UNV Programme Assistant

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.

The UNV field unit is located in UNDP in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is one of the largest country offices of UNDP in the region. UNV Bangladesh is the largest UNV programmes in the Asia and the Pacific region. Currently, 116 UN Volunteers (international and national) are serving across the country with various UN agencies. There is also significant increase trend of mobilising UN Volunteers in coming days. UNV Bangladesh has also strong partnership with the Government of Bangladesh. UNV contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through engaging volunteerism and promoting volunteerism at national and subnational level.

The UNV Field Units (FU) are mainly accountable for the mobilization and placement of UN Volunteers in UN Agencies, Funds, and Programmes focused on peace, development, and humanitarian needs along with fostering volunteerism in the country. The UNV Field Unit represents and positions UNV in the respective countries and bring UNV’s services and solutions closer to its partners i.e., governments, UN entities, civil society, and private sector. Field Unit is an integral part of UNV RO and HQ team. UNVFU sustained continuing partnerships with youth groups, government counterpart, international NGOs, and UN agencies.

Under the direct supervision of the Country Coordinator, UNV Programme Assistant will deliver the following tasks:

 Support tasks all the pertinent steps of day-to-day recruitment and HR actions in close liaison with UNV Programme Associate.  Support to liaise with country of recruitment on logistical/travel/financial arrangements for international UN Volunteer recruitment.  Support to ensure pre and post-arrival arrangements including entry /exit allowance hotel booking, arranging inductions, and other pertinent issues for national and International Volunteers in close liaison with UNV Programme Associate.  Providing support to necessary administrative and operational support to the new UN Volunteers i.e., opening bank account and other pertinent issues  Provide all relevant support to the serving UN Volunteers and respond to their queries and maintain excellent follow-up with UN Volunteers for their wellbeing as guided by the Country Coordinator.  Support to UNV mobilization by close coordination and follow-up with the agencies and partners.  Support to liaise with the candidates for collecting information, assistance to create UVP accounts and facilitate urgent recruitments.  Provide support to conduct all procurement, financial tasks in close liaison with UNV Programme Associate under the guidance of Country Coordinator.  Provide day-to-day all necessary support to the Country Coordinator in terms of volunteer management, programming, volunteer mobilization, advocacy, corporate needs, and such issues.  Provide support to the Country Coordinator for coordination with the partners, arranging meetings, events, research works, arranging missions, policy works on volunteerism and improving documentations.  Provide support to maintain volunteer files, manage leave records of volunteers and build an efficient documentation system for FU.  Provide effective and efficient support onsite volunteer mobilization to increases the number of volunteers in the FU Bangladesh.  Support to the volunteer management in cooperation with Programme Associate under the guidance of Country Coordinator on initial onboarding, monitoring contractual status, logistical arrangements, medical and security evacuations if applicable, end of assignment formalities and extension of UN Volunteers and use of UVP system as well as logistical, administrative & operational support to the FU and UN Volunteers.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to: • Strengthen knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities. • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities; • 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 newlarrived 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;

• Accountability • Adaptability and Flexibility • Building Trust • Client Orientation • Commitment and Motivation • Commitment to Continuous Learning • Communication • Creativity • Empowering Others • Ethics and Values • Integrity • Judgement and Decision-making • Knowledge Sharing • Leadership • Planning and Organizing • Professionalism • Respect for Diversity • Self-Management • Vision • Working in Teams

working on HR, admin, finance, office support, programme support, procurement, and sound knowledge on IT.

Dhaka is located in central Bangladesh. Not only is it the capital city, but it is also the largest in the country. It is the centre of political, cultural, and economic life in Bangladesh. The official language is Bengali, while English is the working language of UN Agencies. In recent decades, Dhaka has seen the modernization of services, communications, and public works. The city is attracting large foreign investments and greater volumes of commerce and trade. It is also experiencing an increasing influx of people from across the nation; this has reportedly made Dhaka one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Good English-speaking medical, dental services, and educational centres are available for internationals. Dhaka is connected to other cities by rail, road, and by air and internationals can move easily from one city to another. Dhaka has venerable green spaces, including many gardens and parks, historical places, and nice restaurants.

The weather is tropical - hot and very humid during the summer monsoon season (April-September) and drier and cooler in the winter (October-March). Historically, Bangladesh has been a safe country for internationals so far. While Dhaka is not categorized as a hardship station, the volunteer should be prepared for limitations in freedom of movement on foot, by public transport, and to certain locations.