Job Title: Protection Associate (Child Protection)
Organisation: United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: 10027161
Vacancy Notice: 009/2017
Reports to: Protection
Officer
Officer
Duty Station: Uganda
Post Grade: GL6
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.
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.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Conduct regular assessment of the needs of
protection and assistance for refugee and displaced children. - Ensure better monitoring of Emergency
Nutrition Assessment (ENA)/ ES in collaboration with partners of UNHCR,
UNICEF and the ICRC. - Ensure that information about the military
recruitment of children are regularly collected and conduct activities to
minimize the phenomenon in collaboration with other partners. - Keenly monitor and regularly update the
Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) cases in which children refugees
and IDPs are involved. - Maintain and strengthen the protection
mechanism of the child based on the community through the Community Network
for Child Protection (SCS). - Maintain a network of child protection in
collaboration with other stakeholders in particular UNICEF, ICRC and local
authorities either as part of a special working group on child protection,
or as part of the cluster under child protection for IDPs. - Regularly monitor the security situation
of children in refugee camps and IDP sites and respond appropriately to
local authorities and the DIS. - Perform any other duties as required
Key Performance Indicators: The
protection needs of children in refugee and IDP population are known and are
met through timely and coordinated action by UNHCR and partners
protection needs of children in refugee and IDP population are known and are
met through timely and coordinated action by UNHCR and partners
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNHCR Protection
Associate (Child Protection) job placement should have secondary education with
post-secondary training/ certificate in relevant fields
Experience: The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNHCR Protection
Associate (Child Protection) job placement should have secondary education with
post-secondary training/ certificate in relevant fields
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.
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
2017
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