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Job Title:       Protection Assistant
Organisation: United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: 10027172
Vacancy Notice: 009/2017
Reports to: Protection
Officer
Duty Station: Uganda
Post Grade: GL4
About UNHCR:
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was
established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly.
UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees is to lead and co-ordinate action for international
protection to refugees; seek permanent solutions for the problems of refugees
and safeguard refugee rights and well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate
concerning issues of statelessness, as it is given a designated role under
Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Job Summary: The Protection
Assistant will provide functional and administrative support to the protection
unit on protection related liaison, correspondence, monitoring, case management
and reporting activities. The Protection Assistant will also supports the
protection unit in designing a comprehensive protection strategy and in
providing quality, timely and effective protection responses to persons of
concern. The jobholder will also liaise externally with local authorities and
partners on correspondence and/or protection issues as guided by the supervisor.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
  • 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.
  • Offer 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.
  • Offer support in drafting reports, routine
    correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics for
    the protection unit/section.
Key Performance Indicators:
  • 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
    UNHCR country protection strategy.
  • The participation of persons of concern is
    facilitated through supporting participatory, rights and community based
    approaches.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the United Nations
    UNHCR Protection Assistant job placement should have secondary school.
    Additional Training courses in protection related issues required.
  • At least two years of related work
    experience
  • Good computer skills
  • Fluency in English and working knowledge
    of another relevant UN language.
  • Excellent knowledge of Madi is an added
    advantage.
How to Apply:
All interested Ugandan nationals who wish to join the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are
encouraged to click on the link below and follow the application instructions
after reviewing the job details.
Deadline: 23rd
February, 2017
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