BVS Nepal

NGO / INGO / Development Projects

Legal Officer

Views: 3134|Published on: Dec 20, 2024

NGO / INGO / Social work

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Mid Level

Full Time

Vacancy: 1

Dhobighat, Lalitpur|

Experience: More than or equal to 3 years|

Not Disclosed

Job Description

Roles and responsibilities of this job

Burns Violence Survivors Nepal (BVS-Nepal) is a non-governmental organization. BVS-Nepal is a pioneering and the only organization so far focusing on burns and acid violence in Nepal. It works at all levels from ground to government, from individual to community. BVS-Nepal is looking for a dynamic and self-motivated applicant for the position of Legal Officer for running project.

Job Title: Legal Officer
Job Location: Kathmandu with frequent visit to project area
No. of Position: 1
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: Negotiable
Project Period: 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025 with possibility to extension
Apply Before: 23, December 2024

Qualification, Knowledge and Experience:

Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Law, Human Right or related subject.
Proven experience in advocacy project implementation/management, proposal development and report writing with minimum 3 years of experience in development sectors, I/NGOs.
Good understanding of human rights-based approach and familiarity with existing Nepalese laws, legal system including core International Human Rights Treaties.
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, Google Sheets etc.
Knowledge and experience working on GBV, acid and burn violence, including referral pathways and livelihood support.
Experience in working with government institutions, NGOs and donor institutions.
Proven knowledge of experience in advocacy with governments and planning processes of local, provincial and federal governments.

Key area of Accountability:

Review and conduct in-depth analysis of existing laws, policies, regulations and programs of the Government.
Communicate and lobby with government authorities to concerned stakeholders to highlight the burn issues.
Develop advocacy related statement, policy brief, report, document on burn issues.
Field visit in the existing target area of the project and collect evidences that reflects content and local context
Develop annual, semi-annual, periodic, event reports of different projects and new proposals.
Take a responsibility to conduct events and implementation of the overall project.
Provide support as per the requirement of program/organization.
Monitoring and ensure quality of services provided to beneficiaries.
Produce success stories of the beneficiaries.

Job Specification

Required qualifications for this job

Required Education Level:Under Graduate (Bachelor)

Required Experience:More than or equal to 3 years

Skills Required

Required skills for this job

Communication

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Time Management

Legal Documentation

Salary

Offered financial and non-financial compensation for this job

Offered Salary:Not Disclosed

Applying Procedure

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Apply Before: Dec 23, 2024

About the organization

BVS Nepal

NGO / INGO / Development Projects

Dhobighat, Lalitpur

Burn Violence Survivors – Nepal, established in 2008, is one of the few organizations working specifically on prevention, protection, advocacy, curative and long-term recovery and rehabilitation of burns survivors. BVS-Nepal helps and supports survivors of burns accidents and violence, such as attempted homicide attacks, normally using kerosene or acid and cases of self-immolation and attempted suicide, often stemming from domestic violence. We have been able to help more than 8500 burns victims, till date, through medical and surgical, counseling, nutrition and physiotherapy since the inception of the organization. BVS-Nepal has successfully provided life skills and vocational trainings to thirty female burns violence survivors, to enable them to start a new life.