities, and Indigenous People and Local Communities. The position will contribute to designing and implementing effective incentive measures to scale and promote feasible and cost-effective NbS. The role also encompasses overall management of the Intervention on Incentives (for biodiversity and landscapes) and will also work closely with the Action Area on Economies, as well as across other Strategic Groups, particularly the Intervention focused on Investment, in the Global Action Area, sitting in the Strategic Group on Regional Action and Global Advocacy.
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 serving the Hindu Kush Himalaya for more than two decades to make this critical region greener, more inclusive and climate resilient. For more information, read our Strategy 2030 and explore our website. About Strategic Group (SG): Resilient Economies and LandscapesThis Strategic Group (SG) focuses on supporting a move to green mountain livelihoods and restoration, conservation, and regeneration of landscapes and ecosystems across HKH. It is composed of two Action Areas: 1. Economies: Adapting and transforming livelihoods and economies, which has four interventions, and 2. Landscapes: Restoring and regenerating landscapes, which also has four interventions. This SG aims to deliver environmentally sustainable, but economically viable and socially inclusive solutions for some of the world’s most marginalised and vulnerable people as well as regenerating and restoring landscapes across the HKH. With a focus on both local and landscape levels, the work under this Strategic Group builds understanding of the implications of rapid socio-economic, climate and environmental changes on mountain livelihoods, economies and ecosystems that are challenged by their remote, fragile, and hazard-prone settings. The SG also aims to scale viable Nature-based Solutions (NbS), incentives for biodiversity and landscape conservation and restoration, as well as human-wildlife co-existence. The SG investigates which combinations of solutions might work with the realities of large-scale male outmigration, rural-urban disconnectedness, feminisation of production, coupled with rapidly deteriorating environmental health in the HKH.
Applicants must apply online before June 20, 2025 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through the ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Application deadline: 2025-06-22
The Motorpool Associate will serve a key role in the administration, planning, reporting, and communication within the Motorpool and Travel & Hospitality Unit. The associate will be working directly under the Travel and Hospitality Unit Head and providing support to the Movement Coordinator. The associate will assist the unit in vehicle management, maintenance, insurance, and record-keeping, ensuring compliance with the organisational policies.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is the leading institute for the study of the HKH. An intergovernmental knowledge and development organisation with a focus on climate and environmental risks, green economies, and sustainable collective action, we have worked in our eight regional member countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – since our foundation.
Entering our 40th year, ICIMOD is perfectly positioned to support the transformative action required for the HKH to face the challenges of the escalating effects of climate change, pollution, water insecurity, increased disaster risk, biodiversity loss, and widespread socioeconomic changes. We seek to raise our ambition to support the required transformative action to step up our engagement through to 2030.
The Motorpool Associate will be responsible for delivering results in line with the commitments we have made in our Strategy 2030: Moving Mountains and our Medium-Term Action Plan V (2023–2026): Embracing Change and Accelerating Impact.
They will be provide necessary administrative and management support by coordinating with the Travel & Hospitality Unit and coordinating overall Motorpool operations.
Data entry into the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system after which a report is to be generated and submitted to the Budget and Finance Unit for the duties/responsibilities mentioned below. Duties are assigned on a phase-wise basis:
Phase I:Vehicle records:
Create monthly vehicle report in the ERP system with data entries of the following:- Vehicle log sheet maintained by drivers- Field allowance and expenses of the drivers
Enter vehicle repair and maintenance records in the ERP system.
Prepare the following: - Workshop order form- Quotations as required- Post memorandum in the ERP system for approvalo Visit workshops and spare parts dealers when requiredo Maintain hire vehicle records- Annual quotation records with the management’s approval- Collect quotations for approval and proper documentation for each use
Communicate with vendors for the renewal of the annual vehicle insurance.
Fuel records:o Maintain Annual agreements with fuel vendors o Maintain external purchase of fuel records with documentation of fuel refill couponso Maintain fuel consumption records
• Driver information records:o Maintain a detailed check of the timesheet, overtime, and leave of the drivers
Miscellaneous:o Maintain a monthly shuttle user list and submit a statement at the end of every month o Process Quarterly mobile recharge card reimbursement for staff
Phase II:
Hire vehicle records:o Communicate with vendors for arrangement when internal vehicles are not sufficient to meet requests
Fuel records:o Maintain internal diesel purchase and stock records • Driver information records:o Maintain field trip rotation o Maintain the assigning of duties and shift duty roster
Miscellaneous:o Handle taxi expense claim settlementso Handle petty cash, recording and submission of records for the Motorpool Unit
This is a local position for Nepali nationals only. The starting annual gross salary for this position is NPR 932,508/- (negotiable based on experience and qualifications). Gross salary comprises of basic salary, provident fund, family/post adjustment allowance, medical allowance, and child/dependency allowances. Salaries and benefits at ICIMOD are competitive compared with other international organisations.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes insurances (medical, life and accidental), children’s education grant for maximum 2 children below 18 years of age, severance pay, paid leave (30 holidays and 10 public holidays per year) and day care facility.
