The Senior Executive Officer Manager directly reports to and is responsible for the overall management of the office of the Ambassador/ Head of Mission in managing:

• Contacts with Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and external stakeholders (e.g other diplomatic missions, international development agencies, offices of the Government of Nepal, etc.)
• The day-to-day calendar and associated services
• Drafting of communications on behalf of the Ambassador addressed to the Swiss colony in Nepal as necessary in coordination with the Consular Section

Required Technical Competence:

• Master's degree in Business Studies/ Business Management or other relevant field; Diploma in Secretarial Science 
• At least 3 years professional experience in the relevant field with proven capacity for taking charge of clearly demarcated duties with high degree of responsibility 
• Excellent spoken and written English and Nepali
• Excellent Knowledge of Protocol
• Excellent communication skills, including ease of communication with diplomatic missions and offices of the Government of Nepal
• Excellent knowledge and aptitude of computer and different software applications
• Excellent organizational skills 

Required Professional/ Personal and Social Competence:

• High degree of personal responsibility, pro-active, ability to take initiative and work autonomously, ability to think ahead, assure confidentiality and professional integrity
• Focused on objectives and results and the ability to cope with stressful situations
• Pronounced ability for self-reflection, and proven capacity for learning and changing the way of thinking and working
• Conceptual and analytic abilities
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Courtesy and Customer orientation
• Time management and task prioritization
• Ability to make decisions and to implement them, goal and result oriented, thinking out of the box, ability to initiate changes and manage them
• Ability to set clear priorities 
• Good team player, networking skills, negotiation skills, ability to deal with criticism and conflicts
• Process management skills; ability to negotiate and mediate
• Aware and sensitive in areas of gender and caste/ethnicity issues, and ability to work in a multi-cultural team