Political Affairs Assistant

Volunteering Admin Communications & PR Elections & Governance

Overview

Support UNAMA political affairs and women's participation initiatives in Kunduz.

You have:

• A minimum of three years of experience in collecting and analyzing political, social, and community-level information.
• Skilled in supporting outreach, meetings, and stakeholder engagement, including women’s participation initiatives.
• Post secondary training in political affairs, law, humanities, or a related field desirable.
• Strong communication abilities, including interpretation and translation between English and Pashto/Dari.
• Able to prepare reports, briefs, and background notes with accuracy and clarity.
• Comfortable maintaining profiles, databases, and tracking provincial-level developments.
• Organized, reliable, and effective in multicultural team environments.

Contract

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UNAMA’s original mandate, laid out in UN Security Council Resolution 1401 (March 2002) was to support the implementation of Bonn Agreement (December 2001). This mandate has changed over time to reflect the needs of the country and was last extended on 17 March 2025, by UN Security Council Resolution 2777 (2025).

The Security Council mandate tasks UNAMA with the promotion and support of humanitarian assistance in line with humanitarian principles, human rights, equality for women and girls, inclusive governance, resilience, and economic stability, and using our good offices for principled and constructive engagement with all national, regional and global stakeholders in the pursuit of Afghanistan’s peace and stability.

UNAMA reaffirms its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Afghanistan, as well as its continued support for the people of Afghanistan, within the framework of the UN Charter and other international laws and instruments.

UNAMA's vision is for a stable and prosperous Afghanistan that lives at peace with itself and its neighbours, where the rights of all the people of Afghanistan are upheld, without discrimination.

Under the direct supervision of Kunduz - Head of Field Office (HoFO), the National UN Volunteer will:

• Collect, select, and analyse information from diverse sources, including publications and the media, with particular attention to the representation of all segments of society, including vulnerable groups such as women and minorities. • Support the planning, organisation, and facilitation of UNAMA-led roundtables, political outreach events, and community discussions, with a focus on the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. • Monitor political developments at the provincial and district levels, remaining informed of the latest trends and developments in Kunduz and Takhar provinces in line with priorities set by the Field Office and the Mission. • Maintain coordination and engagement with female stakeholders at the provincial level to support the participation and representation of women in sub-national processes. • Engage with the private sector to promote women’s participation in public affairs across economic, social, and governance sectors, encouraging their perspectives in broader development and political initiatives at the subnational level. • Keep abreast of events relating to political issues, particularly within assigned areas of responsibility, as well as relevant thematic mandates. • Support the development and maintenance of profiles and databases, including SAGE, for the Political Affairs Unit, encompassing provincial and district profiles as required. • Conduct regular meetings with community representatives, including women from diverse backgrounds, as well as political and civil society actors, to enhance women’s participation in civic life. • Receive and process information from communications and publications, including the press, ensuring up-to-date knowledge of developments in governance, political, security, and development matters. • Assist the Political Affairs Unit and the HoFO in the preparation of reports, drafts, briefing notes, background papers, and talking points. • Provide interpretation between English and Pashto/Dari during meetings and translate documents as required. • Identify the needs and priorities of women and girls in the area of responsibility, contribute to drafting project proposals, and participate in the implementation of outreach activities. • Perform other related duties as required.

Accountability Communication Planning and Organizing Professionalism Working in Teams

• A minimum of three years of experience in collecting and analyzing political, social, and community-level information. • Skilled in supporting outreach, meetings, and stakeholder engagement, including women’s participation initiatives. • Post secondary training in political affairs, law, humanities, or a related field desirable. • Strong communication abilities, including interpretation and translation between English and Pashto/Dari. • Able to prepare reports, briefs, and background notes with accuracy and clarity. • Comfortable maintaining profiles, databases, and tracking provincial-level developments. • Organized, reliable, and effective in multicultural team environments.

The duration of your assignment is indicated above with the possibility of extension subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance.

Travel to duty station (if applicable) and a Settling-In-Grant will be provided in the event the duty station is not within commuting distance from the place of recruitment. The applicable Volunteer Living Allowance is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. Life, health and permanent disability insurance are included) and final repatriation (if applicable).

Furthermore, in non-family duty stations that belong to hardship categories D or E, as classified by the ICSC, a Well-Being Differential (WBD) on a monthly basis will be provided.

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