POLITICAL AFFAIRS ASSISTANT
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan · KUNDUZ · G-5 · Apply by October 18, 2026
About this role
Org. Setting and Reporting This position is located in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Kunduz Field Office, Kunduz. The Political Affairs Assistant reports to the Head of Office. Responsibilities The Political Affairs Assistant usually reports to the Head of Office and is responsible for the following duties: - Receives and processes information contained in communications and publications from different sources, including the press; maintains up-to-date knowledge of events relating to political issues in a specified area or subject matter. - Assists senior officers with preparing drafts, briefing notes, background papers and talking points. - Assists in preparing summaries of articles from a wide variety of sources and drafts a variety of correspondence, and section reports. - Monitors political, socio-economic, and other politically relevant developments in an assigned area. - Assists in providing input for political, humanitarian and economic efforts and programmes. - Updates information in the databases that track project progress and provides other information relevant to the assigned area. - Keeps abreast of UN policies, including those related…