One year, with a probation period of three months. There is a possibility of extension subject to performance and ICIMOD’s future funding levels.
Applicants are requested to apply online before June 22, 2025 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal (https://cvmgmt.icimod.org/).
Application deadline: 2025-07-06
The Himalayan Resilience Enabling Action Programme (HI-REAP) is one of the components of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Climate Action for Resilient Asia (CARA), initiative. HIREAP also has ADB, the World Bank, the UK Met Office and the UNDP Asia Regional Office as other partners.
HIREAP comes into ICIMOD’s portfolio as a bilateral project, and it has specific deliverables and output/outcome indicators that are well aligned with several Interventions across the three Strategic Groups. It therefore requires additional coordination and oversight requirements, and strong cross-strategic group (SG) working.
The Senior Project Coordinator - HI-REAP is expected to lead the HIREAP coordination across ICIMOD’s Strategic Groups. This will require ensuring that all the HIREAP components – sitting across all the Action Areas - are delivering against HIREAP results commitments. This means working closely with the relevant ICIMOD leads in initiating, supporting, and monitoring the quality delivery of all HIREAP activities. The Senior Project Coordinator will also support ICIMOD's strategic engagement with all CARA partners by identifying collaboration opportunities, as well as being the lead for managing relations between ICIMOD and FCDO on all HIREAP/CARA matters.
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.
Applicants are requested to apply online before July 6, 2025 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal.
Application deadline: 2025-07-15
The Intervention Manager will lead ICIMOD’s work that aims to leverage and attract climate-resilient and green investment into the HKH. The role will require engaging with international funders, including the global climate and environment funds, regional and global finance institutions, multiple public and private-sector partners, including other knowledge partners working in this space. The role should also look beyond traditional sources of finance, towards private investment, whether through innovative public-private mechanisms, capacity building, or other approaches or instruments.
This role will require working across and capitalising on synergies with other areas of work within ICIMOD and with partners outside ICIMOD. It means leading what ICIMOD defines as the Intervention on Investment – part of which is funded under UK FCDO’s Himalayan Enabling Resilience Programme, funded under the high-profile Climate Action for a Resilient Asia (CARA) programme, which requires working across UNDP, as well as World Bank, ADB and the UK Met Office, who are also CARA partners.
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.
Applicants are requested to apply online before 15 July 2025 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
Application deadline: 2025-07-02
The Admin Associate plays a pivotal role in administrative coordination, event planning, and communication within the Living Mountain Lab. Working directly under the Outreach Specialist of the Unit, acting as the primary liaison for all administrative and logistics needs, this position aids the Unit team members in areas such as travel arrangements, meeting setup, and record-keeping. The role further supports generating reports, maintaining databases, and ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
Within the Unit, the Admin. Associate supports and collaborates with team members. In addition, the Admin. Associate works closely with units like Admin, Travel and Hospitality, and Human Resources and Organisational Development to executive seamless operations and effective communication both internally and externally.
The Admin. Associate coordinates and liaises with the different Strategic Groups, Action Areas, and Interventions across ICIMOD to ensure coordination and timely information flow to the unit.
Applicants are requested to apply online before 2 July 2025 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal.
The Living Mountain Lab (LML) is an asset of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) for testing and demonstration of innovative solutions to critical mountain problems. Located in the Phulchowki landscape, south-east of the Kathmandu Valley, the LML operates on the concept that 'seeing is believing'. Accordingly, the LML has been designed as an open space for the demonstration of successful solutions that have been tested together with those across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). The LML currently demonstrates around 90 customizable solutions which support minimisation of community climate risks, improve agricultural productivity, and enhance ecosystem services.
The Agricultural Technical Associate plays a pivotal role in advancing LML’s mission to demonstrate and scale sustainable mountain agriculture. This position combines hands-on field management with technical innovation to optimise productivity, train stakeholders, and implement climate-resilient practices, with a focus on agriculture, mushroom cultivation, agroforestry, and soil health. The Associate also ensures seamless coordination between field operations, data-driven decision-making, and capacity-building initiatives aligned with LML’s goals.
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 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.
Applicants are requested to apply online before July 2, 2025 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time UTC+05:45) through the ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal.
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