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1.2 billion people are still living in poverty, inequality is rising, and the world is failing to decarbonise quickly enough to avoid climate disaster. The world’s poorest people contributed little to climate change, yet they are most impacted, and least able to adapt. This is not fair. And it is not sustainable.

At Renewable World we envision a sustainable and fairer world where clean energy is accessible to all – because with clean energy, both people and planet can thrive. By 2030, we aim to enable over 500,000 people living in poverty to transform their lives by improving their access to clean energy, empowering them to develop sustainable and resilient livelihoods, and mitigating the impact of climate change.

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Project Manager – Vulture, Cows and People – Strengthening an Ancient Relationship

Location: Kanchanpur, Nepal – with frequent travel to project communities (occasional travel to Kathmandu)

Other benefits: 18 days annual leave, 12 days sick leave, 14 days festival holidays, and medical insurance.

Start: 1 Oct 2025

Contract: Full-time, 37.5 hours/ week, initial fixed term of 24 months with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding. Approximately 40% of working time to be spent in the field.

Responsible to: Country Director, Nepal

Purpose

The Vultures, Cows and People – Strengthening an Ancient Relationship is a three-year project starting from 1 Oct 2025 led by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), UK. Renewable World is a sub-partner leading the implementation of livelihood components of the project. Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) is the other RSPB’s national partner who will be leading the implementation of vulture conservation components of the project. The project pilots an integrated approach linking vulture conservation with improved livelihoods for dairy farmers and sustainable management of cow shelters in the buffer zone of Shuklaphanta National Park in Kanchanpur district. Renewable World’s remit focuses on livelihood enhancement, renewable energy technology (RET) deployment, and income generation to support vulture-friendly sustainable cattle management practices. The Project Manager will lead and coordinate the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of all RW-assigned interventions ensuring technical quality, strong partner collaboration, and achievement of results.

He/she will coordinate field level activities; leading on community, Palika and district level engagement as well as play a critical role as the main point of contact between RW and the local implementing partner as well as with Bird Conservation Nepal. The function will ensure excellence in implementation in terms of impact, reporting, and timeliness and stay abreast of donor compliances and requirements. The role works closely with the Team Leader and Regional Technical Officer of CONNECT project, Nepal MEAL team, Nepal SMT and other relevant team members in Nepal and the UK.

The post-holder must possess sensitivity to ethnicity, gender and economic class and will, always, adhere to Renewable World’s Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. The position is based in Kanchanpur, Nepal with frequent visit to project sites but also will require occasional travel within Nepal.

Responsibilities

Project Planning and Implementation (60%)

You will lead, manage and coordinate day to day planning, implementation, and management of livelihood component of project activities according to the project workplan, budget and log frame. You will be working collaboratively with the project team of Bird Conservation Nepal. You will:

· Have impact (outcomes and goal) as the focus and ensure that all relevant project staff and partners are considering progress towards these aims.

· Monitor the external and internal context and identify adjustments to the project to improve impact and agree these with project partners, senior RW staff and potentially donors.

· Lead on community engagement and behaviour change activities.

· Ensure project compliance with all Government and Donor requirements.

· Ensure activity plans are followed and monitor project expenditure against budget.

· Ensure project procurement is aligned with the RW procurement policy and procedures.

· Ensure that the project is gender sensitive and socially inclusive, to deliver transformative change for women, youth and the socially excluded.

· Lead on project risk management, flagging key issues to the senior leadership team.

· With the support of Technical Lead, efficiently coordinate and facilitate RW and partner staff in all aspects of the provision of the planned renewable energy technologies to manage:

Design, installation, testing and operationalization of RET systems (e.g., solar-powered milk chillers, electric milk transport vehicles, bag biogas digesters).

Technical input into design, procurement, installation, testing and RET sustainability assessment processes to ensure safety, quality, and sustainability.

Capacity building of Lead Dairy Farmers and smallholder farmers on vulture-friendly livestock management.

Development of income generation models (biogas, biofertilizer, visitor fees, cooperative contributions) for cow shelters.

· Ensure preventive and corrective maintenance plans are in place and staff/operators are trained.

· Conduct technical audits of installed systems and ensure compliance with safety and performance standards.

· Facilitate running sustainable businesses by RET-based enterprises in cooperatives and cow shelters.

