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• Carrying out regular participatory
  assessments as part of multifunctional teams using a gender and age
  perspective to fully understand the refugee population, their protection
  concerns and priorities, and the resources available to achieve
  self-management;
• Working actively with the refugee
  community in defining and seeking solutions to their problems, including
  those of individuals and groups with specific needs, during all phases of
  programming, with specific measures to involve women and children;
• Liaising with, supporting and monitoring
  partners in the implementation of activities for persons with specific
  needs.
• Identifying training needs among staff and
  partners from different functional units and sectoral teams on the
  community development approach, situation analysis and gender and age
  mainstreaming;
• Tasked with promoting outreach programs in
  the refugee camps to strengthen the liaison and the relations with the
  refugee community.

• Supporting the case management Officer to
  ensure that protection needs and risks faced by girls, boys, women and men
  – including older refugees, people living with disabilities and other
  individuals and groups with specific needs – are identified and addressed
  in a timely and effective manner in all sectoral activities and budgets
• Supporting provision of individual
  counseling to refugees needing such assistance as well as ensure that
  UNHCR has a sustained presence in communities within refugee camps through
  field missions;
• Supporting provision of inputs to the
  development and monitoring (including reviewing statistics and reports) of
  programs and budgets
• Supporting provision of inputs to the
  development of protection strategies and activities; and Initiating,
  together with implementing and operational partners and the refugees and
  local communities, specific activities to address the social, psychological,
  cultural, health, organizational and livelihood concerns of refugee
  communities, and supporting community initiatives in these areas

• Mentor and supervise Community Officer and
  Community Assistants
• Identify Sector Priorities and contribute
  to the general organization plans and Budgets inputs
• Guide and take lead on Community AGD
  assessments , profiling, needs and resources
• Guide prompt identification and support to
  the most vulnerable
• Develop and strengthen community management
  structures including mechanisms to ensure participation of all groups in
  decision making
• Guide Community Participation strategies
  to encourage community self help
• Establish Communication links with POCs,
  partners and all stakeholders
• Build capacity of the team and community
  in identifying training and other needs and helping to organize practical
  hands on training in community work
• Coordinate with the Protection,
  coordination team and other partners to implement key activities
• Guide and Provide timely sector report
  inputs

• Participatory and community-based
  structures and systems are in place to foster the on-going participation
  of persons of concern to inform protection responses and solutions
  throughout the operations management cycle.
• Evolving, Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD)
  sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities provides the
  essential basis for all of HIJRA’s work.
• The country operation has systems in place
  to promote and undertake community-based protection activities which
  address the social, cultural, and livelihood needs of populations of
  concern.
• Situation and statistics of different
  target groups i.e. children, adolescents, youth, persons with special
  needs, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, women and girls are
  well captured and necessary interventions are undertaken.
• Individual case management system is
  strengthened and appropriate follow-ups are done by IPs according to needs
  identified based on the outcomes of comprehensive vulnerability assessment
  conducted.
• Monthly reports and updated annual plan.

• The ideal candidate for the HIJRA Community
  Services Manager job placement should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in
  Development studies, Social Sciences, Human Rights, Refugee Law or related
  discipline
• Four years of field experience and
  practical working experience in related areas such as child protection,
  gender, GBV, and community participation
• Previous experience in working with
  refugee populations
• Experience working overseas in a
  humanitarian context
• Accountability: mature and responsible;
  ability to operate in compliance with organizational rules and regulations
• Commitment to continuous learning:
  initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments
  in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment
• Planning and organizing: effective
  organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large
  volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish
  priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work
  under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple
  concurrent projects/activities;
• Teamwork and respect for diversity:
  ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; ability
  to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working
  relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity
  and respect for diversity and gender;
• Communication: proven interpersonal
  skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to
  prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations,
  articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend
  recommendations;

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