Project Consultant – LGBTQI+ Community Support (Short‑term)

About the role

The Project Consultant will support the delivery of community‑based sessions and capacity‑building activities under the organization’s LGBTQI+ crisis response and displacement‑prevention initiative. The role focuses on strengthening the resilience, safety, and rights awareness of LGBTQI+ individuals, especially in rural and marginalized communities, through structured sessions on key protection and support topics.

Key responsibilities

• Design and facilitate interactive workshops on LGBTQI+ legal rights, mental health, trauma‑informed support, crisis response, early intervention, and community advocacy.
• Ensure sessions are accessible, culturally sensitive, trauma‑informed, and adapted to local contexts, including rural settings.
• Develop simple tools, materials, or guidance to support ongoing community responders and peer networks.
• Maintain strict confidentiality, do‑no‑harm principles, and safeguarding standards in all interactions.
• Coordinate with the project team on session planning, documentation, and feedback.

Required profile

• Solid knowledge of LGBTIQ+ legal rights and protections in Nepal.
• Experience delivering training, facilitation, or similar community education/support sessions (desirable).
• Understanding of issues affecting LGBTQI+ people in crisis or displacement‑risk situations, mental health, or community advocacy (advantage).
• Ability to work flexibly, respectfully, and securely with diverse and high‑risk groups.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with a commitment to confidentiality and ethical practice.
• Fluency in Nepali and English.