FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT
Accountability
- Proactively work to support and assist the RSD Unit in Counseling to persons of concern and in File management.
Responsibility
Under the guidance of the associate RSD Officer and the overall supervision of the RSD Officer , the Intern will perform the following tasks:
- Undertake counseling to recognised refugees about their rights, obligations and access to assistance.
- Upon request, assist the RSD unit in scheduling and re-scheduling of RSD appointment.
- Assist the Filing Room in the adding of renewals/addition of other documents to SYR files.
- Ensure that non-SYR registrations are placed in physical files.
- Support with translation into Arabic of information material.
- Perform other duties as requested.
Application Deadline
Organisation
Salary Range
Unpaid Position
Contract Type
Internship
Application Submission Guidelines
If you wish to be considered for this internship vacancy, please submit your letter of motivation and P11 Form by e-mail with the position title and Job Code in the subject line to: lebbeprg@unhcr.org
The Personal History Form (P11) is available at the following link: http://www.unhcr.org/recruit/P11_UNHCR.doc
No late applications will be accepted.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
UNHCR strongly encourage qualified female applicants for this position.
UNHCR seeks to ensure that male and female employees are given equal career opportunities.
UNHCR is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Requires a Cover Letter?
Yes
Education Degree
No Degree Required
Education Degree Details
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Education: No University degree required
- Job experience: No experience required
- Proficiency in English and Arabic. French is a plus
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES:
- Good Communicator with strong interpersonal skills to deal with asylum seekers and refugees of different cultural and educational backgrounds.
- Willingness to work with physical file management under sometimes stressful conditions
- Adhering to rules confidentiality in file management
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Appreciation of a multi-cultural environment
- Empathy and social engagement
- Education: No University degree required
- Job experience: No experience required
- Proficiency in English and Arabic. French is a plus
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES:
- Good Communicator with strong interpersonal skills to deal with asylum seekers and refugees of different cultural and educational backgrounds.
- Willingness to work with physical file management under sometimes stressful conditions
- Adhering to rules confidentiality in file management
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Appreciation of a multi-cultural environment
- Empathy and social engagement
Arabic
Excellent
English
Excellent
French
Good
Hide guidelines for wrong answers
No