Programme Assistant - Adolescent and Youth

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Mission and objectives

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency with the mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA calls for the realization of reproductive rights for all and supports access to a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services – including voluntary family planning, maternal health care and comprehensive sexuality education. In 2018, UNFPA launched efforts to achieve three transformative results, ambitions that promise to change the world for every man, woman and young person: 1) to end unmet need for family planning, 2) to end preventable maternal death, and 3) to end gender-based violence and harmful practices. Currently, UNFPA is implementing 10th Country Programme (2022-2026) in Bangladesh.

Context

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman and girls to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA places an emphasis on the need to ensure every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Associate-Adolescent and Youth (A&Y), the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Assists in preparation of work plan (WP) budget for the AY unit and the implementing partners (IPs) • Assists in reviewing of IP workplan expenditure report in line with WP policy. • Assists in developing and updating annual procurement planning. • Supports preparing and organizing meetings, workshops, seminars. • Prepares essential documentation including meetings minutes, note to files for relevant transactions. • Ensures approval of the A&Y documents through DocuSign or any other means. • Follows on deliverable from consultants/organizations and prepares requisitions to ensure timely payments. • Provides support for implementation and follow-up on IP audit and spot checks. • Supports preparing and organizing field missions. • Ensures travel related documents including travel authorization, claims, payment request are kept in google drive for retrieval and archiving. • Organizes transport support in coordination with administrative/operations unit. • Assists the supervisor to support day-to-day A&Y activities and any other task assigned by the supervisor. Results/Expected Outputs: • Improved and timely support for AY programme implementation • AY field missions are well organized. • Improved documentation of AY operational activities • IPs are supported on operational issues. • Strengthened capacity of the UNV