Blind Youth Association Nepal has been conducting the Basic Office Secretariat Training since 2015. Yet again, BYAN in coordination with SUKALPA International is ready with its 5th batch of Trainees for the Work ready training (On the Job Training).

During the Training, the Trainees will undergo sessions on various topics to sharpen their skills and enhance their knowledge so as to help them prepare for facing the job market with the necessary skills and confidence. We have selected 10 trainees to enhance their employment opportunities for 3 months via Coaching, training and Mentoring services.

The second meeting regarding “Disability inclusive SRHR and FP policies and Provisions in Nepal” was held on 22^nd April 2019 which focused on orientation of project on stakeholders (representatives from 5 groups of disability- Parents federation of persons with intellectual disabilities (PFPID) , National Federation of Deaf Nepal (NDFN) , Center for Independent Living (CIL) , BYAN and Shruti). The meeting was held on PFPID meeting hall. The main objective was to orient the stakeholders regarding the activities and make the selection process of promoters efficient along with their views in the matter of selection of promoters as well as designing of IEC materials.

The session was started with the preliminary part by General Secretary- Ram Chandra Gairhe, followed by presentation by Project Coordinator- Rabina Shrestha on the objectives of the project and the activities and the sample of the form for the promoters. Then the floor was left for suggestions from the stakeholders.

MUN workshop is annually organized by Youth Thinker Society (YTS) in collaboration with youth led organizations. This year we are happy to announce Blind Youth Association Nepal (BYAN)- Kathmandu Chapter collaborated with YTS and conducted MUN workshop on the theme of " Enhancing participation of women in cooperative sector" in BYAN central office, Sukedhara, Kathmandu. The basic objective of MUN is to encourage persons with disability to learn about global issues and improve their public speaking, diplomacy, debate and research skills. Mr. Bisesh Joshi will be facilitating the two days workshop 4th April and 6th April. 23 persons with disabilities attended the workshop where majority of participants were Blind and Partial Sighted( BPS) students.

Blind Youth Association Nepal (BYAN) is a national NGO established and run by the Blind and Partially Sighted (BPS) youth of Nepal. As a rights-based organization, BYAN plays a proactive roles in the formulation, amendment and implementation of BPS related legal provisions, and in organizing and capacity-building of BPS youth across the country. BYAN works in collaboration with Goverment, Civil Society Organization, Persons with disabilities and their networks.BYAN is currently recruiting a qualified and experienced candidate for the position of Project Coordinator & Advocacy Officer for its project "Disability Inclusive SRHR and FP policies and Program in Nepal"

Project Coordinator

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Basic Job Information

Job Category	:	NGO / INGO / Social work
Job Level	:	Mid Level
No. of Vacancy/s	:	[ 1 ]
Employment Type	:	Full Time
Job Location	:	Kathmandu, Nepal
Offered Salary	:	Negotiable
Apply Before(Deadline)	:	Mar. 04, 2019 17:00 (1 week, 5 days from now)

Job Specification

Education Level	:	Bachelor
Experience Required	:	More than or equals to 3 years

Other Specification

Master's in Public health or social science with at least 1 year of work experience in related field or Bachelor's with 3 years of experience
Technical knowledge in SRHR and FP components and sound understanding on Federal/ Provincial and Local Law and policy provision on Health
Familiar with current socio-political context and change process
Proven Knowledge on project planning and budgeting, Implementation , Monitoring and Evaluation
Respect to the diversity in particular to the poor marginalized, vulnerable and disability population
Prior experience working with diverse groups including Youth and Disability is an advantage
Excellent Excel skills and MS package
Strong verbal and written communication skills in both English and Nepali language
Having two wheeler License will be an Advantage.

