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• Conduct interviews with refugee children
  and other members of the family to determine the best interest of the
  child and complete Best Interest Determination (BID) and, when
  appropriate, Best Interest Assessment (BIA) reports.
• Conduct home visits with refugee families
  as part of the BID process.
• Provide counselling to refugees,
  explaining the BID and BIA processes, prospects, and problems involved in
  the processes.
• The incumbent will also ensure proper
  monitoring and followup of cases including updating proGres database and
  any internal monitoring and tracking systems are regularly updated with
  the necessary events.
• Implement Child Protection policies, BID
  and BIA procedures, and existing SOPs (including fraud prevention SOPs)
  with guidance from respective Community Service, Protection and
  Resettlement colleagues.
• Work closely with relevant child
  protection partners to include all the information available on the child
  in the BID report;
• Generate BID forms from proGres;
• Ensure that BID reports are in compliance
  with UNHCR protection principles as well as best international practice.
• Present cases and attend BID panels on a
  monthly basis;
• Conduct additional assessment on BID cases
  as per recommendation by the BID panel;
• Prepare BID Addendum for BIDs which were
  completed more than one year ago;
• Prepare monthly progress reports;

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UNHCR  Best Interest Determination
  (BID) Associate job vacancy should possess an academic degree in relevant
  area (e.g. social work, child development, social science, education,
  public administration etc.);
• At least two years of related work
  experience in relevant work area (e.g. as a social worker, child
  counsellor, community development worker, educator, conducting social
  assessments, individual case advocacy, assisting with family
  reunification, working with refugees in a resettlement context etc.);
• Excellent drafting skills in English is
  required. French and Swahili would be a great asset.
• Knowledge of and/or preparedness to become
  familiar with and abide by UNHCRs principles, Code of Conduct and
  humanitarian goals;
• Broad knowledge of the international legal
  framework governing refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons
  and statelessness;
• Knowledge of UNHCR guidelines on refugee
  status determination and resettlement as well as UNHCR Best Interest
  Determination Guidelines.
• Awareness of gender issues and how to
  apply a rights and community based approach to identify and respond to
  specific needs;
• Excellent interviewing and counselling
  skills especially child interviewing skills highly desirable.
• Excellent drafting and analytical skills;
• Ability to conduct assessments and
  identify protection risks of individuals and groups;
• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  mental and physical development of children as well as International
  Convention on Child Rights.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability
  to work effectively in teams;
• Ability to work in stressful situations
  and in hardship locations;
• Experience giving advice on resettlement
  guidelines / policy highly desirable;
• Experience in the area of refugee
  resettlement conducting refugee resettlement assessments and submissions
  highly desirable.
• Broad knowledge and awareness of the
  importance of preventing fraud and ways to mitigate risks.

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