Handicap International (HI) is a non-profit, non-political and non-religious international organisation specialised in the field of disability that works alongside people with disabilities, providing assistance and support in their efforts to become self-reliant. Prevention of disabilities and combating exclusion and stigmatisation of people with disabilities are also a major focus of HI’s work. HI Nepal is inviting applications for the positions:

1. Consultant for documentation of capacity and roles of local disability groups in the communities of Nepal. 
2. Consultant for documentation of best practices on achieving social participation goal by persons with disabilities.  
3. Consultant for documentation of integration of identification and referral of persons with disabilities by local health system

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Candidates are requested to send resume and covering letter through email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it mentioning the position they are applying for. Applications along with updated CV should be received by 10th September 2010. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for written test and interviews.

Handicap International Nepal is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women, persons with disability, members from segregated communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Create an Effective Management-Employee Communication Culture at Your Organization: Get innovative ideas and tools for communicating, learning, and creating a better workplace

Many if not most of take effective communication for granted, but the truth is that often times, managers don't pay enough attention to improving communication within the organization, and improving their own communication. There's huge potential payoff for better communication, both for the bottom line, and for the mental sanity of everyone. Research indicates that managers spend somewhere between 50% - 80% of their total time communicating in one way or the other.  This isn't surprising, since communication is so critical to everything that goes on in an organization.  This training will give them the right tools and skills to communicate effectively with employees and create an open communication culture at work.

Studies indicate that employees look to their immediate manager/supervisor to get the key information they need about their job, the developments that are taking place in the organization and the way these will affect them.
But without training, the managers/supervisors often do not know how to fill this role effectively, leaving employees frustrated and angry, and causing false information to spread through rumors instead. 
You can easily customize this training template to include the key issues you want managers to understand and communicate to others.

Why Is This Training Needed?
Why is this training needed? To be effective in creating a culture of continuous and credible communication throughout the organization where employees understand the business and are committed to its success, many organizations are offering special communication training for managers and supervisors. 
Numerous studies have indicated that the employees' most preferred way of hearing about matters that affect their jobs is through their immediate supervisor/managers. The implications of this fact for organizational communication include paying special attention to supervisors and managers as primary communicators of the organization's business messages as they relate to employees' work. 
Both managers and the organization will benefit by enabling managers to become more effective communicators of organization.

Course Content:

Day I

• Understand the relationship between communication and performance, and the importance of the manager's role as communicator.
• Understand the key elements of the organization's strategy and learn the most effective ways to communicate them to employees.
• Improve the manager's speaking and listening skills
• How to Give & Receive Feedback
• How Can We Improve Overall Communication of the Organization?
• Does organizational communication impact people and company performance? If so, can you prove it?

Day II

• How to Praise and Recognize Employees
• To Be Good Communicator in Words and Action
• Master the Value of Positive Communication
• Use Appropriate Communication Strategies
• Better Manager-Employee Communication: Follow These Rules
• Apply these skills to practical day-to-day communication in work situations on the job.

Methodologies: Individual Exercise, Games, Role Play, Team Work, Case Study, Presentation, etc.
Target Group: Managers, New Managers, Sr. Managers, Supervisors, Sr. Supervisor etc.
Payment Policy:
A confirmation firm along with 100% advance payment has to send before 5 days of training program in favor of STANDARD ICON P. LTD. 
Cancellation Policy:

• To maximize the effectiveness of our training sessions, Standard Icon limits the number of attendees per class. Substitutions of attendee may be made at any time. please advise in advance. Attendees must cancel more than 5 business days prior to the training date to receive a full refund.
• Cancellation requests must be received in writing by email or fax. You are responsible for ensuring that Standard Icon receives the written request. Standard Icon will reply with a written acknowledgement.
• Cancellations made 3 or less business days prior to the course date, or failure to appear for the seminar, will result in forfeiture of the 60% Training fee.

Program Details:
Topic: Effective Communication Skills for Mangers/Supervisors
Date: 24th & 25th, September, 2010
Venue: Any Star Hotel in Kathmandu (Will inform later)
Fee: Rs 7400/- + 13% VAT (This Includes Lunch, Tea/coffee, cookies, refreshments, Course Materials, Stationery, etc)
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Contact: Standard Icon, KamalPokhari, Kathmandu,Ph: 4436658/2003890, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Certificate course in “Community Driven Development” for National and International Participants during 2010-11 at Bala Vikasa People Development Training Center, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India

Bala Vikasa is an Indian non-profit, secular, non-government voluntary organization, extensively involved in Community Development from past 3 decades in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Bala Vikasa is the Indian counterpart of Canadian INGO-SOPAR.