Job Description

The Project Coordinator will lead and implement the project activity as planned
S/He is responsible to coordinate with government in particular with Family Health Division, Rural/Municipalities RMCs, Health Unit and Civil society organisation
S/He will ensure the activities are implemented with the organizations SRHR priorities area and Nepal's commitment on FP 2020
Ensure in designing and dissemination of SRHR and FP related IEC materials in accessible formats and use it for Awareness and Advocacy
Design and conduct SRHR and FP related training and orientation sessions
Ensure the quality of training and counseling to the individual with disabilities and service providers from the Health sector
Coordinate with Government, SRH and FP service providers to ensure the IEC materials and services are disability inclusive
Work closely with media to bring the positive change on disability issue on SRHR
Ensure the proper documentation and timely reporting

Advocacy Officer - Only for Persons with Disability

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Basic Job Information

Job Category	:	NGO / INGO / Social work
Job Level	:	Mid Level
No. of Vacancy/s	:	[ 1 ]
Employment Type	:	Full Time
Job Location	:	Kathmandu, Nepal
Offered Salary	:	Negotiable
Apply Before(Deadline)	:	Mar. 04, 2019 17:00 (1 week, 5 days from now)

Job Specification

Education Level	:	Bachelor
Experience Required	:	More than or equals to 1 year

Other Specification

Bachelor's in Public health or social science with at least 1 year of work experience in related field
Good knowledge in SRHR and FP components and sound understanding on Federal/Provincial and Local Law and policy provision on Health
Good Understanding on Disability related National and International laws (UNCRPD, SDG, Disability Right Act, Inclusive Education Policy, Constitution of Nepal)
Familiar with current socio-political context and change process
Respect to the diversity in particular to the poor marginalized, vulnerable and disability population.
Prior experience working with diverse groups including Youth and Disability is an advantage
Excellent Excel skills and MS package
Strong verbal and written communication skills in both English and Nepali language

Job Description

An Advocacy Officer will work in close coordination with the project coordinator and the Director to Plan and execute various advocacy works in Local/ Provincial and Federal Level
Work as a Liason between different district chapter and the Central office
Ensure disability perspective and accessibility in IEC materials and service delivery
Establish networks with different Government agencies and NGOs working in SRHR and FP to advocate on Disability inclusion
Ensure the proper documentation and timely reporting of district-level activities and the advocacy work to the coordinator
Support to the Coordinator and Director to develop training materials, orientation and sensitization program and Media mobilization

Applying Procedure:

Interested candidates fitting above criteria are kindly requested to apply along with their CV and Cover Letter at [email protected] mentioning the position you are applying in the subject line by 4th March, 2019. Telephone enquiry will not be entertained.

BYAN Promotes inclusion across gender, caste, ethnicity, Dalits and disability where the persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further process. The organization reserves the right to reject any/all applications without assigning any reasons.

Blind Youth Association Nepal (BYAN) is a not for profit Non- Governmental Organization (NGO) established by the Blind and Partially Sighted (BPS) youth of Nepal. It is a national association for youth aged between 18-35 years. As a rights-based organisation, BYAN intends to play a proactive roles in the formulation, amendment and implementation of BPS related legal provisions, and in organising and capacity-building of BPS youth across the country. BYAN has strong networking and cooperation with different government and non-government stakeholders working in various domains of disability and in particular to the blind sector.

Vacancy for Accountant

Accountant

Offered Salary: Negotiable

Duration: 1 year with possible extension

Job Specification

Should have completed Bachelor in management.
Should have experience of at least 1 year in related field working on NGO sector will be an advantage.
Should have strong knowledge of Tally.ERP9.
Excellent in Excel skills and MS package is most.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in both English and Nepali language.
Having 2 wheeler licenses will be an advantage.

Job Description

S/He shall maintain daily record of all financial transactions of the BYAN with a view to provide information at all times of the economic, monetary and financial transactions of the organization when needed.
The accounting is based on the Double Entry System of Book –Keeping, involving recording of a cash book including the bank accounts. S/He will be responsible for preparing vouchers for all the cash and bank payments, providing support to meet the compliance with government regulations in financials and other matters, for instance registration, approval, taxation etc., and timely payment of taxes and dealing with bank and other services providers for the timely payments.
Reconciliation statements shall be prepared with the cash-book and pass books to the bank accounts monthly as a bank reconciliation statement in connection with the final account.
The Accountant shall maintain accounts in accordance with detailed instructions of the Director as well as the financial rules and regulations of BYAN.
S/He shall report to the director about budget and expenditure report to ensure that funds for the projects are spent within the limits prescribed by the budgets, and that appropriate accounts of income and expenditure, statements and reports, according to guidelines and directives given.

