Senior Resettlement Assistant – G5 – Hru025 – ( 3 Vacancies ) - Beirut

A Senior Resettlement Assistant position is typically located at Regional Office, Branch Office or Field Office. Under supervision, the incumbent’s primary role is to assist the supervisor in effective resettlement delivery of a given UNHCR Office in accordance with the UNHCR Resettlement Handbook, UNHCR Manual and relevant policy papers and publications. The Senior Resettlement Assistant provides important clerical and administrative support to resettlement operations and may as required take part in assessing cases for resettlement and conducting interviews. The incumbent maintains frequent contacts with his/her supervisor, relevant colleagues within the same Office or Offices under purview to exchange information and discuss issues on resettlement cases. Some contacts and communication at a working level are required with Embassy / Immigration Officials of resettlement countries, IOM as well as with other operating partners regarding resettlement issues. Accountability (key results that will be achieved) - UNHCR’s resettlement policies and standards are correctly and coherently applied. - Persons of concern are made aware of UNHCR’s resettlement procedures and have fair and transparent access to and participation in the resettlement process. - Suspected fraud in the resettlement process is promptly reported. Responsibility (process and functions undertaken to achieve results) - Provide support to the RST team in processing cases for resettlement submission. - Occasionally conduct interviews with refugees in relation to the submission of their files for resettlement. - Prepare written documentation for onwards resettlement submission; ensure that records / files of individual cases are updated in a systematic and timely manner. - Provide persons of concern with up-to-date and accurate information on UNHCR’s resettlement policies and procedures. - Comply with UNHCR’s standard operating procedures on resettlement, ensuring timely action on cases. - Follow up on cases from time of identification to departure, upon request from supervisor. - Ensure effective in-country communication on the status and follow-up on persons of concern being considered for resettlement. - Liaise with different UNHCR's unit and UNHCR's external partners about RST cases. - Assist in maintaining and updating proGres. - Provide administrative support for resettlement-related training activities, including organization of resettlement workshops and meetings as required. - Maintain accurate resettlement statistics as well as up-to-date records on individual cases; assist in the preparation of reports. - Draft / type routine correspondence to Field Offices / Regional Offices / Headquarters. - Systematically apply an Age, Gender and Diversity perspective in all aspects of the resettlement process; comply with UNHCR policy and guidelines on HIV/AIDS. - Assist in mitigating resettlement fraud by reporting suspected fraud. Authority (decisions made in executing responsibilities and to achieve results) - Recommend eligible cases for resettlement consideration. - Provide counselling to persons of concern.