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Job Title:    Senior Registration Assistant (UN Jobs) 

Organisation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

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:   Together, OPM and UNHCR seek to enhance efficiency in data collection oversight and the management of operational data, including ensuring that the quality of data on refugees and asylum-seekers is fit for purpose – planning and implementing protection services and solutions. In this context, effective technical expertise would be required to support OPM in ensuring that registration systems are properly managed and administered.

The incumbent will be recruited by UNHCR and seconded to DOR. S/he will be based in Kampala and jointly supervised by OPM and UNHCR most senior registration personnel.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the implementation of registration strategies and methodologies
• Work closely with the UNHCR key partners in carrying out daily registration and identity management activities
• Monitor data synchronization between Profile Global Registration System (proGres), Biometric Identity Management System (BIMS) and local server solutions to prevent and mitigate data loss
• Assist with data quality assessment,
• Support  identification of relevant data elements that may be inconsistent, erroneously entered or omitted in proGres for updating by relevant registration staff
• Provide support to staff carrying out registration and identity management activities, including capacity building initiatives
• Respond to queries regarding registration processes and procedures and the rights and entitlements of refugees.
• Contribute to ensuring accuracy and up-to date records on refugees and asylum-seekers through data clean up and data mapping, including assessing data entered in the refugee registry for inconsistencies, errors and/or omissions that may contravene agreed standard operating procedures
• Support identification of persons with specific needs and ensure timely referral for intervention, as may be required.
• Collaborate with protection and other partners in the delivery of assistance and solutions, including generating assistance lists, manifests, issuance of identity and entitlement documents
• Provide support to registration team generating statistical reports and performing data analytics functions, as may be requested.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Senior Registration Assistant job must hold a University degree in Social Sciences, data science, database management, information technology, demography, statistics, or any related area.
• Second-level university degree (e.g. social science) – desirable
• At least three years of relevant work experience in data collection and/or management, Social works and writing high quality analytical reports and research products. If holder of post-graduate university degree, minimum of 2 year of relevant work experience
• Experience working with refugees – desirable
• Knowledge of the UNHCR functions
• Ability to formulate population registration and/or identity management-related requirements and Operating Procedures.
• Experience with handling confidential data and demonstrated understanding of different data collection and management methodologies

Accountability

• DOR and UNHCR have reliable data on refugees and asylum-seekers countrywide
• Trends and patterns of data entered in the refugee register are analyzed and reported to supervisors for interpretation, recommendation/decision
• Standard and ad hoc reports are produced

Competencies

• Advanced skills in Microsoft excel and other statistical analysis software
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office package
• Excellent skills in data collection, management and analysis – a plus
• Ability to review and analyse data
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written)
• High level of integrity and respect for Uganda’s National Ethical Values Policy and principles of the United Nations, including respect for refugees and asulum-seekers, agencies engaged in the refugee response in Uganda and colleagues in all aspects of work, ensuring that personal and professional behaviors are of the highest standard
• Knowledge and understanding of asylum processes and procedures
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a diverse and multi-cultural team environment
• Ability to work in stressful situations.

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.

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Deadline: 13^th February 2024

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