Partnership Management and Stakeholder Coordination (15%)

You will ensure partnerships are managed according to the contract, RW’s procedures and codes. You will engage and build the profile with local and provincial stakeholders. You will:

· Represent RW at ward, Palika, district and province, building supportive relationships. Liaise with local governments, cooperatives, cow shelter committees, and private sector suppliers.

· Foster community ownership of RET and livelihood interventions.

· Carry out capacity assessment of the selected partners, and lead on the contracting.

· Ensure partners and stakeholders understand and support the project, including during the project inception phase as well as throughout implementation.

· Review and provide feedback to partners on the quality of their narrative and financial reports.

· Ensure contracted partners understand the project requirements and are following them, delivering activities on-time and on-budget and follow donor requirements.

· Ensure partners follow both procurement and health & safety procedures.

· Ensure partners receive training on safeguarding and fraud mitigation and comply with RW’s Code of Conduct.

· Lead the partnership management activities including capacity building of partners in accordance with the partner capacity building plan, partnership review and project partnership closing.

· Ensure the planned mobilising of contributions (cash or labour) from the community, Government or other stakeholders.

Reporting and Project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (15%)

Working with MEAL staff you will carry out MEAL activities and use the learning to inform and adapt the project. Quality reporting will be carried out according to the contract. You will:

· With the support of MEAL staff, ensure that all logframe indicators are measured at agreed intervals and results are used to consider adjustments needed to the project.

· Organise periodic project reviews with the community, stakeholders, and partners.

· Lead in the preparation and submission of timely project narrative and financial reports (quarterly, annual, mid-term and final) in RW and relevant donor standard formats.

· In collaboration with MEAL staff and partner staff, ensure evidence and learning is gathered and present this via impact briefs and business cases at external events.

· With the support of MEAL staff, set up and run a community feedback & response mechanism, adapting the project accordingly and giving a response to those raising issues.

· Ensure safeguarding of communities, by ensuring communities know what behaviour to expect from RW and partner staffs and how to report an incident.

Wider RW Programming Support (10%)

Support the wider work of RW in Nepal and globally, including using your technical / sectoral expertise. You will:

· Depending on your technical / sectoral background, provide support to the Nepal RW team both for designing new projects and for effective implementation.

· Participate in meetings and events for RW staff across Nepal and globally.

· Contribute to RW global and RW Nepal business planning and tracking.

· If necessary, line-manage relevant project staff, ensuring both performance management as well as providing mentoring and opportunities to build their capacity.

· Build relationships for potential collaboration with relevant players (including private sector, NGOs and academic institutions).

· Represent RW in appropriate forums, including AIN working groups.

· Represent RW’s values in a professional, honest, transparent, and positive way to build RW’s reputation and brand as an organisation committed to poverty reduction and collaboration.

· Have flexibility to respond to and be accountable for other business as it arises.

Person Specification

Knowledge, experience, skills, and competencies

Essential

· Minimum bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, renewable energy, agricultural engineering, or related discipline)

· Have worked in community development for at least 5 years including significant hands-on experience of managing community-based renewable energy projects.

· Demonstrated expertise in RET design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance.

· Proven project management skills with ability to deliver multi-stakeholder projects.

· Good understanding of community engagement, including behaviour change approaches.

· Strong understanding of livelihoods, market systems approaches, and cooperative strengthening.

· Experience of managing budgets, planning and overseeing activities.

· Experience of engaging external stakeholders and working with partners.

· Commitment to GESI and safeguarding principles.

· Proven experience in the usage of computer and MS Office software packages.

· Able to communicate and write quality reports in English.

Desirable

· Knowledge of renewable energy programming.

· Experience in integrating technical solutions into conservation-livelihood projects.

· Line management experience.

Attitude and approach

Essential

· Leadership skills, including guiding a team to work together to achieve objectives.

· Proactive, solutions-oriented, and adaptive to changing field conditions.

· Ability to work with other teams and functions and seek and accept guidance as needed.

· Experienced in, and passionate about, gender and inclusion in programming.

· Self-motivated and strong time management skills.

· Good communicator and confident to engage with partners and external stakeholders.

· Upholds organizational and ethical norms and values, transparency and accountability, and treats all individuals with respect.

· Proactive in sharing learnings, adapting projects, and seeking help to address challenges.