Program Officer

Access Planet Organization

Access Planet is self-led organization led and directed by young women with disabilities that works for the holistic development and empowerment of persons with disabilities in general and girls and young women with disabilities in particular, via availability and utilization of accessible technology and capacity-building initiatives on leadership, gender and feminism, access to justice, access to inclusive education, economic empowerment and justice, mental health, psycho-social wellbeing, and sexual and reproductive health and rights in Nepal.

Details / requirements:

Vacancy Announcement

Access Planet Organization is pleased to announce the vacancy for the following positions:

Job title: Program Officer

No of vacancies: 1

Employment type: Full time

Job location: Balkot, Bhaktapur, with field visit outside the valley

Offered salary: Negotiable

Apply before: 31 December, 2024.

Expected date to join: 1st week of January, 2025

Details:

Required Qualifications and Experiences:

  • Bachelors in Gender Studies, social work, development studies or related field with minimum of 2 years of experience in development sector
  • Experience in managing development cooperation projects; including experience in monitoring, reporting, evaluation and capacity building of women
  • Proven understanding of gender, inclusion and disability issues
  • Experience in working directly with stakeholders, particularly at the local level
  • Excellent communications skills, in English and in Nepali
  • Ability to stay in the field at least 30% of time
  • Experience in common MS Office programs (Word, Excel, and Power Point)

Key Responsibilities

  • Managing and led development projects on the issues of girls and women with disabilities including, program designing, implementing, reporting and monitoring and evaluation.
  • Handling website and Social media of the organization and working in the organization’s visibility.
  • Maintaining communication with partners, stakeholders and the public.
  • Developing project proposal and explore new resources for supporting organization’s objectives.
  • Preparing the advocacy documents and coordinate with stakeholders for advocacy interactions/meetings/delegations.
  • Other duties assigned by the Executive Director as necessary.

Applying Procedure

Send the personal resume and cover letter mentioning the position applied for in the following email address: 

accessplanetorganization@gmail.com

Qualified and eligible persons with disabilities, women and gender diverse candidates and those from disadvantaged backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the further selection process.

Overview

Category Development and Project, NGO/INGO/Social work
Openings 1
Position Type Full Time
Experience 2 Years
Education B.S.W. (Bachelors in Social Work), Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies, Bachelor's degree in a related field
Posted Date 24 Dec, 2024
Apply Before 31 Dec, 2024
City Bhaktapur