Associate Political Affairs Assistant

Details

Mission and objectives

UNAMA was established in 2002 as a Political/ Peacebuilding Mission, exceptionally) directed and supported by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO).

Context

UNAMA’s field presence remains central to the Mission’s engagement with its stakeholders at the sub-national level in Afghanistan. The field presence enables the Mission to deliver its mandate and maintain its awareness of related developments throughout the country. The Mission currently maintains six regional offices, in Balkh (Mazar-e-Sharif), Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar (Jalalabad) and Paktya (Gardez); and five provincial offices, in Badakhshan (Fayz Abad), Baghlan (Pul-e Khumri), Bamyan, Faryab (Maymana) and Kunduz. Field offices have a direct reporting line to the Chief of Staff. The Kandahar Office shall continue to support mandate implementation at the sub-national level through building effective working relationships with the de facto authorities to facilitate an enabling environment for mandate/programme implementation, strengthening cooperation for and the coherence of UN activities; support the provision of essential services to Afghans; support dialogue between the de facto authorities and local stakeholders on issues of sub-national governance, basic rights and inclusion; provide outreach and good offices, including facilitating dialogue between political stakeholders, focusing on promoting inclusive, representative, participatory and responsive governance and broad participation in public life; and provide advice on local consultative mechanisms, confidence-building measures, capacity building, and conflict management and reconciliation. The FO shall also maintain situational awareness, reporting and analysis and engage with all stakeholders at the sub-national level in the protection and promotion of human rights.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Kandahar Head of Field Office, the National UN Volunteer will: •Collect, select and analyze information from diverse sources with special attention to the representation of all segments of society including vulnerable categories like minorities and women; •Support the development and implementation of UNAMA facilitated roundtables, political outreach events, and discussions with local communities to address local drivers of instability in assigned area; •Support the Head of Office in interactions with external partners •Support the Head of Office with preparing drafts, briefing notes, background papers and talking points; •Interpret from English into Pashto and vice-versa during meetings; Translate documents from English into Pashto and vice-versa whenever necessary; •Provide administrative and substantive support to the Head of Office •Create and maintain administrative files and official records including records of incoming and outgoing correspondence; and •Performs other related duties as required.