Project Assistant, Demographic Resilience Project

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Overview

Support recovery efforts via demographic data utilization

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Public Health, Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Social Sciences, or related fields.
• Relevant practical experience working in design, planning, monitoring, and delivery of technical assistance programs/projects is an asset.
• Experience of working with health authorities is an asset.
• Excellent writing, editing, desk-research, and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Proficiency in MS Office package, Google applications, and teleconferencing tools is required.
• Good interpersonal, networking, presentation, and communication skills are important.

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.

The demographic challenges exacerbated and resulting from the ongoing war in Ukraine threaten the country’s collective capacity to effectively recover if not adequately addressed. With UNFPA’s technical support, societies in Ukraine will be resilient to, and can thrive amidst, experienced demographic change, and Ukraine’s recovery process will be strengthened. This project aims to strengthen the Government of Ukraine's (GoU) capacity to produce and utilise reliable population data and estimates for the development, implementation, and monitoring of public policies and programmes focused on recovery and demographic resilience.

As of 2024, over 14.6 million people – about 40 per cent of the estimated Ukrainian population – need humanitarian assistance. Around 5.9 million Ukrainian refugees have been recorded across Europe. About 40 per cent of young people have been displaced from their homes. Two million have left the country. Families face increased challenges stemming from military conscription. Female-headed and single-earner households are expected to grow, along with a rise in households with individuals with disabilities. In 2020, before the full-scale invasion and the COVID-19 pandemic, the average life expectancy was 71.4 years, the lowest rate in Europe. These demographic changes require a focus on strengthening demographic resilience. Safeguarding and investing in human capital are needed through empowering women, promoting gender equality, and creating a more inclusive economy and society, to facilitate the recovery and promote sustainable development. By applying a demographic resilience approach, UNFPA will support GoU to effectively address a complex set of demographic challenges exacerbated by the war that may impede early recovery efforts, pose threats to the demographic future, and jeopardize the achievement of its national development priorities.

The project is tailored to meet these challenges by leveraging UNFPA’s established expertise in demographic resilience. The Government of Ukraine (GoU) recognizes the critical need for comprehensive, accurate, and timely population data to inform social policy making, national budgeting, and recovery/development planning. In that regard, GoU requires continued technical assistance and support in its efforts to strengthen the use of population data and estimates in Ukraine.

Through the project, central and local authorities will be trained to anticipate and plan for new demographic futures and better target scarce public resources for critical interventions and investments.

The project will empower Ukraine to address its demographic challenges proactively and effectively by:

• Strengthening national capacity for data collection, analysis, and utilisation.
• Improving the accuracy and granularity of population estimates and projections.
• Informing evidence and rights-based policies and programmes for recovery and demographic resilience.
• Operationalizing a comprehensive National Demographic Strategy to address the long-term demographic needs of Ukraine.

Under the direct supervision of the Data Technical Specialist and in close collaboration with the Programme Analyst (Population Data Analysis and Estimation), the National UN Volunteer will support programme initiatives that strengthen the Government of Ukraine's capacity to produce and utilize reliable population data and estimates for the development, implementation, and monitoring of public policies and programmes focused on recovery and demographic resilience.

• Assist in arranging programme activities, including budget preparation, venue coordination, material preparation, and presentation development.
• Liaise and coordinate with GBV and SRH programme colleagues, implementing partners (IPs), and relevant stakeholders to ensure effective planning, implementation, and monitoring of activities and interventions for timely achievement of results.
• Monitor IP activity delivery as per agreed work plans and support work plan revisions and review of IP reports.
• Conduct monitoring visits, and participate in review, steering, and evaluation meetings, analyzing evidence to assess programme results systematically.
• Create and regularly update the project portfolio implementation plan, highlighting variances in programmatic targets and resource use.
• Manage budget allocations for UNFPA direct delivery and IP implementation in the ERP system.
• Assist with programme-related procurement, ensuring compliance with UNFPA Procurement Procedures, including collecting supporting documents, obtaining price quotations, preparing comparative tables, and coordinating receipt and inspection reports.
• Compile background materials and prepare briefs and summaries as requested.
• Support communication and awareness-raising activities for the project portfolio, document best practices and success stories, and assist in producing media and presentation materials.
• Ensure proper reporting and communication on conducted events, including participant analysis, feedback on communication products, and mass media analysis.
• Develop innovative outreach solutions, including communication technologies, social media platforms, and applications.
• Arrange working meetings and events, prepare draft minutes, and coordinate feedback from participants.
• Prepare presentations, summary reports, and brief notes that visually communicate the results and impact of the project portfolio.
• Ensure quality and completeness of programme document filing, including e-archiving and maintaining up-to-date electronic mailing lists on programme and technical matters.

