Political Affairs Assistant

Eligibility criteria

Candidate age: between 18 and 29 throughout the entire duration of their assignment. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Under the overall and direct supervision of an international Political Affairs Officer in each region, , the NUNV Political Affairs Officer will be provided with on-the-job training in order to support the Political Affairs in areas of:

• Gathering, selecting and analysing information from diverse sources, including publications and the media, with special attention to the representation of all segments of society including vulnerable categories like minorities and women;
• Supporting the monitoring of national, provincial and district level political developments and keep abreast of latest trends and developments in the area of assignment in accordance with the priorities established by the mission;
• Assisting in maintaining up to date knowledge of events relating to political issues in general, and in particular areas of responsibility as well as thematic mandates;
• Assisting in the development and maintaining of profiles/maps database for the political section, including: provincial and district profiles, tribal profiles, background of important personalities, and other directories, profiles, maps as requested;
• Assisting in the maintaining contacts with regional/local civil and government officials/structures; community leaders; political parties and civil society representatives in areas of responsibility;
• Assisting in preparing summaries of articles from a wide variety of sources and provide inputs to reports;
• Supporting the Office’s provision of good offices in line with the mandate;
• Interpret from English into Pashto/Dari and vice-versa during meetings; Translate documents from English into Pashto/Dari whenever necessary;
• Providing support to visiting teams/missions as required;

• Participating in periodic field missions in order to update the overall political situation;
• Providing administrative and logistical support to officers in the Political Affairs Division; including arrangements for meetings, preparing documents etc.
• Supporting field trips including preparation of road mission requests and arrange for security clearances
• Creating and maintaining administrative files and official records including records of incoming and outgoing correspondence

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

First Level degree or equivalent; post-secondary training in political affairs, law, humanities or related area.

Required experience: Experience remark:

Relevant experience in areas linked to political affairs, governance and development issues is desirable.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Dari(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise: Development programme management, Political affairs and political reporting Area of expertise details:

Previous experience in political affairs, governance and development issues is desiderable

Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Working in Teams