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• Work in close liaison with partners,
  keep track of incident reports and monitor referrals of SGBV survivors to
  appropriate service providers for case management and follow-up.
• Assist in conducting an assessment on
  SGBV risk factors among persons of concern, flag potential risks or
  challenges emerging from data analysis and make recommendations to address
  them.
• Provide support in developing ways in
  which community involvement can be increased and risks mitigated.
• Work closely with partners to ensure
  that for each individual case there is compliance to the SOPs related to
  safety of the survivor, adequate health, psychosocial and legal support.
• Follow up with partners on proper data
  collection mechanisms; as well as contribute to effective information
  management on SGBV survivors through provision of disaggregated data on
  persons of concern and issues/risks they face.
• Strengthen mechanisms related to mapping
  trends, tracking and analyzing data related to individual SGBV survivors.
• Follow up with partners on timely
  submission of qualitative and quantitative weekly and monthly reports
• Actively contribute to capacity building
  activities of IP staff on cases management.
• Identify complex cases for discussions
  with relevant partners especially those in need of coordinated and urgent
  multi sectorial responses.
• Actively participate and follow up
  organization of weekly SGBV Working Group meetings.
• Participate in community services
  activities aimed at supporting partners provide services to persons of
  concern, especially those with specific needs.
• Provide support in identifying solutions
  for the largest possible number of persons of concern
• Perform other related duties as
  required.

• The protection of populations of concern
  is met through the application of International and National Law, relevant
  UN/UNHCR protection standards and IASC principles.
• The participation of persons of concern
  is facilitated through continuous assessment and evaluation using
  participatory, rights and community based approaches.
  –   SGBV incidents are immediately identified and reported.
• Enforce local compliance with UNHCR
  global protection policies and standards related to mitigation, prevention
  and response to SGBV.
• Negotiate with local authority
  counterparts, partners and populations of concern.
• Represent UNHCR in physical monitoring
  of projects.
• Provide inputs for the country
  operations plan and other submissions and reports.

• The ideal candidate for the United
  Nations UNHCR Assistant Protection Officer (SGBV) job placement should
  hold an Undergraduate degree (equivalent of a BA/BS) in International Law,
  Human Rights, International Development, International Relations,
  Anthropology, Social Work, Political or Social Science or other clearly
  related disciplines plus one year of previous work experience relevant to
  the function.
• Previous experience in interacting with
  and building partnerships and synergies with UN agencies, NGOs and civil
  society organizations.
• Knowledge of local institutions and
  language.
• Excellent knowledge of English (written
  and spoken).
• Diverse field operational experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication
  skills
• Extensive knowledge of community
  communication and engagement approaches.
• Demonstrated coordination and consensus
  building skills to manage multiple stakeholder consultation processes.
• Training and coaching skills/facilitation
  of learning.

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