Innovation Coordinator

Posiiton: Innovation Coordinator
Location: Kusunti, KC Tower, Lalitpur, Nepal
End Date: July 14, 2026

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type: Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

The Innovation Coordinator will lead the design and operationalization of innovative, technology-driven and systems-based solutions to strengthen disaster preparedness, anticipatory action, response, and recovery across Nepal. As part of the World Vision Innovation Lab, the role is responsible for driving the full innovation lifecycle—from ideation and co-creation to prototyping, testing, and scaling- ensuring solutions are practical, context-relevant, human center design thinking and aligned with World Vision’s commitment to vulnerable communities in the humanitarian and development foundation. The position will be reporting to the project manager of the WV US funded DRR and emergency response project and will collaborate closely with the National Office Innovation Lab team.

The position will focus on coordinating the development and application of innovative approaches in early warning systems, geo-hazard mapping, risk analysis, rapid assessments, and data visualization to enhance evidence-based decision-making. By integrating human-centered design, digital tools, and data systems, the Innovation Coordinator will support government and humanitarian actors to transition from reactive response to proactive and anticipatory disaster management.

Furthermore, the Innovation Coordinator will support in setting-up, rollout, and maintenance of the Disaster Assessment and Response Tool (DART) system. They will be responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the digital system ensure its usage and maintenance. The incumbent is also responsible for the government coordination and collaboration with possible ownership development and system handover to the government for wider use.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Disaster Assessment and Response Tool (DART) System Usage

• Oversee implementation and usage of the DART System.

• Oversee training to end users to use the DART system for assessments and distributions.

• Provide online support to end users for system usage

• Manage the upkeep and maintenance of the system including conversing with the service provider.

Disaster Risk and Hazard Support

• Ensure all disaster risk assessments in the target areas are conducted.

• Oversee disaster risk assessment and hazard data entry into the system.

• Oversee the process of cleaning data to ensure system accuracy.

• Support in the creation of the disaster risk, hazard, vulnerability, exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capabilities index to be used in the system.

• Monitor and ensure data accuracy in the system and indexing process flagging any abnormalities.

• Support field teams and coordinate with vendors for geospatial assessment planning and rollout including supporting in approvals.

• Generate reports based on the assessments and system output identifying hazard prone areas as well as vulnerable households.

Anticipatory Action & Response Support

• Ensure planned CVA/MPC activities are implemented in line with WVI and government standards.

• Support in providing data based on vulnerability index leading to selection of the households.

• Support in beneficiary selection processes based on system data.

• Support in providing data from the system to inform decision for anticipatory actions, including mitigation measures.

• Support in disaster forecast correlation with project working area.

• Ensure functionality of the DART System to respond to disasters or pre disaster distributions.

• Support in additional beneficiary management from the field for ad-hod distributions.

• Support in including data for vendors into the system including creating templates for field teams to collect data.

• Ensure data accuracy and validation in conjunction with project teams.

System Maintenance

• Oversee the day-to-day functionality of the DART System, ensuring usability for all project members.

• Coordinate with vendors for system maintenance and timely updates.

• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams for data protection processes.

• Coordinate with IT, SCM, and Operations teams to ensure proper approvals and processes are complete to ensure system operation.

• Ensure data is backed up for minimal disruption.

• Support in the training of field teams for system usage.

Innovation Support

• Support in the Innovation Process for the project.

• Support in the Human Center Design (HCD) workshops at the filed level with youth and community members.

• Support in the rollout of Innovation process at the field level supporting with system-based data provisions and evidence.

• Support in innovation prototyping and testing at the field level.

• Support in other Innovation Lab projects and deliverables where necessary as per need.

Project Administration

• Ensure compliance with WV policies.

• Support in other tasks that may arise in the duration of the project in coordination with manager and matrix manager.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Software Development, Disaster related subject, Business Administration, or related field.

Required Professional Experience

• At least 3 years of experience in the related field.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Proven willingness to learn about new and evolving technology

• Proven track record of managing activities, resources, equipment and information to ensure excellence in operations in complex project environments.

• Strong creative capacity across communications and problem solving, and the ability to challenge the status quo through creative and design processes.

• Ability to work with inter-disciplinary teams to craft and deploy solutions.

• Ability to communicate complex information to a non-technological audience.

• Experience in troubleshooting and fixing technical problems.

• Experience in web and mobile application development and maintenance.

• Experience with disaster risk response programming, geo spatial technologies, and cash programming.

• Fluency in speaking and writing in Nepali and English

The position will involve travel and fieldwork as required. Response project working hours could ask for commitment beyond the 9-5 working hours.

Contract Duration: 8 months (Position availability contingent upon approval of funding.)

Preference will be given to candidates who are available to join at the earliest.

“World Vision is committed to achieving diversity, as the diversity of our teams is critical to our overall success. WV welcomes applications from qualified professionals all over Nepal. Women, people with disability, and members from other marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.”

“Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with WV as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that WVI Nepal shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates, in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. WVI Nepal has zero tolerance to child rights’ violations, by employees and/or affiliates.”

WVI Nepal reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only
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