Prasanna Aryal

NFA is hiring a Director of Programs

NFA is seeking a high-functioning and experienced Director of Programs, based in the Asia Pacific region to undertake NFA’s program planning and implementation.

Position Requirements

Skills:

• Proficient in the use of MS-Office
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Strong proposal and report writing skills
• Ability to do both quantitative and qualitative research 
• Skills to perform legal research and analysis
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to empathize with survivors, affected people and persons with lived experience of marginalization

Knowledge:

• Human rights-based approaches to addressing statelessness
• Feminist research and scholarship
• Basics of statelessness and refugee studies
• Statelessness in the Asia Pacific context

Experience:

• 5 - 7 years in the human rights sector (preferable)
• At least one published research work

Qualification:

• A law degree
• Master’s degree in social science (preferable)

This is a full-time position for a period of 12 months commencing February 2023 (until January 2024) and will be required to fulfill the following responsibilities:

• Project Implementation (20%)

1. 1. 1. Coordinate and implement a project to form a regional coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on statelessness
         • • Prepare three separate concept papers on the structure, functions, and activities of the regional coalition
           • Organize in-person and virtual meetings of the coalition
           • Draft concept notes and proposals to raise funds for the coalition

• Research coordination (25%)

1. 1. 1. Coordinate with CSOs and Law Firms to update NFA’s statelessness mapping report titled ‘Statelessness Encyclopedia Asia Pacific’ or ‘SEAP’
      2. Review the submissions of the CSOs and Law Firms and finalize the content for publication

• World Conference (30%)

1. 1. 1. Coordinate with consortium partners to brainstorm the conference agendas, logistic arrangements, and resource persons
      2. Support the overall coordination and organization of the different sessions of the conference which may include the following:
         • • Support the programmatic and logistical arrangements
           • Draft and review conference agenda and session plans
           • Ensure that the conference is inclusive and diverse through meaningful engagements with affected people during the preparation phase
           • Contribute to finalizing resource persons
           • Support to raise funds to organize the conference
           • Coordinate volunteers
           • Prepare session reports
           • Facilitate certain sessions if needed

• Partnership Support (15%)

1. 1. 1. Supervise the Partnership Officer to prepare partnership agreements and strategic plans with NFA’s partners
      2. Identify new strategic partners 

• Organization planning and visibility (10%)

1. 1. Participate in the organization's strategic planning process
   2. Review the organization’s strategic plan
   3. Contribute to the organization’s visibility materials including website content

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants must be eligible to work in Nepal.

NFA values diversity, equality and inclusivity. Applications are welcome from all backgrounds. We especially encourage people with lived experience of statelessness to apply. Please send your application in Word or PDF format to [email protected] with subject line “Application: Director of Programs”.

The application should include:

• a CV of maximum 2 pages
• a cover letter addressing the above mentioned criteria (maximum 2 pages)
• contact details for two referees

Application close January 18, 2023

For more information please refer to the Terms of Reference (TOR) for Director of Programs

by Prasanna Aryal

NFA is hiring

NFA is hiring a Finance Officer. NFA values diversity, equality, and inclusivity. Applications are welcome from all backgrounds. We especially encourage people with lived experience of statelessness to apply. Applicants must be eligible to work in Nepal.

Position: Finance Officer

NFA is seeking a Finance Officer, based in Nepal to manage and maintain NFA’s internal accounting system.

Position Requirements

Skills

• Proficient in the use of MS Office and accounting software (like Reckon)
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to empathize with survivors, affected people, and persons with lived experience of marginalization

Knowledge

• Knowledge of finance and accounting principles
• Solid knowledge of financial analysis and forecasting

Experience

• 5 years
• Experience working with a non-profit organization

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• CA, CPA, or any relevant degree is a plus

This is a part-time position for 6 months commencing February 2023 (until July 2023) with the possibility of extension and will be required to fulfill the following responsibilities:

• Account management

1. 1. 1. Undertake weekly and monthly bookkeeping of all expenses of the organization
      2. Maintain project-specific vouchers, ledgers, and receipts of the income and expenditure of the organization in the organization’s accounting software
      3. Prepare payment vouchers for salaries, allowances, and any other payments

• Project Implementation and Financial Reporting

1. 1. 1. Support the preparation of the project financial reports
      2. Participate in the evaluation of the procurement of goods and services
      3. Maintain physical copies of all the project-specific expenses
      4. Ensure that the projected income and expenditure follow the organizational policies

• Financial planning and reporting

1. 1. Contribute to the organization’s annual and periodic financial planning process

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants must be eligible to work in Nepal.

NFA values diversity, equality, and inclusivity. Applications are welcome from all backgrounds. We especially encourage people with lived experience of statelessness to apply. Please send your application in Word or PDF format to [email protected] with the subject line “Application: Finance Officer”

The application should include:

• a CV of a maximum of 2 pages
• a cover letter addressing the above-mentioned criteria (maximum 2 pages)
• contact details for two referees

Application closes January 18, 2023

For more information please refer to TOR for Finance Officer.

by Prasanna Aryal

WEBSITE UPDATE

NFA and CAPN jointly produced a podcast on statelessness titled ‘State of Statelessness’. The State of Statelessness (SOS) is an audio-video podcast series dedicated to the stories of persons affected by the discriminatory citizenship legal provisions in Nepal. Where stateless persons, lawyers, and activists shared their stories of being affected by statelessness or working on the issue. NFA also produced a citizenship video highlighting the discriminatory citizenship provisions in the constitution, and the consequences of it reflected in the new Citizenship Amendment Bill. Both the citizenship video and the SOS podcasts can be found on the website.

by Prasanna Aryal

WORLD CONFERENCE ON STATELESSNESS 2024

SOLIDARITY, KNOWLEDGE & CHANGE

The next World Conference on Statelessness will be held in February 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Organized by the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), Nationality for All (NFA), and Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas (DHRRA) Malaysia, the conference will bring together up to 300 participants with lived and learned experiences of statelessness - advocates, activists, academics, artists, community leaders, UN, and government representatives – for a much-needed conversation about the right to nationality and statelessness around the world. The conference will center on those with lived experiences of statelessness. Its program will focus on the three themes of solidarity, knowledge & change, and will be consultatively developed to respond to the interests and needs of the field.

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WHAT: The 2nd World Conference on Statelessness
WHEN: February 2024
WHERE: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

by Prasanna Aryal

Civil Society Organization Consultations on Forming a Regional Alliance on Statelessness

by Prasanna Aryal