Political Affairs Assistant

UNAMA was established in 2002 as a Political/ Peacebuilding Mission, exceptionally) directed and supported by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO).

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is mandated by Security Council Resolution 2626 (2022) which was extended under Resolution 2777 (2025). UNAMA’s original mandate, laid out in UN Security Council Resolution 1401 (March 2002) was to support the implementation of Bonn Agreement (December 2001). This mandate has changed over time to reflect the needs of the country and was last extended on 16 March 2026, by UN Security Council Resolution 2818 (2026). In view of requests from some Member States to review UNAMA’s mandate, the Council opted for a short three‑month extension to allow sufficient time for further discussions ahead of a decision by 17 June. The Security Council mandate tasks UNAMA with the promotion and support of humanitarian assistance in line with humanitarian principles, human rights, equality for women and girls, inclusive governance, resilience, and economic stability, and using our good offices for principled and constructive engagement with all national, regional and global stakeholders in the pursuit of Afghanistan’s peace and stability.

Under the overall and direct supervision of Badakhshan Head of Office, the National UN Volunteer Political Affairs Assistant will be provided with on-the-job training in order to support Political Affairs in areas of: - Gathering, selecting and analyzing 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