Job Title: Senior
Protection Assistant
Organisation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)
(UNHCR)
Position No.: UNOPS 20
Vacancy Notice: 014/2018
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Protection Officer
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.
Job Summary: The Senior Protection Assistant mainly
monitors protection standards, operational procedures and practices in
protection delivery in line with international standards and provides
functional protection support to information management and programme staff.
The Senior Protection Assistant provides quality, timely and effective
protection support to persons of concern and identifies opportunities to
mainstream protection methodologies and safeguards in operational responses.
He/she contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and may
liaise externally with local authorities and partners on protection issues as
guided by the supervisor. The Senior Protection Assistant also ensures that
persons of concern are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect
them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions
to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and
maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities
and protection and assistance partners.
monitors protection standards, operational procedures and practices in
protection delivery in line with international standards and provides
functional protection support to information management and programme staff.
The Senior Protection Assistant provides quality, timely and effective
protection support to persons of concern and identifies opportunities to
mainstream protection methodologies and safeguards in operational responses.
He/she contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and may
liaise externally with local authorities and partners on protection issues as
guided by the supervisor. The Senior Protection Assistant also ensures that
persons of concern are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect
them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions
to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and
maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities
and protection and assistance partners.
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; liaise with competent authorities
to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation. - Support activities in
protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational
partners. - Conduct preliminary
information gathering and interviews in support of eligibility, status
determination, durable solutions and social needs assessment. - Contribute to measures
to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness. - Contribute to a
country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy. - Contribute to a
country-level education plan for persons of concern as part of the
protection strategy. - Monitor Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions 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. - Assist in identifying
durable solutions for persons of concern in voluntary repatriation, local
integration and where appropriate, resettlement. - Contribute to the
design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming
with implementing and operational partners. - Provide support in
drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and
compiling statistics for the protection unit / section. - Actively contribute to
initiatives to enhance national and local protection capacities.
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. - Support is provided to
identify and report protection incidents.
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
experience - Fluency in English and
working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language - Good computer skills.
- Completed Protection
Learning Programme.
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: 28th March 2018
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