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• Support functional units, the
  Multi-Functional Team (MFT) and senior management to integrate
  participatory and community-based approaches in the overall protection
  delivery strategy.
• Through relationships with persons of
  concern and network of partners stay abreast of political, social,
  economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection
  environment and provide advice to the protection team. Understand the
  perspectives, capacities, needs and resources of the persons of concern
  and advise the protection team accordingly, highlighting the specific
  protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons,
  persons with disabilities, marginalized groups.
• Assist in initiatives with host communities
  to involve national civil society groups in the protection of persons of
  concern.
• The incumbent will support implementing
  and operational partners as well as displaced and local communities to
  develop community-owned activities to address, where applicable, the
  social, educational, psycho-social, cultural, health, organisational and
  livelihood concerns as well as child protection and prevention and
  response to SGBV.
• Render support in the analysis that
  identifies the capacities of communities of concern and risks they face.
• Support participatory assessments by
  multifunctional teams and ongoing consultation with persons of concern.
• Support efforts to build the office
  capacity for community-based protection.
• Support communities in establishing
  representation and coordination structures
• Ensure community understanding of UNHCRs
  commitment to deliver on accountability and quality assurance in its
  response.
• The jobholder will collect data for
  monitoring of programmes and budgets from an AGD perspective.
• The incumbent will draft and type routine
  correspondence, documents and reports using word processing equipment and
  maintain up-to-date filing systems.
• Serve as interpreter in exchange of
  routine information, contribute to related liaison activities and respond
  directly to routine queries.
• Perform other relevant duties as required.

• Effective support is provided to promote
  AGD sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities as the essential
  basis for all of UNHCRs work.
• AGD sensitive analysis of community risks
  and capacities provides the essential basis for all of UNHCRs work.
• The participation of persons of concern is
  assured through continuous assessment and evaluation using participatory,
  rights and community based approaches, which inform protection and
  assistance programming and ensure that UNHCR meets its commitments to
  accountability to persons of concern.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UNHCR Senior Protection Assistant (Community Based) career placement
  should have completed secondary education;
• Additional training in International
  Development, Cultural Studies, Human Rights, International Social Work,
  Social Science, Political Science, Anthropology, International Law or
  other clearly related disciplines.
• At least four years of previous relevant
  job experience.
• Good computer skills (MS Office, including
  Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
• Fluency in English and working knowledge
  of another relevant UN language
• Working knowledge of
  Administrative/financial rules, procedures, processes in the context of
  UNHCR offices and Field operations is desired
• UNHCR learning programmes (PLP) and
  knowledge of MSRP will be added advantages

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