Various Positions

Various Openings for Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC)

Vacancy No. 002/2024

Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC) is a women-led non-governmental organization in Nepal, established in 1987 and registered under the Organization Registration Act 2034. Its primary mission is to foster an equitable and just society, focusing on promotion and protection of human rights, and eradication of violence against women and girls. LACC is dedicated to upholding the rights and dignity, especially of women, children, and marginalized groups including individuals with diverse gender identities.

LACC provides free legal and paralegal support to indigent women and individuals from marginalized communities, reinforcing its commitment to promoting justice and equality in Nepal. Since its inception, LACC has provided free legal aid to over 55,000 women and girls who are survivors or victims of gender-based violence and discrimination. Its services span more than 60 districts and have directly benefited over a million individuals. 

To promote equality, equity, and rule of law, LACC engages in legal and human rights awareness, policy advocacy, capacity building of duty bearers and service seekers, and collaborates with like-minded organizations and stakeholders. LACC is officially certified by the Mediation Council of Nepal to offer mediation training. Additionally, LACC offers clinical legal education, mentoring, and internships to fresh lawyers to enhance their lawyering skills. The organization focuses on empowering women in politics by strengthening their leadership abilities and encouraging policy dialogues. 

As part of its ongoing initiatives to achieve its mission, LACC is recruiting employees in various positions under upcoming USAID Community Justice project. USAID Community Justice is an activity supported by the American people to enhance access to equitable justice at the community level for the people of Nepal, particularly women, youth, and marginalized groups in selected municipalities of four districts each in Madhesh and Lumbini Provinces. The project primarily focuses on strengthening the justice system and services, including establishing and improving effective policy frameworks at local and district levels, in coordination with federal and provincial governments. 

This five-year project aims to achieve two key goals: (i) strengthening local institutional capacity and enhancing justice sector coordination and oversight to improve access to justice and legal services for women, youth, and marginalized groups; and (ii) building the capacity of civil society to improve community legal literacy, increase accountability within the local justice system, and expand access to legal aid for these groups.

The appointment in the advertised positions is contingent upon the availability of the fund. Approval of USAID is also required for the appointment in the key position. 

Position: Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Manager (1)

Duty Station: Kathmandu with frequent field visits

Responsibilities:

• Develop monitoring indicators in consultation and coordination with the program team, Team Leader and USAID.
• Ensure timely and effective monitoring and evaluation of the program implementation, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of data and suggest data-driven decisions to enhance the impact of the program activities.
• Conduct outcome mapping and outcome harvesting, and suggest program team on learning outcomes.
• Compile and ensure the quality of case stories and progress reports in coordination with the Program Director for donor reporting and documentation, coordinating with strategic partners and report the progress to the Team Leader.
• Lead research activities and ensure the quality of the researches, facilitate learning sessions and reflection meetings with project teams, partners and stakeholders to ensure continuous improvement of program interventions based on evidence. 
• Conduct and facilitate relevant researches and analyses, lead the dissemination of knowledge products, policy briefs, and lessons learned to inform decision-making and advocacy efforts.
• Ensure that all MERL activities comply with USAID’s guidelines and ethical standards, particularly in relation to data collection and confidentiality.
• Implement innovative tools and technologies (e.g., mobile data collection, data visualization platforms) to enhance MERL systems and processes.
• Coordinate with partners, other program colleagues as required and line manage MERL and Communication Coordinator, being directly responsible to the Team Leader.
• Ensure project outcomes are in line with LACC’s objectives and monitoring framework together with the agreed indicators.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in management, statistics, research or relevant field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, with at least 2 years in a managerial role.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with written and spoken English and Nepali.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation using various project management tools and strategies. 

How to apply?

Please apply through an e-mail along with a cover letter mentioning your motivation and expected salary, and updated CV. Please mention the name of the position and position code in subject line (e.g.  Logistic Associate (009_Vacancy02_UCJLACC) to recruitment.lacc05@gmail.com by October 6, 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for written test and interview. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.

LACC is committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity in its recruitment process. Women, LGBTIQ+, capable individuals from marginalized groups, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.