Mission and objectivesThe United Nations Population Fund is the UN agency which leads global efforts to help ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPAโs programmes work to ensure that women, adolescents, young people and marginalized populations, including Persons with Disabilities (PWD), are empowered to make decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health and rights and able to live free of discrimination and violence.
ContextUNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. We promote gender equality and empower women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures. We work with partners in more than 150 countries to provide access to a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services. Our goal is ending unmet need for family planning, preventable maternal death, and gender-based violence and harmful practices including child marriage and female genital mutilation by 2030. The agency began operating in 1969 as the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, the same year the United Nations General Assembly declared โparents have the exclusive right to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children.โ While its name was changed to the United Nations Population Fund in 1987, the original acronym remains. The goal of UNFPA is to ensure sexual and reproductive rights and choices for all, especially women and young people, so that they can access high-quality sexual and reproductive health services, including voluntary family planning, maternal health care and comprehensive sexuality education.
Task Descriptionโ Oversee the implementation of Japanese funding grant to UNFPA Afghanistan during 2026 and its successful utilization of investment as per the project proposal. โ Aid in internal fund management of maintaining records in relevant systems, Quantum and to ensure proper financial flow for programming teams fund utilization through timely disbursements of funds after coordination with Resource Mobilization Brach for the project implementation. โ Support the tracking of funding utilization of project to ensure a systematic overview of financial resources and enhance strategic planning and resource allocation for effective program implementation. โ Coordinate the implementation of 60 Family Health House as per proposals, and aid to produce situational reports, briefing notes, and projectsโ report writing, including tracking progress on M&E indicators. โ Ensure that communication of the impact of the grant is timely communicated in all social media channels in close coordination with the communication unit to maximize exposure of the grant.
Competencies and valuesโ Accountability โ Adaptability and flexibility โ Creativity โ Judgement and decision-making โ Planning and organizing โ Professionalism โ Self-management
Living conditions and remarksAfghanistan is a country with large humanitarian needs, and the living conditions might be viewed as challenging. Any candidates that apply to this post understands that Afghanistan is a non-family duty station. Afghanistan provides an interesting and enriching environment but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential. You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos.