How you can make a difference:

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 strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

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 is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

About Adolescents and Youth Integration Programming

UNFPA Afghanistan positioned Adolescents and Youth (A&Y) at the heart of the humanitarian response, by integrating adolescents and youth interventions under the Country Program Outputs including Reproductive Health (RH) and Psycho-social Support (PSS) in Humanitarian settings.  UNFPA is also positioning A&Y within the basic human needs programme such as integrating them in service delivery points such as Family Health Houses (FHHs). Additionally, it provides YFHS via multi-purpose youth centers (MYCs) for males and females, the nationwide Youth Health Line (YHL) and Youth and Last Mile Assurance (LMA) initiative. UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, and exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results.

Youth Programme Assistant will support the youth team with a focus on youth integration in the UNFPA programme (both humanitarian and basic human needs), and youth mobilization and engagement. Under the direct supervision of UNFPA Afghanistan Programme Coordinator, the Youth Programme Assistant will:

Program and Logistical Support 

• Support the implementation of youth programme activities, and ensure services are delivered on time.
• Support in taking minutes and documenting meetings with youth IP’s or Youth Coordination meetings. 
• Ensure full documentation and filing for youth programs in humanitarian settings.
• Support the review of partners' concept notes and work plans ensuring adolescents and youth integration, upon request.
• Ensure that Youth Programme Implementing Partners’ management and field staff understand the reporting requirements and available technical resources.  
• Support UNFPA-led assessments and Accountability of Affected Population (AAP) activities, liaise and consult with adolescents youth, and relevant organizations about the needs of young people, identify gaps in services, and advocate for the development of appropriate services to address those needs.
• Support the communication team in developing stories, articles, and social media posts that highlight youth programs.
• Undertake all logistical, administrative, and financial arrangements for the organization meetings, workshops, events, and missions;
• Support travel arrangements for the Programme Team, including travel requisitions and claims.
• Support and monitor youth team procurement and recruitment processes including financial tracking, creating requisitions, and support processing payments. 

Monitoring and Evaluation Support 

• Work closely with the monitoring and evaluation team to monitor programme progress against programmatic targets.
• Ensure appropriate, timely, and accurate data collection against agreed indicators to enable both internal and external reporting.
• Provide timely data and information for UNFPA donor reports and updates. 
• Provide capacity-building training for partners and field staff on monthly reporting format, data collection, and other requirements.
• Support and monitor youth partners and youth volunteer databases including Youth and Last Mile Assurance Volunteers (LMA).

Technical support on A&Y programming

• Engage and advise on any A&Y-related strategy.
• Attends technical meetings including provision of technical assistance on youth-related issues such as child marriage, youth engagement, adolescent pregnancy, youth-friendly services and etc.
• Supports technical assistance on youth-related capacity building including developing training materials and SOPs in English and local languages.
• Supports the development of knowledge products in relation to A&Y engagement and area of work.

Support for Adolescents and Youth Networks 

• Co-lead under the leadership of the humanitarian coordinator co-lead the AYWG.
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Education:  

A completed secondary education or a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in social science, public administration, management, and/or other related social science fields is preferred.

Knowledge and Experience:  

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, including at least 2 years in Adolescent and Youth (A&Y) programming.
• At least 2 years of demonstrated professional experience in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects in fields such as youth development, social work, community mobilization, and reproductive health or psycho-social support is an asset.
• Proficient in computer applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, social media platforms, and other relevant tools.
• Strong understanding of information management, including data flows, protection, and analysis, as well as qualitative and quantitative data collection methods.
• Experience working with conflict-affected communities, particularly with adolescents and youth.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Previous experience working with UN agencies or international NGOs is an asset.

Languages:  

Fluency in English is required.

Knowledge of Dari or Pashto is an advantage.

Expected travel: The consultant will be based in Kabul. H/she may travel outside of Kabul as guided by the office.

The consultant will be based in Kabul. S/he may travel outside of Kabul as guided by the office:

The consultant will be responsible for arranging her/her own laptop and other working aid equipment. The office will provide office space. 

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.

UNFPA will only accept properly completed job application forms in Quantum before the closing date & will not consider late submissions after the closing date. Any information provided on the Quantum job application form will be considered binding.

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