Protection Assistant (Community-Based) - G4 - Mtl004 - Mount Lebanon

    The Protection Assistant (Community-Based) is a member of the Protection Unit in a Country Operation and may report to the Protection Officer, Protection Officer (Community-Based), or another more senior staff member in the Protection Unit. Under the overall direction of the Protection Unit, and in coordination with other UNHCR staff, government, NGO partners and other stakeholders, the Protection Assistant (Community-Based) works directly with communities of concern to identify the risks they face and to leverage their capacities to protect themselves, their families and communities. The incumbent may have direct supervisory responsibility for part of the protection and/or support staff and supports the application of community-based protection standards, operational procedures and practices in community-based protection delivery at the field level.   To fulfill this role the Protection Assistant (Community-Based) is required to spend a substantial percentage of her/his time working outside the office, building and maintaining networks within communities of persons of concern. The development and maintenance of constructive relationships with persons of concern that measurably impact and enhance protection planning, programming and results forms the core of the work of the Protection Assistant (Community-Based). The incumbent also supports the designing of a community-based protection strategy by ensuring that it is based on consultation with persons of concern.   2.2 FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT. Describe the accountabilities, responsibilities and authorities associated with the position.   Accountability (key results that will be achieved)   - Effective support is provided to promote AGD sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities as the essential basis for all of UNHCR’s work. - AGD sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities provides the essential basis for all of UNHCR’s 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.   Responsibility (process and functions undertaken to achieve results)  -  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 advice the protection team accordingly, highlighting the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups. -   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. -    Assist in working with host communities to involve national civil society groups in improving the protection of persons of concern. Assist in the analysis that identifies the capacities of communities of concern and risks they face. -   Support participatory assessments and ongoing consultation with 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. -   Collect data for monitoring of programmes and budgets from an AGD perspective. -   Draft and type routine correspondence, documents and reports using word processing equipment and maintain up-to-date filing systems. -    Act as interpreter in exchange of routine information, contribute to related liaison activities and respond directly to routine queries. -    Perform other relevant duties as required.     Authority (decisions made in executing responsibilities and to achieve results)   -    Assist in the enforcement of participatory AGD sensitive analysis as an essential basis for all of UNHCR’s work. -    Identify which individuals or groups to prioritize for counselling and field visits based on agreed criteria. -     Enforce compliance of implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services.