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• Keep abreast of
  political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact
  on the protection environment.
• Consistently apply
  International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy,
  standards and codes of conduct.
• Offer support in
  providing comments on existing and draft legislation related to persons of
  concern.
• Offer legal advice and
  guidance on protection issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent
  authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant
  documentation.
• Conduct eligibility
  and status determination for persons of concern in compliance with UNHCR
  procedural standards and international protection principles.
• Promote and contribute
  to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness.
• Contribute to a
  country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy.
• Contribute to a
  country-level education plan as part of the protection strategy.
• Provide inputs for the
  development of global / regional international protection policies and
  standards.
• Implement and monitor
  Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions
  activities.
• Oversee individual
  protection cases including those on SGBV and child protection. Monitor,
  and intervene in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection
  incidents.
• Assess needs for
  Promote and find durable solutions for the largest possible number of
  persons of concern through voluntary repatriation, local integration and
  where appropriate, resettlement.
• Assess resettlement
  needs and apply priorities for the resettlement of individuals and groups
  of refugees and other persons of concern.
• Contribute to the
  design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based
  programming with implementing and operational partners.
• Contribute to and
  facilitate a programme of results-based advocacy with sectorial and/or
  cluster partners.
• Contribute to and
  facilitate effective information management through the provision of
  disaggregated data on populations of concern and their problems.
• Contribute to
  capacity-building initiatives for communities an individuals to assert
  their rights.
• Actively participate
  in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs
  to strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures.
• Perform other duties as instructed.

• The protection of
  populations of concern is met through the application of International and
  National Law, relevant UN/UNHCR protection standards and IASC principles.
• Protection activities
  are guided by the protection strategy and respect the policy of UNHCR on
  age, gender and diversity (AGD).
• Responsible for the
  participation of persons of concern is assured through continuous
  assessment and evaluation using participatory, rights and community based
  approaches.
• Protection incidents
  are immediately identified and addressed to ensure that the needs of
  persons of concern in the country are assessed and analysed in a participatory
  manner using an Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective to form a firm
  basis for planning and as well as ensuring that Implementing Partner (IP)
  agreements are established in a timely manner, regularly monitored and
  reported on in compliance with established guidelines and procedures.

• The candidate should
  have a broad understanding and relevant field experience.
• Excellent IT skills
  including database management skills.
• The candidate must
  have ideally completed the Protection Learning Programme, Refugee Status
  Determination, Resettlement Learning Programme.

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