Advocacy Officer Job in Nepal

Job Information

Duty Station Pokhara ,Hetauda
Type of Appointment Full time
No. of Openings 2 openings
Salary Negotiable / Monthly
Job Level : Officer
Job Experience : 4+ year
Job Category NGO | INGO | Charity
4+ year
Job Qualification : Master
Posted Date : Dec 27, 2021

Job Description

Conduct in-depth analysis of laws, programs, policies and regulations related to mental health and psychosocial disability at the Provincial and Local Level.
Communicate and lobby with government authorities and concerned stakeholders, organize events and make linkages to accelerate avenues and synergies in the sector of mental health and psychosocial disability.
Coordinate and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to highlight the issues of mental health and psychosocial disability.
Develop advocacy letters on pertinent issues relating to mental health and psychosocial disability and form delegations to stakeholders
Follow up with government authorities and other concerned stakeholders
Field visit in the existing target area of the KOSHISH and collect evidences that reflects content and local context
Organize activities set forth by the organization in the target areas within time specified
To work on de-stigmatization and sensitization through media mobilization
Support to develop Information Education and Communication materials
Support in preparation of annual, semi-annual, periodic and event reports

Remuneration and Benefit: Negotiable as per competence and experience

(Note: Job Description might be upgraded based on organizational and project requirements)

Required Qualification & Experience

Good understanding of human rights-based approach and familiarity with core International Human Rights Treaties including the UNCRPD, CEDAW and CRC.
Understanding and experience of working in public health issues (including mental health) or disability (including psychosocial disability).
Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation & public relation skills in both English and Nepali.
Able to work effectively and efficiently under pressure and in a team for bringing the concrete results.
Flexible and able to multitask on several different aspects of the projects.
Well-versed in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel etc.
Empathetic, Energetic with receptive learning attitude.
Female candidates and persons with disability are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Interested candidate are requested to send their updated curriculum vitae via email in recruit@koshishnepal.org. Please clearly mark in subject line as “Application for the post of …….” for the position applied. The deadline for application submission is 9th January 2022.

Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted for further process. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. KOSHISH reserves the rights to accept or to reject any or all applications without assigning any reason whatsoever.