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Job Title:   CRR Associate

Organisation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

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 CRR Associate supports the promotion of a multi-stakeholder comprehensive refugee response. The post requires the ability to prioritise tasks and to organise work independently based on direction from the supervisor. The CRR Associate normally reports to higher grade Development or CRR position or the Head of Solution Unit. The CRR Associate will be relied on to support the mainstreaming of the CRRF approach in the Operation. By this s/he will support the facilitation of trainings, consultations and planning processes, providing technical input for the integration of refugees into national systems. The incumbent will also ensure that physical and electronic data on all relevant information is filed appropriately. Relying on an extensive knowledge of national and regional contexts and trends the CRR Associate is expected to contribute to the identification of key interlocutors and entry points for refugee inclusion at national and sub-national levels.

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:

• Ensure timely implementation of administrative and budget procedures in the area of responsibility.
• Support strategic partnerships with stakeholders in CRRF such as the private sector, development partners, international and civil society organizations, UN agencies and the district authorities.
• Support mapping exercises of refugee financing and development programming in the relevant districts, to determine gaps, capacity and comparative advantage of different actors.
• Support documentation of economic activities and socio-economic factors impacting refugees’ self-reliance.
• Select and make pertinent abstracts, talking points, information material and undertake searches for information as relevant for CRRF and other initiatives of the Unit.
• Support the Solutions Unit in key research activities.
• Prepare briefing materials for Supervisor and other staff.
• Prepare meetings and seminars including draft agenda, budget, background materials, minutes, etc.
• Support to work plans and reporting processes involving Solutions Unit, CRRF, UNDAF and other initiatives.
• Support to preparation on mission plans.
• Share relevant information and requests with various stake-holders.
• Draft correspondence and ensure follow-up.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure archiving of CRRF materials.
• Maintain policy, confidential and general management files.
• Manage the flow of information to/from the Supervisor and other staff; identify priority matters that need to be urgently addressed by the Supervisor.
• Keep lists of names, addresses and telephone numbers of various stakeholders.
• 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:

Minimum Qualifications

• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For G6 – 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education

• Not applicable.
• Certificates and/or Licenses
• Not specified.
• Relevant Job Experience

Essential:

• Experience working with private sector, NGOs, UN organisations, and government authorities in sub-sectors relevant to livelihood engagement e.g. microfinance, employment, entrepreneurship, private sector development, local economic development, poverty reduction, agriculture, livestock, vocational and technical education and training, etc.

Desirable:

• Knowledge/experience in terms of socio-economics and livelihoods/self-reliance. Knowledge/experience on coordination within the UN system. Previous experience of UNHCR.

Functional Skills

• IT-Computer Literacy
• CO-Drafting and Documentation
• SO-Advocacy
• MG-Coordination
• (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
• Language Requirements: For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English. For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language. For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

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: 6^th September 2024

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