Opportunity Village Nepal (OVN) Vacancy for Social Worker
Opportunity Village Nepal – OVN
Re-Vacancy Announcement
1st Notice 4th May 2025
2nd Notice 15th July 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: Social Worker (1)
Salary: Rs. 37900 Including SSF, Leave Encashment and Festival allowance
Location: Pokhara
Qualification:
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.
Key Responsibilities (but not limited hereby):
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 training, meeting, workshop, advocacy and community awareness program
Position is initially for 3 months, with the possibility of extension upon satisfactory performance, interested candidates are requested to send an application and curriculum vitae with a subject specifying the position applied (For eg – Social Worker – Pokhara) at recruitment@ovnnepal.org by 22nd July 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.