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• Keep abreast with 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.
• Render support in providing comments on
  existing and draft legislation related to persons of concern.
• Provide 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.
• Actively contribute to a country-level
  education plan as part of the protection strategy.
• Manage individual protection cases including
  those on SGBV and child protection. Monitor, and intervene in cases of
  refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents
• 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.
• 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.
• The incumbent will 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.
• Significantly 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.
• Significantly contribute to capacity-building
  initiatives for communities and individuals to assert their rights.
• Actively participate in initiatives to
  capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen
  national protection related legislation and procedures.

• 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).
• 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.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UNHCR Assistant Protection Officer career opportunity should hold a good University
  degree in Law, International Law, political Sciences or related field
• At least two years of relevant professional
  experience.
• Diverse field experience desirable.
• Good IT skills including database management
  skills.
• Completion of the Protection Learning
  Programme, RSD- Resettlement Learning Programme.
• Excellent knowledge of English and working
  knowledge of another UN language.
• Language: Very good knowledge of local
  language and local institutions is essential

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