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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 and operational procedures.
• 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.
• Work closely with host communities to
  identify opportunities for national civil society involvement in improving
  the protection of persons of concern.
• Work with implementing and operational
  partners as well as with 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.
• Provide 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.
• Provide support in the planning and
  monitoring of programmes and budgets, with an AGD perspective.
• Build office capacity for community-based
  protection through training and establishing systems for community
  mobilization and participation of persons of concern.
• Support communities in establishing
  representation and coordination structures.
• Ensure community understanding of UNHCR’s
  commitment to deliver on accountability and quality assurance in its
  response.
• Act as interpreter in exchange of routine
  information, contribute to related liaison activities and respond directly
  to routine queries.
• Perform any other relevant duties as
  required.

• Effective support and advice is provided
  to promote AGD sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities as the
  essential basis for all of UNHCR work.
• AGD sensitive analysis of community risks
  and capacities provides the essential basis for all of UNHCR 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.
• National protection capacities are improved
  through direct engagement, research and advocacy with all relevant
  external interlocutors.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UNHCR Protection Associate (Community Based) job vacancy should have completed
  secondary education;
• Additional training/certificate in
  International Development, Cultural Studies, Human Rights, International
  Social Work, Social Science, Political Science, Anthropology,
  International Law or other clearly related disciplines is required.
• At least six years previous relevant job
  experience.
• Computer skills (MS Office, including
  Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
• Excellent communication skills (written
  and oral).
• Working knowledge of
  Administrative/financial rules, procedures, processes in the context of
  UNHCR offices and Field operations.
• UNHCR learning programmes (PLP).
• Ability to work as part of a team but also
  independently, in a multi-cultural environment.
• Knowledge of the UN system.
• Ability to work in remote areas.
• Fluency in English. 

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