Political Associate

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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