Founded in 1983, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide. NDI works with democratic institutions in every region of the world to build political and civic organizations, safeguard elections and promote citizen participation, openness, and accountability in government. NDI’s office in Nepal has been operational since 1994 and has since collaborated with the Parliament, political parties, government, and civil society. NDI is currently implementing a five year (2017-2022) program Niti Sambad aimed at improving governance systems, including to increase transparency, inclusivity and accountability within Political Parties, the Legislature-Parliament (LP) and the Government of Nepal.

NDI-Nepal is seeking a candidate for the position of Senior Program Assistant for Political Parties, to support the Institute’s political party capacity building program. The Senior Program Assistant supports the Program Officer/Sr. Program Officer and Senior Program Manager in their efforts to build the skills, capacity, and knowledge of political parties to become more inclusive, representative, accountable and better performing public institutions. They provide administrative, logistical and organizational support, contribute to drafting and translating various type of documents and should have demonstrated interest in Nepali politics. The position is based in Kathmandu, but requires frequent travel to different parts of the country.

Senior Program Assistant: Political Party Program

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Under close supervision of a (senior) program officer or senior program manager provides administrative and logistical support to organize trainings and activities
Contributes to writing and reporting of various documents specific to the team
Creates initial drafts of budgets; and monitors program budgets
Assists in program support and conduct 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 team, 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
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; graduate degree preferred;
Minimum of three (3) 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 regional locations, which are often remote and difficult to reach
Interest in and knowledge of national political environment, parties and political leaders
Able to perform basic political analysis on political and programmatic developments
Good English writing, speaking and translating skills
Ability to effectively articulate NDI mission statements and program/project initiatives
Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines
Ability to apply discretion and maintain confidential information