Job Description
The Political Associate will be responsible for:
- Supporting the Team Leader in drafting the stakeholder matrix and stakeholder engagement strategy for the province.
- Setting up and maintaining records of stakeholder engagement (contact lists, meeting minutes etc.).
- Producing regular notes about the political situation of the province and proposing draft in-depth analysis of the most relevant topics.
- Supporting the Team Leader in the assessment of capacity of provincial and municipal governments.
- Assist in writing briefs on the necessary capacity building activities, including budgets for the activities not covered by existing DFID-funded programmes.
- Provide support in launching and monitoring capacity building activities.
Monitoring and Progress Controls
The Political Associate’s performance will be monitored through:
- The timely delivery of outputs as per the project plan (stakeholder mapping, stakeholder engagement , political analysis reports etc.).
- The UNOPS performance management system’s bi-annual reviews.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in political science, sociology, governance, development studies, conflict resolution and peace building, management, gender studies or another relevant field is required.
Work Experience
- At least 3 years of work experience in development, governance, peace building, management, journalism or a related field is required.
- Experience working in Nepal is desirable.
- Experience of working with government officials at the local level is an asset.
- Previous experience of providing or coordinating technical assistance to Government institutions desirable.
Language
- Full professional command of Nepali is required.
- Good level of English desirable.
- Local/ethnic language skills highly desirable (Maithili, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Awadhi in particular).
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