Qualified candidates are invited to apply via email to [email protected] by Apply before: 18 Jan 2019 5:00pm along with recent CV and letter of interest with expected salary. Only shortlisted candidates will be informed for interview. BYAN reserves the right to reject any application without assigning any reason whatsoever. To know more about us please visit our website: www.byanepal.org

On behalf of the United Nations in Nepal, Real Solutions Private Limited, invites applications from potential Nepali candidates belonging to socially excluded groups.

The programme will be for 11 months period with a full time on the job training assignments with access to mentoring and practical experiences in an international UN working environment. Opportunities for prospective trainees are available in the areas of Child Protection, Civil Engineering, Culture, Developmental Research and Documentation, Education, Emergency Preparedness Support, Emergency, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Environment, Environment Health, Finance and Administration, Gender and Social Inclusion, General Administration, Human Resources and Administration, Information Management, Information Technology-User Interface, Knowledge Management, Media and Communications, Monitoring and Evaluation, Nutrition/ Public Health, Procurement and Finance, Programme Support, Public Health, Quantitative/GIS/Spatial Analysis, and Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).

The minimum selection criteria for the applicants are given below:

University graduate (minimum Bachelor’s degree in relevant areas)
Belonging to a socially excluded group
Passion to work in the development sector
Appreciation of UN Core Values (Professionalism, Integrity & Respect for Diversity)
Strong commitment to learn
Willingness to work with diverse groups
Basic communication skill (oral and written) in English and Nepali languages
Strong commitment to complete the traineeship period

To apply, interested and eligible candidates can:

Open (Click Here), fill up the form (available online) with requested information and attach the recent resume, Bachelor's degree transcript, copy of Nepali citizenship and motivational letter (not exceeding 300 words) setting out the reason why you are seeking a traineeship with UN agencies and what is expected from the experience. Please clearly indicate your area of interest;

link https://realsolutions.com.np/UNTP-VII/

Submit the application along with the following documents in the E-mail: [email protected]

Duly filled Personal Information Form (Click here to download)
Motivational Letter (not exceeding 300 words) setting out the reasons why you are seeking a traineeship with UN Agencies and what is expected from the experience. Please clearly indicate your area of interest.
Recent Resume
Photocopy of Bachelor's Degree Transcript
Photocopy of Nepali Citizenship

The deadline for application is 17:00 hrs, Sunday, December 09, 2018. Application received later than the deadline would not be valid for further process.

A minimal stipend will be provided to successful candidates to cover living expenses during the traineeship period. Trainees will be contracted by Real Solutions Private Limited (sub contracted company by UN) and assigned to participating UN agencies.

In no way should this programme be understood as a full time employment with a UN Agency.

The UN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment of UN Trainees (application, interview, processing, training or any other fee).

Women from socially excluded groups, persons with disabilities and LGBTIQ are particularly encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be informed. Any kind of activity intended to influence the selection process will lead to disqualification.

Unleashing the voice with "Count Me Include Me", 1000's of pwd's shout-out in a rally for protecting their rights. Various governmental and non-governmental organization were part of it which started from Pragya Pratisthan to Social Welfare Council. And the huge number of participation from Nepal Association of the Blind (NAB), Blind Youth Association Nepal (BYAN) and Blind Women Association (BWA) showed visibility of visually impaired peoples in crowd.

BYAN organized a yearly general assembly for a day which included Central board members, members from seven chapters and guests from various governmental and non-governmental organizations. Our honorable guest “Labor, employment and social security minister Mr. Gokarna Bista inaugurated the program. He gave an empowering speech mentioning to bring an impactful educational and employment program and policies for persons with disability (PWDs) especially for blind and partially sighted (BPS) youths in forthcoming days. Fortunate enough we managed some spare time to cordially thank all the volunteers with certificates whose kind assistance helped our BPS members in TSC examination.

On 26th November, 2018, Blind youth association Nepal(BYAN) had a meeting with Mr. Jonatan Grinde, Sub Grant officer at forum Syd. There were also representatives from MyRight Nepal Mr. Shiva Rayamajhi and Ms. Sujana Shakya, country officers. From BYAN, There were project team, representative from the local chapters Jhapa and Kailali, Staff members and volunteers. The meeting was focused on the activities and achievements received by BYAN during the project period 2015-17 and of the year 2018. Moreover, We also presented the Gaps of education, employment and health facilities of blind and partially sighted in Nepal.