Job Title: Senior Protection Assistant
Organisation: United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: IC-PROTECTION
ASSISTANT
ASSISTANT
Vacancy Notice: 006/2018
Duty Station: Mbarara,
Uganda
Uganda
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.
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 Senior
Protection Assistant takes decisions on complex registration cases as per the
standard operating procedures and under the supervision of the Protection
Officer. The incumbent also works to identify and refer persons with specific
needs to relevant services and works with partners to ensure these cases
receive necessary services. The incumbent monitors standards, operational
procedures and practices in protection delivery during the registration
exercise, in line with international standards and provides functional
protection support to registration staff. The Senior Protection Assistant
provides quality, timely and effective protection support to persons of concern
and identifies opportunities to improve protection safeguards in the
registration process. He/she contributes to implementing a comprehensive
protection strategy and may liaise externally with local authorities and
partners on protection issues as guided by the supervisor
Protection Assistant takes decisions on complex registration cases as per the
standard operating procedures and under the supervision of the Protection
Officer. The incumbent also works to identify and refer persons with specific
needs to relevant services and works with partners to ensure these cases
receive necessary services. The incumbent monitors standards, operational
procedures and practices in protection delivery during the registration
exercise, in line with international standards and provides functional
protection support to registration staff. The Senior Protection Assistant
provides quality, timely and effective protection support to persons of concern
and identifies opportunities to improve protection safeguards in the
registration process. He/she contributes to implementing a comprehensive
protection strategy and may liaise externally with local authorities and
partners on 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. - Provide
counselling on protection issues to persons of concern. - Ensure
that all decisions taken during the registration exercises are taken with
respect to Age, Gender and Diversity principles. - Conduct
preliminary information gathering and interviews in support of UNHCR case
management processes. - Actively
contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the
protection strategy and registration process. - Keenly
monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/registration
activities. - Participate
in individual protection case management including cases of SGBV and child
protection. Monitor and report on cases of refoulement, expulsion and
other protection incidents. - Contribute
to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD
based programming with implementing and operational partners. - Assist
in drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases
and compiling statistics for the protection unit / section of the
registration team
Key Performance Indicators:
- Individuals
with specific needs are identified, counselled and referred to appropriate
services during the registration process. - 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 - Registration
decisions are taken on issues of family composition, documentation and
other protection-sensitive questions. - Select
persons of concern for preliminary interviews and decide which relevant
information to share. - Enforce
integrity in the delivery of protection services by local implementing
partners.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the United Nations UNHCR Senior Protection Assistant
job opportunity should have completed secondary school. - Additional
Training courses in protection related issues. - At
least four years of related work experience - Previous
supervisory/management experience. - Knowledge
of any of the languages spoken by the refugee communities. - Good
computer skills. - Fluency
in English and local language
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.
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: 20th February 2018
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