Donor Reporting and Communication Assistant

Contract

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

UNDP’s role is to help fortify development outcomes among local communities, government partners, and the private sector, using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as both a destination and a guide. Through the SDGs, a transformative shift from a war economy to a peace economy is possible, helping Afghanistan to meet its global commitments, its internal targets (such as those set by the Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework-ANPDF), and most importantly, the expectations and ambitions of the Afghan people. While this bold vision demands investments from UNDP, among all development actors, the UNDP Afghanistan Country Office is providing insights on understanding and overcoming multidimensional poverty. UNDP’s perspective is that meaningful poverty alleviation requires a different development approach – one that monitors and attempts to affect the systemic interplay of socioeconomic factors, regional differences, and shifts in the political economy. To deliver this value proposition, the Country Office needs to ‘raise the bar’ on its development policy expertise and engage national and local policy makers on disrupting the complex systems contributing to intractable poverty.

The UN Volunteer will be part of the Partnerships and Communications Unit, providing assistance to the Country Office in building and maintaining strategic partnerships with a wide range of partners as well as ensuring effective communications and advocacy efforts.

Under the overall guidance of the Partnerships and Communications Advisor and the direct supervision of the Partnerships Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Partnerships development: • Assist in conducting analysis and research of information of donors and partners (policies, trends, and thematic preferences, etc.) and identify partnerships and resource mobilization opportunities in line with strategic goals of UNDP and country needs. • Assist in creating and coordinating relevant meetings and discussions with donors and partners, including government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society, the UN Agencies, IFIs, etc. • Assist in developing tools and guidance to build capacity in partnership building and resource mobilization for the Country Office. • Support due diligence processes to screen, determine and record potential risks of partnering with potential donors and partners.
• Support the creation and management of repository of partnership documents • Support timely update of donor/partner intelligence in corporate tools/systems (e.g. UNITY). • Support the preparation of briefs, reports and presentations to donors, partners, and senior management. • Support the development and packing of materials targeting specific donors and partners for country and regional outreach.

Communications for partnerships: • Assist in conducting donor-specific communication needs assessments, including projects, programmes and corporate change initiatives. • Assist in designing, developing, and implementing donor-tailored communications and outreach/advocacy strategies, including media strategies, ensuring gender perspective. • Assist in developing and producing communication and advocacy instruments and materials for partnership building, including briefing materials, press releases, and articles and coordinate its dissemination through effective channels. • Develop and maintain photo database that contains images expressive of the issues, actions and results UNDP is working. • Provide support for special events, and video/film, photographic and radio projects. • Enhance coverage and support of UNDP’s activities ensuring consistency with corporate messages and standards. • Travel to provinces to assist in developing communications products in support of promoting UNDP’s work on the ground. • Support with translation communications materials from English to Dari, and from Dari to English. • Assists in maintaining corporate communications platforms, including the website and social media, including support in developing design and content in line with corporate social media policy.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day). • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. • Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results, and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers. • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

• Professionalism • Integrity • Teamwork and respect for diversity • Commitment to continuous learning Communication • Flexibility • Accountability • Communication • Empowering Others • Integrity • Planning and organizing • Self-Management

partnership building, business development, information/data management, communications, preferably in development programmes. • Strong writing, reporting and analytical skills with a proven track record of developing project briefs, minutes, proposals, and communications and advocacy products. • Experience in the usage of computers, office software packages, and experience in handling of web-based management systems. • Good knowledge of Afghanistan context and the overall national development planning environment. • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills • Experience coordinating and liaising with multi-lateral/bilateral agencies and/or donors would be an asset. • Familiarity with UN/development project management practices and procedures and international protocols and standards on humanitarian response would be an asset. • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment. • Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.

This position is open for local applicants and UNDP will not provide any accommodation facilities.

Entitlement;

Entry lump sum: (onetime payment)USD 400 Volunteer living allowance: (per month)USD 624 Exit allowance ( for each month served, paid on successful completion of the assignment): USD 50. Medical and life insurance Cigna private insurance.

Leave Entitlements;

• Uncertified Sick Leaves: 7 days • Certified Sick Leave: 30 days • Maternity Leave: 16 weeks • Paternity Leave: 10 days leave • Training and leaning Leave: 10 days