Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)
Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment, educational details, behavioural and technical/ professional skills questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only with all the required details and the shortlisting is not basis CV/ cover letter. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.
Main purpose of job:
How we approach our work is important. The How We Work Statement (below) sets out the ambition we share across the FCDO for how we lead and behave towards each other, how we make decisions, and how we get the job done. Some aspects may be particularly relevant to this role.
Description of the Embassy and team:
The British Embassy Kathmandu (BEK) represents all of the UK government interests in Nepal, including our bilateral, defence co-operation, development support, and trade.
The Embassy focuses on five key areas:
This is an exciting time to join BEKs governance work. A new 9-year governance portfolio programme has just been approved that will frame BEKs engagement on governance in Nepal across two election cycles. This will focus on implementation of federalism, inclusive development and democratic resilience. In addition, BEK recently embarked on an ambitious agenda of external dialogue and new collaborative ways of working with implementing partners putting governance evidence at the centre of BEKs approach.
The role sits in the Governance Team within the Governance and Social Development Group and supports BEK’s governance portfolio, as well as the wider BEK approach to governance across its entire portfolio. The Post Holder will join a core group of Governance Advisers who work across BEK and will report to the Governance Team Leader.
This position will establish and maintain relationships for technical guidance and support with the FCDO governance cadre, and relevant teams and staff from FCDO’s UK headquarters.
Main purpose of job:
Main purpose of this Country Based Staff (CBS) position is to serve as Grade 7 Subnational Governance Adviser (GA) for the British Embassy Kathmandu. The Post Holder will lead BEKs work on supporting federalism to deliver better development outcomes, and in particular focus on how institutions at federal, provincial and local level are collaborating to deliver better local governance and services for Nepali people.
The Post Holder will be expected to deliver strong political economy analysis about public sector and state-society relations, and expected to oversee BEK’s support to Government-programmes that support implementation of political, administrative and fiscal federalism. The Post Holder will be an expert in public sector reform processes focused on devolution and inclusion, and will also advise BEK on how to embed strategic and catalytic work on anti-corruption in the programme portfolio.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:
The job holder will be responsible for:
About you:
This is an important position that supports a core pillar of BEK’s work. It requires knowledgeable and collaborative governance adviser with a deep understanding of Nepal’s governance change processes. The post holder will be an authority on subnational governance and devolution and will be able influence a range of stakeholders including government and other Development Partners, and to effectively communicate how to maximise governance impact of sector interventions.
The post holder will be interested in an externally facing position and be enthusiastic about building an extended network of contacts particularly at the subnational level with government, civil society, and other relevant stakeholders. The post holder must be pro-active in effectively supporting and influencing subnational engagement across the Embassy and be expected to spend at least 25% of their time in BEK priority provinces of Madhesh, Lumbini, and Karnali.
We are looking for someone with:
Demonstration of expertise and working experience on governance, including, but not limited to applied Political Economy Analysis and Inclusive and Accountable Politics. BEK encourages a diverse range of governance experts to apply, demonstrating “expert” level in at least 2 of the 4 technical competencies (essential), and “practitioner level” in all 4 (desirable). The successful Post Holder will join FCDOs Professional Governance Cadre at the level demonstrated during recruitment, but can work towards higher levels of accreditation. Including: Details of which can be found at: Governance_Technical_Competency_Framework_September_2022.odt (live.com) Bachelor degree in relevant disciplines such as Political Science, International Relations, Social Science, Law, Development Studies or Public Administration or Policy and a minimum of 5-10 years relevant work experience.
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Postgraduate degree in relevant disciplines such as Political Science, International Relations, Social Science, Law, Development Studies or Public Administration or Policy. |
Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together
30 October 2024
Grade 7 (G7)
Full-time, Fixed Term
36
36 months
South Asia & Afghanistan
Nepal
Kathmandu
British Embassy
1
NPR
NPR 365,677 per month plus 10% provident fund contribution
monthly
31 March 2025
For British Embassy candidates, the Country Based Staff BHC Terms & Conditions will apply.
Salary will be all-inclusive of NPR 365,677 per month plus 10% Provident Fund Contribution.
The successful candidate will be provided with annual leaves, maternity/paternity and membership in the Embassy medical benefits scheme as per the Terms & Conditions of Services. The British Embassy in Kathmandu is part of a world-wide network of 240 Posts, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas.
No relocation or any other related costs or assistance will be provided. FCDO does not pay for any travelling, accommodation & relocation expenses incurred and/or accept any financial risk, including cancellation or reschedule costs.
FCDO operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require. This is a good opportunity to be part of a strong, diverse team, working in the biggest network that FCDO has anywhere across the globe. We are aiming to make it the best. The British Embassy is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on grounds of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation.
Please note – BHC does not deduct tax at source and employees are required to ensure that any requirements of local income-tax law are complied with in full. Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, e.g. Some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment, educational details, behavioural and technical/ professional skills questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only with all the required details and the shortlisting is not basis CV/ cover letter. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.
To Apply:
Please note applications without (a) and (b) will not be considered. Point (c) to be adhere strictly.
a) Complete the Online Application Form.
b) Complete the Experience, Behaviours, Technical/Professional skills-based segment in the Online Application Form.
c) Applicants need to answer the questions based on their professional experience. Kindly refrain from use of AI based tools to avoid application from getting rejected/disqualified.
To ensure a successful application it is important that you explain how you demonstrate these behaviours and technical/ professional skills, basis your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles Civil Service Behaviours Framework which provides a detailed guidance on how these behaviours are defined for each position.
Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) technique to prepare specific examples of when and how you have demonstrated these behaviours in your application, by evidencing a structured response, including your skills and experiences. You briefly describe the situation in which you demonstrated the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this.
Internal candidates applying for this position must have completed their probation and have prior approval from their line manager, else the application will not be considered.
We will accept only online applications by 30th October 2024 – 23:55 Nepal Time Zone
Please note that all the applicants will be required to strictly adhere to the security guidelines for British Embassy
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.
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