The Living Mountain Lab (LML) was established in 1993 and is currently undergoing a relaunching effort, with the overall goal to demonstrate, test, and scale mountain solutions while serving as a catalyst for knowledge exchange and capacity building across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region.
As LML continues to expand in scale and complexity, having a dedicated on-site manager is essential for overseeing daily operations and ensuring the seamless execution of projects and activities. This role will act as a bridge between leadership and the operational team, ensuring that all activities are carried out efficiently and with the highest standards of quality. The position requires passion for biodiversity conservation and good ability to work with a wide range of people within LML, ICIMOD, partners and where relevant, nationally, regionally and internationally.
The LML Site Management & Innovation Specialist will deliver 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.
From 1983 to 1987, ICIMOD went through a formative stage during which the Centre had to find its footing, build its identity and niche, and establish a base of operations. The Centre started in 1984 with five programmes: Watershed Management, Off-farm Employment Generation, Rural Energy Planning, Engineering in Fragile Environments, and Information Systems for Mountain Development, together with a Documentation and Information Exchange service. Major activities were confined to holding seminars and workshops on key mountain issues; and these were, for the most part, determined annually based on staff expertise and the nature of the funding available.
