Opportunity Village Nepal – OVN
Vacancy Announcement
Date: 4th May 2025
Opportunity Village Nepal (OVN) advocates for the rights of women and children and for their economic and social justice. The focus of its programs continues to be on the abolition of child labor, prevention of human trafficking, promotion of girl child education and empowerment of women through various innovative strategies working closely with the communities they live in.
Under its Project Acting Against Sexual Exploitation, Trafficking of Humans and Atrocity in Nepal ( AASTHA), OVN invites applications for the following position:
| Position | Location | Qualification | Key Responsibilities (but not limited hereby) |
Social Worker (1) | Pokhara | - Bachelor’s/Graduate degree with 2 years of experience in the field of social work or related fields.
- Social mobilization and outreach experience in the field of youth entertainment sector.
- Minimum of two years’ direct experience of direct service provision with vulnerable and or exploited children youth, particularly those who have been victimized by commercial sexual exploitation.
- Excellent Facilitation and communication skills
- Experience of working with networks and alliance of entertainment sector
- Good skill and knowledge in using word, excel and internet.
- Good in written and spoken English and Nepali.
| - Lead to Organize field visit and identify the project beneficiaries up to 30 ages those who are working directly or indirectly in the youth entertainment sector, develop relationships with them and assess the supports needs to protect the rights of beneficiaries.
- Identify the owners of entertainment sectors and develop a good relationship with them to develop a working environment with them.
- Identification of the youth for business support and job placement, develop the activities and assist to develop individual plan of the youth those who take the VT support from the project.
- Facilitate developing the business plan of the youth
- Lead to conduct in-house and external trainings, meeting, workshop, advocacy and community awareness program
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| Safe Home In-charge -1- (Only Female and Residential) | Kathmandu | - Bachelor with a minimum of 1 years’ experience in social work OR +2 with at least 2 years’ experience in counselling/social work.
- Prior working experience of direct service provision with vulnerable and exploited children youth, particularly those who have been victimized by commercial sexual exploitation.
- Knowledge of child and youth participation methodologies and experience of coordinating youth activities.
- Experience of working in safe home is highly desirable.
- Efficiency in using word, excel, PPT together with other MS packages and internet.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Nepali.
- Experience in written reports and documentation of project activities.
| - Ensure effective operation and management of safe home
- Take responsibility for the safety and well-being of all of the youths, and even children, participating as beneficiaries in the project and are under the care and protection of the organization and staying at the residential home.
- Ensure logistical arrangements are in order so as not to compromise any aspect of the project experience for children and youth involved.
- Lead to conduct capacity building activities and various creative activities.
- Build harmonious and constructive relation between beneficiaries, their family and stakeholders and community people including women, children and youth by observing group dynamics and facilitate accordingly.
- Ensure that the personnel files are properly maintained and kept confidential
- Ensure optimal psychosocial support to women and children in safe home and develop the knowledge-base and technical expertise in the care and protection of women and children.
- Supervise, monitor, and evaluate beneficiaries’ progress for their positive development.
- Coordination with concerned Government authorities and Stakeholders
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| Outreach Worker (1) | Kathmandu | - Preferably with completion of standard 12th (+2) or at least 10th standard with a minimum of 6 months (preferably one year) experience of being involved as the Project beneficiaries or experience of working with youth of adult entertainment sector.
- The age group for the Youth Motivator between 18-30 years
- Minimum 6 months of direct experience in participating in awareness and advocacy program of OVN
- A very good Knowledge of written and spoken Nepali with basic literacy skills in English
- Willing to travel as and when necessary
- Have basic knowledge on Peer Support Group
- Have willingness to visit AES, find out beneficiaries and to perform the role of support staff
| - Identify youths working in the adult entertainment sector.
- Mobilize and facilitate peer support group
- Maintain monthly home visit reporting of the beneficiaries
- Conduct Peer Support Group meeting having specific objectives
- Conduct field visit to the vocational training institute to do follow up of the beneficiary twice in a week
- Conduct field visit to the dance bar, massage parlor, cabin restaurants thrice in a week
- Contact the beneficiaries for the events and facilitate the sessions like in-house activities/community awareness.
- Provide peer to peer counseling and conduct non-formal education as per the need of the beneficiaries.
- Responsible for monitoring the front-office area and reception desk
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All the positions are initially for 3 months, with the possibility of extension upon satisfactory performance, interested candidates are requested
to send an application (including salary expectation) and curriculum vitae with a subject specifying the position applied (For eg – Social Worker – Kathmandu) at recruitment@ovnnepal.org by 14th May 2025.
OVN recognizes that it has the responsibility to respect and promote gender equality as well as the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults. OVN has a ZERO-tolerance policy regarding child abuse. OVN is an equal opportunity employer that considers applicants for this position regardless of race, color, religion, creed, gender, age, disability or marital status.
