CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Field Team Leader

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Field Team Leader for Local Government Support and Mentoring Teams

(Local position, field based)

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is an intergovernmental organization established in 1995, with member states across all continents, which aims to support sustainable democracy world-wide and assist in the development of institutions and the culture of democracy. At the interface between research, fieldwork and the donor community, International IDEA provides a forum for dialogue, builds networks of experts, develops training materials and provides strategic advice at the international, regional and national level, cooperating with a range of organizations.

Since 2017, International IDEA is implementing a programme - known as the Coherence Programme - to support a more cohesive and coherent functioning of Democratic Local Governance in Nepal.

The Coherence Programme, funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) Nepal, focuses on developing and piloting new ways of working at the local government level to promote democratic local governance through developing systems of both political coherence and oversight.

International IDEA is looking for an experienced field-based Team Leader to lead, oversee and backstop a team of young professionals that provide support and mentoring services to 5-7 palikas in Karnali Province. The assignment will start December 2018 and run until 31 July 2019.

A more detailed description of the assignment and the required profile is provided in the full version of this Call for Expression of Interest. Please go through the link below:

http://bit.ly/2QVz9EA

Interested candidates with the described profile are invited to submit their CV and a written application to info-nepal@idea.int by 26 November 2018 . Please mention “Local Government Support and Mentoring Field Team Leader” in the subject line.

In the application letter please describe how you think you can contribute to the objectives of the programme and why you think you are suitable for the Field Team Leader role, mentoring, supporting and backstopping young field teams. The application letter should be up to a maximum of 400 words.

A shortlist of applicants will be established from the submissions received. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted regarding the next steps.