The British Embassy in Kathmandu believes that building and promoting supportive relationships is key to empowering women and girls. So, on this International Day of the Girl Child 2021, we are calling all young women in Nepal to apply to be a part of a year-long mentoring programme run by a group of embassies and development agencies led by women.
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to be mentored by female ambassadors and heads of agencies in Kathmandu, to help enhance your leadership skills.
What we are offering
The successful applicants will be mentored by one of the following mentors:
- British Ambassador to Nepal, Her Excellency Nicola Pollitt
- Australian Ambassador to Nepal, Her Excellency Felicity Volk
- EU Ambassador to Nepal, Her Excellency Nona Duprez
- Swiss Ambassador to Nepal, Her Excellency Elisabeth von Capeller
- Head of USAID, Sepideh Keyvanshad
- Country Director of British Council Nepal, Shahida MacDougall
- United Nations Resident Coordinator, Sara Beysolow Nyanti
- UNICEF Representative for Nepal, Elke Wisch
- Resident Representative of UNDP, Ayshanie Medagangoda-Labe
For the successful candidates, the programme will include:
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Six personalised mentoring sessions with your mentor focused on skills that are essential for development of leadership and career growth. You will be encouraged to talk about your priorities, including setting career goals, planning, networking, communications, and your personal brand.
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Opportunities for networking. You will be invited to join relevant events and meetings hosted by one or more of the embassies taking part, to enable you to participate in discussions on pertinent issues and build a useful network.
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A day of 'job-shadowing' with senior officials from the embassies and agencies. If conditions permit, you will have the opportunity to shadow senior officials, including the ambassador/head of agency, to observe their daily work routines. We will plan a full day's schedule for you.
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Events that bring together all of you with all the mentors on or around International Women's Day to celebrate women's leadership.
All events, sessions and shadowing opportunities will be subject to COVID-19 conditions and may take place virtually or in small groups, depending on conditions at the time.
How to participate
Please apply by sending us a 1-minute video (maximum) of yourself by uploading it to WeTransfer, YouTube or on Google Drive and send the link to
