Program Assistant

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:​

• Under close supervision, provides administrative and logistical support to organize trainings and activities
• Contributes to writing and reporting of various documents specific to the program
• Creates initial drafts of budgets; and monitors program budgets
• Assists in program support and conducts background research for the program
• Provides administrative support for proposal production and work plan formulation; takes part in strategic and work plan discussions;
• Attends regular staff and partner meetings to stay up to date about the latest developments in the political party program, the political situation in the country and within NDI’s partners;
• Provides logistical administrative support to visiting international and national experts;
• Assists and supports in program design, implementation and evaluation; 
• Travels to districts to support and observe political party program activities;
• Assists in translation, editing and writing of program documents in Nepali and English;
• Trains and supervises interns on tasks; and
• Additional responsibilities based on demonstrated ability and/or program needs

Academic Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in International Relations, Political Science or a related field;
• Minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience, coursework and/or internships of working with political stakeholders or international organizations or working on democracy building, elections, political activism and/or community organizing 

Required Skills and Abilities: 

• Good interpersonal skills to effectively interact with all levels of staff, international personnel and political partners and party representatives;
• Good oral and written communication skills to effectively present information, respond to questions and prepare draft written reports in a professional manner;
• Capacity to work both independently and as a member of a team;
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions;
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs;
• Experience with Google Apps (Gmail, Calendar, Google Drive, G+, etc.) strongly desired;
• Working knowledge of basic budget and accounting procedures;
• Ability and willingness to travel to remote and difficult to reach locations;
• Interest in and knowledge of national political environment, parties and political leaders;
• Able to perform basic political analysis on political and programmatic developments
• Proficient English and Nepali writing and speaking with the ability to translate when needed
• Ability to effectively articulate and represent the organization’s mission and initiatives in various daily activities
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines; and
• Ability to apply discretion and maintain confidential information 

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