Bala Vikasa established “Bala Vikasa People Development Training Center” to share its field experiences and promote professionalism among change agents. In this process, we are happy to announce 3 one month special training programs in ‘Community Driven Development’ (CDD) during the year 2010 - 11. The details of the course contents, objectives, duration etc are specified in the attached brochure. The course content consists of both theoretical and practical aspects of Community Driven Development.

This program is designed for the benefit of participants from different countries around the globe. Therefore, senior managers from active community development organizations (NGOs)as well as funding agencies, students pursuing developmental studies at university level, government employees engaged in community development programs, Cooperative promoters etc. can attend the courses and get an in depth understanding of various community driven development approaches.

OTHER DETAILS:

Number of seats: The maximum intake for the training program is 25 from Asian, African and European countries. The admissions and eligible scholarships will be provided on the first come first served basis.

Course Fee: Rs.40,000 (800 USD) (includes registration Fee). Partial scholarships are available on request to the deserving participants

Accommodation and Food: To encourage the participation of National & International NGO’s, Bala Vikasa is providing boarding and lodging at free of cost to all the participants.

Travel: Travel to and from the training centre to be borne by participants.

Venue: The training will be held at Bala Vikasa People Development Training Centre in the city of Warangal in Andhra Pradesh, India.

The Warangal city is 160 Kms by road from Rajiv Gandhi International airport, Hyderabad capital city of Andhra Pradesh.

Registrations: Nomination form to be filled and send by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Nominations forms also can be downloaded from www.balavikasa.org.

For further details, please refer to the prospectus or contact Ms. Sunitha on 9849844868 or 0870-2453255.

Note: Please disseminate this information to other NGOs in your region or networks. We appreciate your cooperation in this regard.

Background
ICIMOD was founded in 1983 as a regional intergovernmental organization with the mandate to promote the development of environmentally sound mountain ecosystems and to improve the living standards of the mountain peoples of the Hindu Kush–Himalayas (HKH) region. It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. ICIMOD, a knowledge, learning and enabling centre is focusing on strategy and policy issues in relation to water and other renewable natural resources, environmental change and poverty reduction in the greater Himalayan region.

ICIMOD seeks to recruit for the following positions:

1. Assistant Project Coordinator (Terms of Reference)

2. Regional Database Expert (Terms of Reference)

3. Project Secretary (Terms of Reference)

Project Title : HKH-HYCOS (Regional Flood Information System) Project

Programme : Integrated Water and Hazard Management (IWHM)

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The Hindu Kush – Himalayan (HKH) region produces one of the world’s largest renewable supplies of freshwater and is the source of ten of the world's largest rivers: the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mekong, Yangtze, Yellow River, Irrawaddy, Salween, Amu Darya and Tarim.  These rivers are vital for the survival and well-being of more than a billion people in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. However, recurrent floods in these rivers pose major water induced hazard to the vulnerable population that often lead to disasters. The incidence and intensity of water-related hazards and disasters are expected to increase in the HKH region as a result of climate change causing more frequent and damaging cycle of floods and droughts. There is an increasing need for timely and reliable early warning system for better preparedness to minimize the adverse impacts of floods.

ICIMOD in partnership with World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently initiated Regional Flood Information system (HKH-HYCOS) project. The main focus areas of the project are; capacity building for flood forecasting, establishment of a regional flood information system, methodologies to obtain real-time hydrological observations. The core of the project will be a regional flood information system that will be accessible to all participating countries and relevant regional entities.

ICIMOD is looking to recruit a person with outstanding management and networking skills to assist the project coordinator of HYCOS project. The Assistant project coordinator and networking officer should also have reasonable awareness and knowledge on flood and flash flood hazards in the rivers basins, status of flood forecasting and early warning systems and transboundary cooperation in the HKH region.

Remuneration:  Remuneration will be commensurate with experience and qualifications as per the rules of ICIMOD.

Applications together with complete curriculum vitae and the names and contact addresses of three referees should be sent by September 5, 2010 to

HRD Officer
ICIMOD
GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 5003222
Fax: (977-1) 5003299 / 5003277,
e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
ICIMOD is committed to gender equity and has a strong interest in recruiting women.Only short- listed candidates will be notified.

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