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Job Title:  Integrity Officer

Organisation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

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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: The Integrity Officer will ne tasked with preventing, identifying, and responding to fraud and corruption in the context of protection processes is integral to the management of UNHCR’s operations; all of UNHCR’s protection functions must be implemented with efficiency, integrity, and transparency. Effective prevention and response to fraud enhances UNHCR’s ability to execute its mandated responsibilities, ensuring confidence by persons of concern, donors, and host and resettlement states.

The incumbent of the position of Integrity Officer engages in a scope of activities related to prevention, identification, and response to fraud committed by persons of concern, in line with the obligations and requirements set forth in the 2017 Policy on Addressing Fraud Committed by Persons of Concern and the relevant framework.

The incumbent undertakes tasks which support the Operation¿s activities in this area, in close contact and coordination with other protection, assistance and solutions functional units and relevant partners, both at the level of providing guidance on questions of fraud arising in individual cases, but also in terms of developing appropriate and context specific operational anti-fraud and integrity strategies and responses where UNHCR’s protection work gives rise to potential reputational and other risk. The incumbent builds the overall capacity of the Operation to prevent, identify, and respond to fraud committed by persons of concern through the delivery of formal training programs, and on the job coaching and advice to colleagues in the Operation, in particular the Heads of Functional Units, and through ensuring the functionality of systems and processes to support the integrity of protection procedures overall. With the support of senior protection staff in the operation, the incumbent consults the Division of International Protection and other relevant entities in Headquarters on complex questions and challenges vis-à-vis the implementation of the Policy and responses to individual cases, as needed.

The incumbent works closely with the senior management of the operation to identify vulnerabilities to fraud and develop associated risk mitigation and treatment measures. The incumbent ensures timely and appropriate reporting and undertaking of responses to specific situations.

The incumbent is normally supervised by Deputy/Assistant Representative, or Snr Protection Coordinator or Snr Protection Officer and may have alternative reporting relationships depending on the structure of the organizational entity where the position exists.

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:

• Support the implementation of the 2017 Policy framework (Policy) on Addressing Fraud Committed by Persons of Person in the area of responsibility (AoR).
• Provide prompt and accurate advice, guidance and operational support on issues concerning risk identification, protection oversight, fraud prevention and response in the context of the Policy.
• Assist the operations in the AoR with the implementation of the Policy by providing support to anti-fraud focal points and provision of trainings and guidance, or otherwise undertake the role of the anti-fraud focal point, depending on the operational context.
• Identify any areas of systemic weakness, vulnerability and risk of potential fraud committed by persons of concern and propose actionable responses as appropriate.
• Provide support and guidance and in some instances undertake investigations of complex fraud cases.
• Establish a liaison role with relevant counterparts involved in anti-fraud matters and investigations as required and depending on the operational context; this would likely engage colleagues across the operation and/or external stakeholders as required and with the support of senior managers
• Provide support, guidance and advice to operations under the AoR on fraud prevention and deterrence and related matters as concerns the implementation of the 2017 Policy.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Integrity Officer job should have six years of relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree in Law; Political Science; International Affairs; Social Sciences; or other relevant field.
• Certificates and/or Licenses: Specific learning programmes such as PLP or RSD-RS LP, UNHCR Management Learning Programme
• Broad protection competencies developed through previous assignments are required.
• The candidate must have worked in a registration, RSD, resettlement, or case management function, and should preferably benefit from the experience of having held several such roles in the field. The capacity building nature of the position calls for previous protection training and facilitation experience, which are considered mandatory for the role.
• Demonstrated superior knowledge of and application of international protection principles and the international legal framework. Superior written and oral skills.
• Language Requirements: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.

Desirable

• Previous experience in and application of UNHCR procedures and guidance related to fraud committed by refugees is highly desirable, particularly as relating to the implementation and operationalization of UNHCR’s 2017 Policy on Addressing Fraud Committed by Persons of Concern.
• Knowledge of application of UNHCR’s broader risk management framework is an asset.
• Experience in using and thus a strong understanding of UNHCR’s case management systems and software (proGres v3, proGres v4, PRIMES, etc.) is highly desirable.
• Experience in interviewing, preferably in a refugee or investigative context.

Functional Skills

• PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework
• TR-Training – Virtual and face to face
• PR-RSD – Principles and Procedures, operational arrangements/assistance

NB: Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential

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: 28^th November 2023

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