Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the Protection Officer and in close coordination with the Associate Protection Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) policy, standards and codes of conduct;
• Observe, respect and if need be propose review of protection related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs);
• Provide functional and administrative support in all protection related Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) based programming with implementing and operational partners;
• Provide functional and administrative support in implementing participatory approaches, needs assessments, monitoring, reporting and case management;
• Support assessments on durable solutions through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement;
• Facilitate liaison with competent authorities for the issuance of personal and other relevant documents;
• Assist in drafting periodic reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics within the Area of Responsibility (AoR);
• Select Persons of Concern (PoC) for preliminary interviews and decide which relevant information to share;
• Enforce integrity in the delivery of protection services by local implementing partners;
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

• Bachelor's degree in International Development, Cultural Studies, Human Rights, International Social Work, Social Science, Political Science, Anthropology, International Law or other clearly related disciplines is required.

Required experience: 24 Months

Experience remark:

• At least 2 years of experience preferably in refugees’ settings. Having international experience is an asset;
• Computer skills (MS Office, including Excel, Word, Power Point, Access);
• Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language;
• Ability to function in a team of diverse backgrounds;
• Experience working with multi-sectoral team especially UN Agencies and Government Ministries;
• UNHCR Learning Programmes (PLP), other training, additional languages, Field/HQs experience, etc;
• Knowledge of Administrative/financial rules, procedures, processes in the context of UNHCR offices and Field operations.
• Language skills:
• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Source:https://www.unv.org/calls/ZMBR000221-8959