Electoral Regional Coordinator

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Mission and objectives

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was established by Security Council resolution 2100 of 25 April 2013 to support political processes in the country and to carry out a number of security-related tasks. The Mission has been asked to support the transitional authorities of Mali in the stabilization of the country and implementation of the transitional roadmap, focusing on major population centers and lines of communication, protecting civilians, human rights monitoring, the creation of conditions for the provision of humanitarian assistance and the return of displaced persons, the extension of State authority and the preparation of free, inclusive and peaceful elections. (http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minusma).

Context

• Efficient support to electoral processes to organize free, fair, and transparent elections. • Timely, responsive, balanced, objective, and high-quality and logistical support provided in the field of electoral activities. • All electoral matters recorded and compiled at the end of the electoral mandate. • Operation plans fully functional and implemented. • All UN assets retrieved after the completion of mission mandate. • Lessons learned in terms of managerial issues presented.

Task description

Under the responsibility of the Director Electoral Affairs Division and the direct supervision of the Senior Electoral Officer in charge of Planning and Operations, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • The Electoral regional coordinator will operate as field coordinator in the northern and centre regions of Mali and as the focal point of Electoral Division MHQ in assigned MINUSMA regional offices. He/she ensures technical, logistical, security and capacity building operations in regional level. He channels operational requests from the fields to the appropriate structures or persons within the Electoral Affairs Division and provides first level technical advice to address the electoral issues raised in the field. Reporting to EAD chief electoral operation. He/she collects relevant documents and provide analyses on operational issues at the regional level and responds to those challenges by proposing sound and pragmatic solutions per UN standards, rules, and regulations. He/she advises regional EMBs on all activities related to electoral operations for the holding credible and transparent elections in Mali. He/she performs other related duties as required.