Protection Assistant/Interpreter Under UNOPS at UNHCR Rwanda: (Deadline 14 February 2022)
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Eligible Applicants
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This Job Opening is available to eligible UNHCR staff members and 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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¿ Conducting counselling, home visits, protection monitoring and working closely with the Protection Officers.
¿ Liaising with partners for follow-up on cases reported on CP/ SGBV and updating the supervisor on the findings. ¿ Coordinating town hall meetings with children to know their day-to-day challenges for support and guiding them into finding best solutions. ¿ Ensuring that youth participate in activities designated for them and youth with disabilities are also integrated in the activities and they are well practiced. ¿ Supporting activities in Gatore RC; reception of new arrivals, assessing protection cases, making referrals, and finding solutions for them. ¿ Providing interpretation services for international staff when conducting interviews or when communicating with refugees. ¿ Act as interpreter when needed. ¿ Translation of documents. ¿ Writing minutes for meetings and reports for missions. Authority Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required Desirable qualifications & competencies: Functional Skills |
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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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The Protection Assistant normally reports to the Protection Officer or the Senior Protection Officer. Depending on the structure of the Office, the position may also report to senior national staff. The incumbent provides functional and administrative support to the protection unit on protection related liaison, correspondence, monitoring, case management and reporting activities at UNHCR Kirehe, which looks after the operations for the Burundian refugees in Mahama camp.
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. He/she 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 persons of concern with the Office 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 |
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Closing Date
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Closing date for submissions or applications is 14 February 2022
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