Organisation: United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: 10026395
Vacancy Notice: 052/2018
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to:
Assistant Protection Officer
Assistant 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.
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.
Job Summary: The Senior Protection Assistant
(Community-Based) is a member of the Protection Unit in a Country Operation and
may report to the Protection Officer, Protection Officer (Community-Based), or
another more senior staff member in the Protection Unit. Under the overall
direction of the Protection Unit, and in coordination with other UNHCR staff,
government, NGO partners and other stakeholders, the Senior Protection
Assistant (Community-Based) works directly with communities of concern to
identify the risks they face and to leverage their capacities to protect
themselves, their families and communities. The incumbent may have direct
supervisory responsibility for part of the protection and/or support staff and
supports the application of community-based protection standards, operational
procedures and practices in community-based protection delivery at the field
level. To fulfil this role the Senior Protection Assistant (Community-Based) is
required to spend a substantial percentage of her/his time working outside the
office, building and maintaining networks within communities of persons of
concern. The development and maintenance of constructive relationships with
persons of concern that measurably impact and enhance protection planning,
programming and results forms the core of the work of the Senior Protection
Assistant (Community-Based). The incumbent also supports the designing of a
community-based protection strategy by ensuring that it is based on
consultation with persons of concern.
(Community-Based) is a member of the Protection Unit in a Country Operation and
may report to the Protection Officer, Protection Officer (Community-Based), or
another more senior staff member in the Protection Unit. Under the overall
direction of the Protection Unit, and in coordination with other UNHCR staff,
government, NGO partners and other stakeholders, the Senior Protection
Assistant (Community-Based) works directly with communities of concern to
identify the risks they face and to leverage their capacities to protect
themselves, their families and communities. The incumbent may have direct
supervisory responsibility for part of the protection and/or support staff and
supports the application of community-based protection standards, operational
procedures and practices in community-based protection delivery at the field
level. To fulfil this role the Senior Protection Assistant (Community-Based) is
required to spend a substantial percentage of her/his time working outside the
office, building and maintaining networks within communities of persons of
concern. The development and maintenance of constructive relationships with
persons of concern that measurably impact and enhance protection planning,
programming and results forms the core of the work of the Senior Protection
Assistant (Community-Based). The incumbent also supports the designing of a
community-based protection strategy by ensuring that it is based on
consultation with persons of concern.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct
Supervision of the Assistant Protection Officer, the incumbent will undertake
the following duties:
Supervision of the Assistant Protection Officer, the incumbent will undertake
the following duties:
- Assist functional units, the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) and senior
management to integrate participatory and community-based approaches in
the overall protection delivery strategy. - Through relationships with persons of concern and network of
partners stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural
developments that have an impact on the protection environment and provide
advice to the protection team. Understand the perspectives, capacities,
needs and resources of the persons of concern and advise the protection
team accordingly, highlighting the specific protection needs of women and
men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities,
marginalized groups - Assist in initiatives with host communities to involve national
civil society groups in the protection of persons of concern - Support implementing and operational partners as well as displaced
and local communities to develop community-owned activities to address,
where applicable, the social, educational, psycho-social, cultural,
health, organisational and livelihood concerns as well as child protection
and prevention and response to SGBV - Provide support in the analysis that identifies the capacities of
communities of concern and risks they face. - Support participatory assessments by multifunctional teams and
ongoing consultation with persons of concern - Support efforts to build the office capacity for community-based
protection. - Support communities in establishing representation and coordination
structures - Ensure community understanding of UNHCRs commitment to deliver on
accountability and quality assurance in its response - The jobholder will collect data for monitoring of programmes and
budgets from an AGD perspective - Draft and type routine correspondence, documents and reports using
word processing equipment and maintain up-to-date filing systems. - Act as interpreter in exchange of routine information, contribute to
related liaison activities and respond directly to routine queries. - Perform any other relevant duties as required.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Effective support is provided to promote AGD sensitive analysis of
community risks and capacities as the essential basis for all of UNHCRs
work - AGD sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities provides
the essential basis for all of UNHCRs work - The participation of persons of concern is assured through
continuous assessment and evaluation using participatory, rights and community
based approaches, which inform protection and assistance programming and
ensure that UNHCR meets its commitments to accountability to persons of
concern.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNHCR Senior Protection
Assistant (Community Based) job opportunity should have completed
secondary school - Additional training in International Development, Cultural Studies,
Human Rights, International Social Work, Social Science, Political
Science, Anthropology, International Law or other clearly related
disciplines - Four years previous relevant job experience
- Good computer skills (MS Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
Access). - Knowledge of Administrative/financial rules, procedures, processes
in the context of UNHCR offices and Field operations - UNHCR learning programmes (PLP)
- Knowledge of MSRP.
- Language: Fluency
in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language.
Knowledge of the 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.
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.
Deadline: 4th November 2018
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