Civil Affairs Officer/Reporting Officer

The mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) was established by the Security Council in its resolution 1244 (1999). The primary and overarching objectives of UNMIK are to ensure conditions for a peaceful and normal life for all inhabitants of Kosovo, strengthen and consolidate peace, security, and stability, and promote and protect human rights for all people.

All references to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).

Within the UNMIK Office of Community Support (OCS), under the overall guidance of the Senior OCS staff, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

•Monitor and analyse activities that have a significance or have implications for the members of non-majority communities and keep the office informed;
•Monitor non-majority protection and returns related activities as well as protection of cultural and religious heritage in OCS’ area of responsibility (AOR);
•Closely monitor returns, reintegration, community stabilization and development initiatives and programmes in close cooperation with other international and local organizations;
•Contribute to the collection and analysis of data as well as identification of trends or patterns;
•Document background information used for data analysis. Assist in analysing and classifying data based on sensitivity;
•Prepare timely, reliable, objective, concise and comprehensive reports on significant developments in the AOR, with special attention to areas inhabited by non-majority populations and mixed community populations;
•Provide draft insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods, infographics and maps from relevant data sources, for analysis and reporting;
•Provide inputs to the various reporting requirements of the Office of Community Support;
•Assist in maintaining accessible databases on municipal activities, local communities, political personalities, political parties and movements, parallel political structures, as well as decentralization and cultural heritage issues in the AOR;
•Teamwork and communication - work as part of a diverse team, cooperate actively with team members in exchanging, collecting and verifying information;
•Assist the implementation of UNMIK’s trust and confidence building agenda within the AOR;
•Perform other related duties as required.