• Manage logistical, administrative, and financial arrangements for portfolio activities, including technical workshops, inter-agency meetings, panel discussions, roundtables, missions, and other events.

• Perform assigned tasks within the Global Programming System and TRIP system for UNFPA program management.

• Translate and draft letters and programme documents, and provide oral translation as needed.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Results/Expected Outputs:

• The Project Associate contributes to the strengthening the resilience and economic stability of GBV survivors, and improving equitable access of GBV survivors and people at risk to survivorcentred services, utilizing strategic communication to amplify the impact and reach of economic empowerment programs.
• S/he works in a client, quality and results-oriented manner in close collaboration with GBV Programme Team members, all units of the UNFPA Country Office (CO), UNFPA implementing partners (IPs), as well as personnel of other UN agencies to exchange information and ensure smooth implementation of GBV Programme streams and interventions in line with the approved work plans, indicators and milestones (Programme Results Framework).
• Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment

• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed

• Professionalism

• Integrity
• Teamwork and respect for diversity
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Communication
• Flexibility

Public Administration, Public Health, Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Social Sciences, or other related fields;

• Relevant practical experience working in design, planning, monitoring, and delivery of technical assistance programs/projects ia an asset;
• Experience of work with health authorities is an asset;
• Good background knowledge on development issues and /or areas related to the UNFPA mandate, particularly sexual and reproductive health, organizing training for health professionals and health response to GBV is an asset;
• Excellent writing, editing, desk-research and verbal communication skills;
• Good knowledge of visual design and layout development for information materials is desirable;
• Proficiency in MS Office package, Google applications and teleconferencing tools;
• Experience of working at or with a UN agency or other international organization is an asset.
• Excellent self-organisation and proactive attitude to work;
• Good research and analytical skills, and ability to multi-task and prioritise workload;
• Good interpersonal, networking, presentation and communication skills;
• Experience of working for international projects of technical assistance (will be an advantage);
• Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team;
• Flexible and open to learning and new experiences;
• Respect for diversity and adaptability to other cultures, environments and living conditions;

As it is a national UN Volunteer's assignment, the UN volunteer shall organize his/her accommodation by themselves.

Entitlements of National UN Volunteer

The contract lasts for the period indicated in the vacancy with the possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity, and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment. This is a full-time contract.

Allowances: • Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) USD 1270 (equivalent in UAH) is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities, and normal cost of living expenses. This includes Well-Being Differentials for the period while the ICSC applies hardship classification to duty stations in Ukraine as “E”. • USD 400 entry lump sum, one-time payment.

Medical and life insurance: • Medical insurance: The UN Volunteer and eligible PFU dependents will receive UNV provided medical insurance coverage. Coverage for UN Volunteers begins from the Commencement of Service and normally ceases one month after the last day of the UN Volunteer Contract date. • Life Insurance: UN Volunteers are covered by life insurance for the duration of the UN Volunteer assignment. If a UN Volunteer dies during the UN Volunteer assignment, the eligible designated beneficiaries will be entitled to receive a life insurance lump sum.

Leave entitlements: • Annual leave:  UN Volunteers accrue an entitlement to 2.5 days of Annual Leave per completed month of the UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave up to a maximum of 30 days is carried over in case of a contract extension within the same UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave may not be carried over in case of reassignment or a new assignment. • Learning leave: Subject to supervisor approval and exigencies of service, UN Volunteers may request up to ten working days of Learning Leave per consecutive 12 months of the UN Volunteer assignment, starting with the Commencement of Service date, provided the Learning Leave is used within the contract period. • Certified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers are entitled to up to 30 days of certified sick leave based on a 12-month cycle. This amount is reset every 12-month cycle. • Uncertified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers receive seven days of uncertified sick leave working days in a calendar year. This amount will be reset at the established interval period.

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