Project Assistant (Kharkiv)

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Mission and objectives

The UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, promotes gender equality, reproductive health, youth empowerment. The organization was created in 1969, the same year the UN General Assembly declared “parents have the exclusive right to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children”. Together with partners, UNFPA works in 150 countries, and in Ukraine since 1997. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA in Ukraine works for: • creating conditions in which every young person can fulfil the potential, lead a healthy lifestyle, know their reproductive rights and take an active social life; • conducting sexual and reproductive health campaigns to improve access to health and care services and improve its quality, especially for young people; • combating gender stereotypes in society (through the media, compulsory education for civil servants on gender mainstreaming, the improvement of national gender policy and anti-discrimination expertise of school textbooks); • providing information and services to gender-based violence survivors through the creation of crisis centres, supporting the work of mobile teams of psycho-social and support, providing expert support and raising general awareness in society.

Context

As a result of the full-scale war in Ukraine, the number of women, men, girls and boys who have suffered from war-related violence, particularly sexual violence, in the country has increased, which is why to support and assist the survivors, UNFPA has established a range of assistance services all across Ukraine. By working collaboratively with partners and mobilizing resources to serve even the most hard-to-reach areas, UNFPA strives to mitigate the long-term impact of the war on the lives of women and girls, men and boys, helping to ensure that they not only survive but also have the necessary support to rebuild their lives and communities. This is in particular done through the membership in the Inter-Agency Working Group to Respond to CRSV and Assist Survivors established to design, implement and monitor the Implementation Plan for the Framework of Cooperation on Prevention and Response to CRSV signed in 2022 between the Government of Ukraine and the United Nations. With respect to the mentioned above, UNFPA is seeking highly motivated candidates who share our passion of making a sound contribution to creating a Ukrainian society free from gender-based violence, prevent maternal mortality, where every young person can develop their full potential, including in humanitarian settings. Working within a large and complex Country Office (CO) environment, the incumbent will support the effective management of UNFPA activities in the areas of population and development, reproductive health, and gender with a particular focus on CRSV response.

Task description

Under the supervision of the Field Humanitarian Coordinator, Programme Assistant will: * Drive GBV program implementation at the field level. Focus on empowering survivors by improving their access to essential services. * Seamlessly manage logistics for impactful initiatives. Arrange travel, venues, and optimize the success of trainings, workshops, and conferences. * Support effortless communication. Draft, translate, and polish vital documents (letters, minutes, presentations) to support smooth program management. * Assist in cross-sectoral GBV coordination. Support field working groups to build robust inter-agency partnerships. * Collaborate with local partners. Provide comprehensive support, furthering the reach of GBV response efforts. * Track progress and amplify impact. Collect data, compile reports, and highlight the successes of GBV programming. * Streamline consultant management. Facilitate recruitment, onboarding, and streamline payments to ensure timely and effective project delivery. * Advocate for UNFPA's mission. Organize events and create media content to raise awareness and amplify the organization's work Ensure proper filing of all products on the office shared drive. * Facilitate printing requests. * Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities: * Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day). Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. * Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities. * Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. * Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers. * Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible