Job Title: Associate Integrity Officer (UN Jobs)
Organisation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
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.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist the Senior Community Based Protection Officer in the implementation of the anti-fraud policy activities and support to the Community Feedback System.
- Provide training, guidance , monitoring, reporting of data based fraud trends, and aassist with spot check reviews (under supervision) of resettlement processing.
- Support the operational coordination of anti-fraud efforts including participating in monthly meetings, conducting routine Fraud Vulnerability Surveys/Checklists, training of anti-fraud focal points staff.
- Provide daily support to the Community Feedback Mechanism (call centre), via guidance to call centre staff, monitoring and reporting of trends and support the referral and documentation of sensitive cases (under guidance) for the handling of sensitive cases referred through the system.
- Work in a Multi-Function Team, including, Protection and Community Based Protection focal points for the development and updates of the call centre system.
Under the direct supervision of Snr Community-Based Protection Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
[Hosting UN Entities are encouraged to apply a tandem approach between International UN Volunteers and National UN Volunteers to maximize the impact of activities wherever feasible.
Assignments for International UN Volunteers should be able to be carried out regardless of the arrangements (i.e. with or without NUNV, it needs to be designed so the tasks can be implemented independently).
Assignments for National UN Volunteers should be designed as a tandem approach with another, international UN Volunteer assignment.]
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:
- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
- Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
- Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
- Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
- Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Age
- 18 – 80
Required experience
- 3 years
Nationality
- Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.
- Assignment requirements
Relevant experience
- 3 years
Languages
- English, Level: Fluent, Desirable
Required education level
- Bachelor’s degree in Political Science; International Affairs; Social Sciences or other relevant field.
Competencies and values
- Accountability
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Building Trust
- Client Orientation
- Commitment and Motivation
- Commitment to Continuous Learning
- Communication
- Creativity
- Empowering Others
- Ethics and Values
- Integrity
- Judgement and Decision-making
- Knowledge Sharing
- Planning and Organizing
- Professionalism
- Respect for Diversity
- Self-Management
- Technological Awareness
- Working in Teams
Skills and experience
- Essential
- Demonstrated knowledge of international protection principles and the international legal framework.
- Excellent written and oral skills.
Desirable
- Previous experience in application of UNHCR procedures and guidance related to fraud com-mitted 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.
- Experience in protection case management functions, including registration, Refugee Status Determination, or resettlement, is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of application of UN-HCR’s broader risk management framework.
- Experience in using and thus a strong under-standing 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.
Area(s) of expertise
- Legal affairs, Communication, Information technology
- Driving license
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How to Apply:
All interested Ugandan nationals who wish to join the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to click on the link below and follow the application instructions after reviewing the job details
Deadline: 30th October 2025
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