Associate Political Affairs Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Description of task

Under the overall management of the Peace and Development Advisor, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Educational additional comments

Political Science, Sociology, Peace and Development, Social Sciences and related fields

Experience remark

The incumbent must be a dynamic, team-oriented, multi-functional person who supports the UNCT in Liberia with professionalism and dedication. The following qualifications/requirements must be met:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political or Social Sciences fields.
• Experience: At least 3 years of relevant previous working experience is required.
• Strong writing, communication, public relations, and cooperation skills are required.
• Demonstrated networking and partnership building skills are required, ideally with an already established network at the national political arena.
• Relevant, proven work experience in the UN system is an asset.
• Peace building and conflict transformation experience is an asset.
• Experience in the diplomatic and political sectors is an asset.

Language skills

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise details

Political science, social science, public administration, or related field is required with two additional years of qualifying experience.

Competencies values

Accountability, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Empowering Others, Leadership, Professionalism

Application procedure

This assignment is part of UNV’s disability inclusion strategy. UNV seeks to 1) provide opportunities for persons with disabilities to serve as UN Volunteers 2) enable UN partners to expand diversity and inclusion of persons with disabilities in their workforce worldwide 3) build a talent pipeline of qualified professionals with disabilities who can contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at national and global levels, with focus on national capacity.? Only candidate with disabilities is eligible to apply for this position. If shortlisted for this assignment, you will?be asked for a copy of an official document confirming that you have a disability from a general practitioner, or from an organization of persons with disabilities. Reasonable Accommodation The UN system wishes to create an inclusive workplace and commits to taking appropriate measures to enable persons with disabilities to access and benefit equally from employment and other engagement opportunities such as volunteering, by providing reasonable accommodation. In this context, “reasonable accommodation” means necessary and appropriate modifications and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.[1]. [1] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Article 2 UNV Conditions of Service and Entitlements As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging their own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of a health insurance plan. National UN Specialist Volunteers in Liberia receive approximately USD 790 as Monthly Living Allowance. Applicable dependents (primary family unit, up to 3) will be eligible for health insurance. For more information about UNV Conditions of Service and Entitlements, please refer to the following: https://www.unv.org/become-volunteer/volunteer-your-country/conditions-service https://vmam.unv.org/calculator/entitlements Application procedure Please apply via the link below. You can then either log in if you already have a VMAM account or register via ‘Candidate Signup’. Important: On your profile, kindly select the response “yes” to the question whether you consider yourself a person living with a disability. Should you require special arrangements to facilitate the interview and assessment during the selection process, please indicate this in the “special remarks” field in your profile. In case you are facing accessibility constraints kindly write an email to [email protected]. Application deadline: 19 July 2021.