Protection Assistant at UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: (Deadline 9 May 2022)
Eligible Applicants
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This position is advertised open to external applicants
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Procedures and Eligibility
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Interested applicants should consult the Administrative Instruction on Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS).
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Duties and Qualifications
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Duties
– Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct. – Observe and respect protection related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). – Provide functional and administrative support in all protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners. – Provide functional and administrative support in implementing participatory approaches, needs assessments, monitoring, reporting and case management. – Support assessments on durable solutions through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement. – Facilitate liaison with competent authorities for the issuance of personal and other relevant documents. – Assist in drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics within the Area of Responsibility (AoR). – Select PoC for preliminary interviews and decide which relevant information to share. – Enforce integrity in the delivery of protection services by local implementing partners. – Perform other related duties as required. Minimum Qualifications 1 year relevant experience with High School Diploma; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher Field(s) of Education Certificates and/or Licenses Relevant Job Experience
Essential: Not specified.
Desirable: Not specified. Functional Skills PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards and indicators PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework IT-Computer Literacy |
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Position Competencies
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Competencies as defined in Job Profile
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Language Requirements
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Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
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Operational Context
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Protection Assistant
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships The Protection Assistant also supports the protection unit in designing a comprehensive protection strategy and in providing quality, timely and effective protection responses to persons of concern (PoC). S/he may liaise externally with local authorities and partners on correspondence and/or protection issues as guided by the supervisor. The Protection Assistant also facilitates the involvement of PoC in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners. All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR¿s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity. |
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Closing Date
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Closing date for submissions or applications is 09 May 2022
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