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Job Title:  Deputy Representative

Organisation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

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

Job Summary:  Advice and operational support may also be provided by the Director/Deputy Director of the Bureau and by other senior staff in the Bureau and in the support Divisions at Headquarters. The Deputy Representative will also refer to policies, standards, rules and regulations which are in force within UNHCR.

The incumbent will assist the Representative in the overall management of UNHCR’s. He/she promote, together with the Representative, UNHCR’s objectives and priorities through formal and informal contacts with relevant government ministries and departments, UN agencies, diplomatic missions, I/NGOs, media, and other interested parties to raise support for the work of UNHCR. He/she maintain regular contacts with the Representative and staff at Headquarters and in the field to consult, discuss operational issues, and to seek common grounds for solutions on activities and programmes of importance to UNHCR and also, contacts with persons on matters of great importance to UNHCR’s programmes e.g. head of national/international organizations, embassies, UN agencies, and high officials/ministers in the national government.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR¿s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide legal protection advice and guidance on matters of doctrine and policy to Representative, the Heads of Offices and protection staff in the country.
• Provide advice and support to offices in the country operation on specific issues/problems faced related to asylum, refugee protection and assistance, including access to territory, access to RSD and asylum procedures, nonrefoulement adequate reception and the implementation of durable solutions, including developing a Protection Management Framework for each national office.
• Provide legal and programme related advice and guidance to offices in the country on developing and maintaining fair and effective asylum regimes in accordance with international standards and norms, especially with regard to national asylum/refugee legislation and the building of local protection capacity.
• Provide legal and programme related advice and guidance on matters relating to the issue of asylum and migration to the Representative and offices in the country with particular emphasis on the problems of trafficking and smuggling.
• Provide guidance and leadership related to the implementation of the Age, Gender Diversity Mainstreaming (AGDM) Participatory Assessments in subregion and ensure the follow up on any identified gaps related to the reception and integration systems and structures in the region with relevant stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of and analyse trends and key issues related to legal protection and assistance in the country, including preparing strategy and position papers with policy recommendations on specific protection, assistance and durable solutions related issues relevant to the country.
• Directly supervise Protection and Programme sections and develop operations plan in accordance with the organizational policies and operational strategies.
• Assist the Representative in the promotion of UNHCR strategic goals and objectives in the country, monitoring of the overall progress towards achieving them and in managing the Representation country office.
• Ensure that appropriate security measures are in place to protect staff, and that the country operation complies with UN MOSS/MORSS staff security rules, guidelines and procedures.
• Serve as OIC of the Country Office when the Representative is on mission or leave.
• Any other duties as may be required or assigned by the Representative.
• Represent UNHCR in the meetings and fora related to the functions.
• Enforce local compliance with UNHCR¿s global protection, programme, finance and human resources and security policies and standards.
• Authorize payments as per the organization¿s Delegation of Authority Plan (DOAP) and in accordance with UN/UNHCR rules and procedures.
• Modify operational projects and reallocate funds, within the approved budgets and in respect of donor earmarking.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Deputy Representative should have For D1 17 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 16 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 15 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree in Business Administration; Economics; International Relations; Law; Political Science; Social Science; Human Resources Management; or other relevant field.
• Certificates and/or Licenses: HCR Management Lrng Prg; HCR Managing Operatns Lrng Prg; HCR Protection Learning Prg;
• (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
• Minimum 17 years of previous work experience relevant to the function at professional level, with more than 10 years in international capacity. Senior positions in a large governmental or international agency.
• English required

Desirable

• Knowledge of geopolitical realities and their sociocultural implications.

Functional Skills

• *PGProgramme Management (programme cycles and reporting standards)
• *MGPolitical Decision Making
• UNAnalysis of geopolitical realities and their sociocultural implications
• (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Competencies

• C001L4 Accountability Level 4
• C002L4 Teamwork & Collaboration Level 4
• C003L4 Communication Level 4
• C004L4 Commitment to Continuous Learning Level 4
• C005L4 Client & Result Orientation Level 4
• C006L4 Organizational Awareness Level 4
• M001L4 Empowering and Building Trust Level 4
• M002L4 Managing Performance Level 4
• M006L4 Managing Resources Level 4
• M005L4 Leadership Level 4
• M003L4 Judgement and Decision Making Level 4
• M004L4 Strategic Planning and Vision Level 4
• X005L4 Planning and Organizing Level 4
• X001L4 Analytical Thinking Level 4
• X008L4 Stakeholder Management Level 4

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should apply online at the link below

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Deadline: 20^th July 2022

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