INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY NOTICE Code: HCR/VAC/14/019 Functional Title: Assistant Protection Officer Position Number: 10021289 Numbers of Positions: One Vacant Position Duty Station: Cairo, Egypt Category and Level: Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) for 1 year Grade: NA Date of Issue: 03 July, 2014 Closing Date: 17 July, 2014 ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT: The Assistant Protection Officer reports to the Protection Officer or the Senior Protection Officer. Depending on the size and structure of the Office, the incumbent may have supervisory responsibility for protection staff including community services, registration, resettlement and education. He/she provides functional protection guidance to information management and programme staff; and monitors protection standards, operational procedures and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards. The Assistant Protection Officer is expected to: coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern; and identify opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards in operational responses in all sectors. He/she contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and represents the organization externally on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor. He/she also ensures that persons of concern are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners. Duties and Responsibilities - The protection of populations of concern is met through the application of International and National Law, relevant UN/UNHCR protection standards and IASC principles. - Protection activities are guided by the protection strategy and respect the policy of UNHCR on age, gender and diversity (AGD). - The participation of persons of concern is assured through continuous assessment and evaluation using participatory, rights and community based approaches. - Protection incidents are immediately identified and addressed. - The protection of populations of concern is met through the application of International and National Law, relevant UN/UNHCR protection standards and IASC principles. - Protection activities are guided by the protection strategy and respect the policy of UNHCR on age, gender and diversity (AGD). The participation of persons of concern is assured through continuous assessment and evaluation using participatory, rights and community based approaches. - Protection incidents are immediately identified and addressed. - Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment. - Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct. - Assist in providing comments on existing and draft legislation related to persons of concern. - Provide legal advice and guidance on protection issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation. - Conduct eligibility and status determination for persons of concern in compliance with UNHCR procedural standards and international protection principles. - Promote and contribute to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness. - Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy. - Contribute to a country-level education plan as part of the protection strategy. - Provide inputs for the development of global / regional international protection policies and standards. - Implement and monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities. - Manage individual protection cases including those on SGBV and child protection. Monitor, and intervene in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents. - Assess needs for Promote and find durable solutions for the largest possible number of persons of concern through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement. - Assess resettlement needs and apply priorities for the resettlement of individuals and groups of refugees and other persons of concern. - Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners. Contribute to and facilitate a programme of results-based advocacy with sectorial and/or cluster partners. Contribute to and facilitate effective information management through the provision of disaggregated data on populations of concern and their problems. Contribute to capacity-building initiatives for communities and individuals to assert their rights. - Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures. - Intervene with authorities on protection issues. Decide priorities for reception, interviewing and counselling for groups or individuals. - Enforce compliance of staff and implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services. Enforce compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures. - Recommend and prepare payments to individual cases. Organize the distribution of UNHCR publications and the provision of materials to various institutions and individuals to respond to the interest of the public on issues related to refugees and other persons of concern. Produce reports for donor agencies as required. Qualification Requirements: - Education: University degree in Law, International Law, political Sciences or related field. - Excellent knowledge of English and working knowledge of another UN language. *** For National Officer Positions, very good knowledge of local language and local institutions is essential. *** Only applicants who hold Egyptian Nationality as a primary nationality can apply. Work Experience: - Minimum 2 years of previous job experience relevant to the function. Desirable Qualifications and Competencies: - Diverse field experience desirable. - Good IT skills including database management skills. - Completion of the Protection Learning Programme, RSD- Resettlement Learning Programme. - Competencies: Judgement and Decision Making; Analytical Thinking; Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Applications are to be sent by e-mail to: [email protected] with the following attachments: 1. Motivation letter (indicating the special interest in this particular position) 2. A duly completed or updated personal history form (P.11) – can be found at link: (unhcr.org/recruit/p11new.doc). The form should clearly indicate in the relevant section the names, contacts and e-mail addresses of three references. For better practicality, electronically completed forms will be accepted while the actual signature of the form can take place upon interviewing as and when candidates are selected for a job. (for external applicants only) 3. Updated Curriculum Vitae (C.V). (for external candidates only) 4. Valid contact and reachable telephone number on all the forms. (for external applicants only) 5. The e-mail subject should be written as follows: Vacancy code xxxxx, position number xxxx, title: xxxx 6. For internal candidates, note should be taken that their existing fact sheets in the system will be subject to review by relevant managers as and when needed. Except where written otherwise, both internal and external applicants will need to submit all the above documentations. Applications missing any of the above elements, as applicable, will unfortunately not be considered. This position may be subject to a written test. Shortlisted candidates will be informed accordingly. Interviews are mandatory and mostly held after the written tests for successful candidates. Candidates are advised to review UNHCR website at (unhcr.org) before attending tests and interviews. ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED and only tested and interviewed candidates will receive regret letters if not selected. Note: Please read carefully the UNHCR Code of Conduct to this vacancy before applying as a pre-requisite for any engagement of work with UNHCR, you can find it at (unhcr.org/422dbc89a.html) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED AFTER DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:47:11 +0000
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