Qualification:

• Master’s degree with specialisation in political science, international relations, law, public administration, social science or other related field
  

Experience:

• Minimum having 5 years of relevant professional experience
  

Other Specification:

• Good understanding of the intertwinement of the political and development agendas in Nepa
  
• Proven understanding and application of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) mainstreaming in political analysis and project and programme management
  
• Excellent written and spoken English and Nepali
  
• Good knowledge of computer applications
• Experience and knowledge in project cycle management (PCM) in an intercultural context including planning, monitoring, evaluation and transferring into action
• Proven facilitation, moderation and presentation skills
• Outstanding analytical report writing skills in English
  
• Very pronounced analytical and conceptual thinking, and the ability to capture it in clear and logical report writing
  
• High degree of personal responsibility and ability to work autonomously
  
• Focus on objectives and results, and the ability to cope with stressful situation
  
• Pronounced ability for self-reflection, and proven capacity for learning and changing the way of thinking and working
  
• Very pronounced ability to communicate including with experience in public relations, particularly in communications for development
  
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the needs, processes and working environments of the national media in all its forms (print, tv, radio, social etc)
  
• Pronounced ability to deal with criticism and conflict
  
• Proven ability to work in a multicultural team
  
• Service orientation necessary in the function of advisor
  

Job Description:

• Under guidance of the Ambassador and the Head of Cooperation, the Political Advisor (PA) conducts contextual, political and security related analyses in an autonomous manner
  
• He/she provides independent and unbiased information and analysis related to emerging political trends
  
• Interprets their implications in relation to development cooperation in general and the Swiss programme in Nepal in particular
  
• In addition, the PA is responsible for developing, monitoring, and steering assigned programmes/projects of the Federal State Building Domain of the Swiss Cooperation Strategy 2018-21
  
• He/she shall support the supervisors in the quality assurance of SDC’s programme implementation, contribute to the formulation of concepts, plans and strategies, as well as to the monitoring of and the reporting on the SDC programmes and projects through the SDC Annual Report
  

Contract Duration: 4 years fixed term contract with possibility of extension

Detailed Terms of Reference:

• Pleas visit website: https://www.fdfa.admin.ch/countries/nepal/en/home/news/open-job-vacancies.html