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• Provide support in the preparation of legal advice and drafting of
  position papers and guidelines on pertinent legal and operational issues.
• Stay abreast of the domestic legal issues and pertinent laws
  regarding persons of concern and advise the Office accordingly.
• Assist in capacity building activities including formal training,
  round table discussions, seminars and research as appropriate, aimed at
  improving the asylum and protection systems.
• Assist in organizing and facilitating Protection Working group
  meetings ensuring that the meetings, contact lists and other events
  calendar is updated on regular basis and that all reporting requirement
  are delivered on timely basis.
• Draft, compile reports and prepare advocacy statements on behalf of
  the protection working group, for clearance by senior management.
• Facilitate the cooperation and network with other sub-working
  groups, sectors and ad hoc/task-related bodies for specific issues.
• Build strong working relationships with all actors in order to
  facilitate effective collaboration and communication.
• Support related needs assessments, including participatory
  assessments and gap analysis.
• Regularly monitor the planning and allocation of budgets and other
  resources and prioritization within the Protection working group, when
  required.
• Liaise and intervene with local authorities on the legal issues
  pertaining to 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.
• Protection activities are guided by the protection strategy and respect
  UNHCR’s policy on age, gender and diversity (AGD).
• The participation of persons of concern is facilitated through
  continuous assessment and evaluation using participatory, rights and
  community based approaches.
• Protection incidents are immediately identified and addressed.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNHCR Senior Protection
  Associate (Training and Coordination) job
  placement should have completed secondary school. Certificate/ training in
  International Law, Political Science or related field
• At least eleven years of related work experience
• Knowledge of refugee law and protection technical guidelines and
  standards.
• Excellent knowledge of English and working knowledge of another UN
  language
• Excellent computer skills (in MS office, including Excel , Word and
  PowerPoint and People Soft/MSRP)
• Knowledge of another relevant UN language(s) will be an added
  advantage.

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