Youth Programme 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.

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2022-2025), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction. UNFPA provides lifesaving information and access to adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) services. This has been done through the establishment of Youth Health Lines, Youth Health Corners and Y-PEER and Peer Education. The health line offers young people anonymous service to receive accurate and non-judgmental health information and advice, from health professionals. The Youth Health Corners are integrated with existing health services that provide Counselling and awareness sessions on family planning and provision of contraceptives, mental health issues, puberty, physical and psychosocial changes, pregnancy (including testing services) and reproductive health rights of young people etc. Finally, through Y-PEER and Peer Education, UNFPA mobilizes peer-to-peer awareness among adolescents and youth on issues related to RH and GBV. For this purpose, the Youth in humanitarian settings assistant will support the youth team with a focus on youth engagement and mobilization within identified initiatives. The selected candidate will support coordination and organizing engagement with youth to ensure they are included in the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of programme/project interventions.

Under the direct supervision of UNFPA Afghanistan Youth Community Mobilization Specialist, the information management assistant will: • Review the political, social and economic environment relevant to Youth in humanitarian settings. • Support the implementation of youth programme activities, and ensure services are delivered on time, on budget and in compliance with donor regulations. • Ensure that Youth Programme Implementing Partners’ management and field staff understand the technical requirements for project implementation. • Support needs assessment, beneficiary selection and follow-ups. • Ensure that the youth programme-related activities are implemented in ways responsive to communities, partners and youth in line with UNFPA principles, values and procedures. • Work with Youth Programme implementing partners’ staff to develop work-plans and follow up actions to ensure that activities are on track. • Work closely with monitoring teams to monitor programme progress against both programmatic and budgetary targets, making adjustments to programme design where necessary. • Support program partners to prepare timely and high-quality programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with UNFPA requirements and any other relevant external donor requirements. Ensure appropriate, timely and accurate data collection against agreed indicators to enable both internal and external reporting. • Liaise and consult with internally displaced person (IDP) communities, and relevant organizations about the needs of IDP young people, identify gaps in services and advocate for the development of appropriate services to address those needs. • Proactively engage with the youth to strengthen youth networks to actively lobby and advocate for participation in decision making regarding issues that affect them. • Support youth in planning and organizing appropriate youth and community events meant to make their voices heard by the power holders. • Assist in building productive relationships between youth and stakeholders in order to ensure that issues specific to the youth are addressed. • Develop and monitor youth partners and youth volunteer’s database. • Ensure youth in humanitarian settings full documentation and filing. • Support communication team in developing stories, articles, social media posts that highlight youth programs. • Support in taking minutes and documenting meetings with youth IP’s or Youth Coordination meetings. Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor. • Technical review for partners concept notes and work plans ensuring adolescents and youth integration Regular minutes of meetings for partners meetings and coordination meetings • Full documentation and filing for youth program in humanitarian settings • Increased UNFPA visibility. • 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

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

Social Health Science, Statistics, Information Management, Geographic Information Technologies, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science or other related field with course work in data collection, processing, statistical analysis and reporting. Required Experience: • Minimum one year of relevant experience with social work, youth work, community mobilization, volunteers’ management, or any relevant field • Motivated to contribute towards peace and development and to serve others. • Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills. • 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. • Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e., studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded. • Computer skills (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, social media, and others).

This position will be based in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan. Working week for the UN in Afghanistan is from Sunday to Thursday (for the Government from Saturday to Wednesday). Working hours in UNFPA CO are from 7 am to 3:30 pm for national staff, and from 7 am to 4 pm for international staff.

Entitlements:

Entry lump sum: (one time payment)USD 400 Volunteer living allowance: (per month)USD 642 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 working days per consecutive 12 months