ABOUT THE COMPANY:

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, is mandated to protect and assist men, women and children forced to flee their homes due to violence, conflict or persecution. UNHCR is dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced and stateless people. The Agency provides protection, shelter, food, water, medical care and other life-saving assistance to refugees and asylum-seekers around the world. The dream of most refugees is to return home. If and where possible, UNHCR helps refugees make this dream a reality. When refugees cannot go back home, we work to find solutions for them, to rebuild their lives in another country. Since its formation by the United Nations General Assembly in 1950, UNHCR has helped millions of refugees restart their lives and has received the Nobel Peace Prize twice.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Protection Assistant will report to the Assistant Protection Officer and performs a variety of functions related to the office strategy and work plan. Under the guidance of the Head of Office, the incumbent is expected to keep regular internal contact with staff members in the same duty station to exchange information, and with stakeholders such as local authorities, national and international humanitarian organizations, leaders of the refugee community, local population, and/or Implementing Partners (IPs) in line with the office directions and work plan.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policies, standards, and codes of conduct.
• Have strong relationships with local authorities to ensure easy access to our FDSP and to explore short-term solutions.
• Create service mapping to be able to understand who provides what and where.
• Provide counselling on protection issues to Forcibly Displaced and Stateless People (FDSP) and liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.
• Support activities in protection-related AGD-based programming with implementing and operational partners.
• Conduct preliminary information gathering and interviews in support of eligibility, status determination, durable solutions, and social needs assessment.
• Measures to identify, prevent, and reduce statelessness.
• Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy.
• Assist in country-level education plan (FDSP) as part of the protection strategy.
• Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.
• Participate in individual protection case management including cases of GBV and child protection. Monitor and report on cases of refoulement, expulsion, and other protection incidents.
• Identifying durable solutions for (FDSP) in voluntary repatriation, local integration, and where appropriate, resettlement.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of protection-related AGD-based programming with implementing and operational partners.
• Draft reports, and routine correspondence, update relevant databases, and compile statistics within the Area of Responsibility (AoR).
• Contribute to initiatives to enhance national and local protection capacities.
• Select (FDSP) 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.
• The candidate will be performing their duties in Alkufra and affected areas.

3. Monitoring and Progress Controls

Daily, Weekly and Monthly reports to the supervisor. Final report due 31 December 2024.
Final Evaluation: The final evaluation will be carried out by the Supervisor.

REQUIREMENTS

a. Education (Level and area of required and/or preferred education)

Field(s) of Education

Not applicable.

Certificates and/or Licenses

Not applicable
Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

b. Work Experience

2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

c. Key Competencies

Required functional skills.
IT-Computer Literacy
CL-Protection & Solutions Awareness
PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards, and indicators
PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework

Essential competencies
Communication
Organizational awareness
Accountability
Client & results orientation
Analytical thinking
Technological awareness

Standard Job Description

Required Languages

English

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Desired Languages

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Additional Qualifications

Skills

Education

Certifications

Other information

This position doesn’t require a functional clearance

Home-Based

No

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