Advocacy Officer-(Federal)

Name of Project: “Disability Data Analysis and Disability inclusion survey- UNDP.

Working Station: Federal office of NFDN at Ratopul, with Frequent visit.

Job Purpose:

The Advocacy Officer (AO) is responsible to implement project activities for disaggregated data collection, analysis, organizing workshop and training advocacy for policy review/implementation, capacity building of member organization (OPDs), awareness rising, networking and coordination at federal level to ensure and promote the rights of persons with disabilities and provide technical support.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Support Project Coordinator and Admin Manager for implementation of the project activities set under the project through effective planning, monitoring according to the objectives of the NFDN strategy or road map.
2. Follow activities implementation process and ensure that project progress in accordance with agreement.
3. Support for overall management of the project activities and lead advocacy.
4. Support to organize meeting with partners, government and other stakeholders.
5. Coordinate and carry out advocacy and lobby work as designed in the project and designated by federal office and federal board.
6. Make articles, case studies, and reports of the progress of the activities to publish in the website of NFDN.
7. Produce event reports in the given format and submit to the Project Coordinator.
8. Coordinate with partners, different units of NFDN, government agencies, Disabled Peoples Organizations to ensure their involvement and participation in the project.
9. Establish smooth coordination and linkage among NFDN and partner organizations.
10. Perform admin and logistics task at province as per need of program.
11. Support Admin Manager as needed.

Qualification, experiences and skills requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, development studies, or related field.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in NGO environments implementing disability inclusive program.
• Relationship building, coordination and networking skills.
• Good understanding of challenges facing by persons with disabilities in Nepal.
• Experience in managing advocacy human rights projects implementation and supporting OPDs.
• Good in disability and inclusion with leadership quality to coordinate and influence the governments bodies.
• Experience in working with persons with disabilities and knowledge on CRPD.
• Experience of working with governments bodies, ministries and other stakeholders.

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