Peacebuilding Programme Advisor

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The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. We work in more than 100 countries in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society and our 8,000 staff – including 2,000 teachers – work with thousands of professionals and policy makers and millions of young people every year by teaching English, sharing the arts and delivering education and society programmes. We have been working in Nepal since 1959, starting with a library at Kantipath. We now offer services in six cities in Nepal and employ more than 30 staff members. Our office and learning centre is based in Kathmandu.

Jobs Function:	Legal Services / Advisor	Jobs Availability:	Full Time
Jobs Level:	Executive Level	Offered Salary:	Negotiable
Jobs Location:	Kathmandu, Anywhere in Nepal	Min. Experience Year:	5 Years
Education Degree:	Phd	No. of Openings:	1
Deadline:	Sunday, May 28, 2017 (Expired)	Preferred Gender:	Any

job description

Provide expert advice on the design and delivery of the new peacebuilding programme in coordination with and support of existing HMG peacebuilding work in Nepal;
Advise the Embassy/DFID on the political context in the Terai and how this relates to the national political environment;
Lead on developing and coordinating papers for the management boards at Post (including working group, operational board, strategic board etc) and in London through cross HMG work
Work closely with Embassy political team to closely align political engagement with programmatic work and with DFID technical experts to ensure existing technical expertise is factored into programme design and delivery;
Build and manage relationships with key (senior) staff in implementing partner organisation/s;
Provide support to the programme Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) in coordinating strategic direction and future funding;
Ensure gender is mainstreamed in all programme activity;
Attend internal and external coordination events;
Provide quality assurance on quarterly programme reports;
Provide quality assurance on key deliverables from the projects.
Develop, manage and ensure delivery of projects under the peacebuilding programme, working through implementers;
Develop productive and trusting relationships with key interlocutors in the Terai and Kathmandu.
Facilitate the delivery of programme activities at local and national levels through engagement with key interlocutors in the relevant sectors.

Job Specification

Experience of assessing requirements for conflict-related programmes
Experience of engaging with stakeholders at all levels to secure buy-in and support for change
Strong academic background with a degree in a conflict-related/human rights field.
Experience of working on peacebuilding and human rights issues
Knowledge of Terai politics
Experience of designing and implementing activities to achieve specified objectives

Other Specific Requirement

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