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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 follow up 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  and DRC 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 monthly progress reports;

• Proactively contribute to quality and timely drafting of weekly,
  monthly reports,
• Support and guide case workers in providing flash reports on major
  protection risks and incidents identified.

• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movement of staff from
  and to different clusters
• Support the Child Protection Officer to monitor financial
  commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback
  on budget follow ups.
• Follow-up all DRC / DDG procedures for security, Finance, Logistics,
  HR and Administration
• Responsible for comply with donors and internal DRC reporting and
  accountability policy and procedures

• Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and
  evaluation of projects and interventions in Kiryandongo settlement.
• Identify, document and disseminate relevant project success,
  challenges and follow up on implementation of project’s action points
• Assist in participatory needs/vulnerability and capacity assessments
  of affected communities
• Participate in project evaluations and assist in the analysis of
  results.

• On request perform any other additional duties assigned by the
  supervisors in order to allow the organization to function optimally.
• Adhere to DRC’s code of conduct

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Best
  Interest Determination Assistant job opportunity should hold a degree in
  relevant area (e.g. social work, child development, social science,
  education, public administration etc.);
• A minimum of 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.);
• Broad knowledge of the international legal framework governing
  refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons and statelessness;
• Knowledge of guidelines on refugee status determination and
  resettlement as well as 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;
• Experience giving advice on resettlement guidelines / policy highly
  desirable;
• Experience in the area of refugee resettlement conducting refugee
  resettlement assessments and submissions highly desirable.
• Fluent English
• Knowledge of the local languages spoken in the operation area is an
  asset.

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