Inclusive Humanitarian Lead

Position: Inclusive Humanitarian Lead
Employment type: Full-time: fixed-term contract of twelve months
Duty station: NAB Central Office, Sukedhara, Kathmandu, with frequent travel to Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading
Reports to: Director, Nepal Association of the Blind
Salary: NPR 100,000 per month (gross)
Apply before: 15th September 2026

Background

Nepal Association of the Blind (NAB) is the national umbrella organization of blind and partially sighted people in Nepal. NAB works to promote the rights, inclusion, and empowerment of people with visual impairments through advocacy, capacity building, and service delivery. The Nepal Association of the Blind (NAB), with support from the Norwegian Association of Blind and Partially Sighted (NABP), is implementing Restoring Independence, a twelve-month disability-inclusive response to the August 2026 Bhote Koshi–Trishuli floods in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading. NAB invites applications from qualified Nepali citizens for the following position.

Major Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation, budgeting and quality assurance of the project, and supervise the project team.
• Lead the accessible needs assessment, ensure disability-disaggregated data using the Washington Group Questions, and produce the assessment report for NDRRMA and NABP.
• Oversee accessible referral, individual need-based support and community-based psychosocial counselling for persons with disabilities.
• Represent NAB with NDRRMA, local governments, NFDN, local OPDs and the humanitarian clusters, and advocate for disability-inclusive help desks and an accessible disaster response hotline.
• Lead orientation on disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction, the DIDRR manual and accessible IEC materials.
• Ensure compliance with NAB’s safeguarding and PSEAH policies, and prepare timely narrative and financial reports.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social sciences, development studies, disaster risk management, public health, social work or a related field. A Bachelor’s degree with strong additional experience may be considered.
• At least five years’ experience in humanitarian response, disaster risk reduction or development programming in Nepal, including two years in a leadership or project management role.
• Demonstrated experience of disability inclusion, or of working with or within organizations of persons with disabilities.
• Working knowledge of the UNCRPD, the Act Relating to Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2074, the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act 2074, and the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action.
• Excellent written and spoken Nepali and English, strong report writing and team management skills, and computer proficiency.
• Willingness to travel and work in flood-affected areas under difficult conditions.
• A valid driving license for a two-wheeler or four-wheeler will be an advantage/preference, given the frequent travel to flood-affected areas.

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