Protection And Coordination Officer

UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST – UNRWA   UNRWA is the United Nations agency responsible for the protection, care and human development of a population of some 4.6 million Palestine refugees living in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Syrian Arab Republic. The Agency is committed to assisting Palestine refugees in maintaining a decent standard of living, acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills, enjoying the fullest possible extent of human rights, and leading a long and healthy life. UNRWA is by far the largest UN operation in the Middle East with over 29,000 staff. Most of the staff members are refugees themselves, working directly to benefit their communities – as teachers, doctors, nurses or social workers. Protection and Coordination Officer   Location Lebanon Field Office Type of Appointment Contractor Deadline for Application 10 April 2014 Vacancy Announcement Number 978/2014 Department/Division Office of the Director - Protection Unit    MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES In accordance with established Agency policy and procedures, the Protection and coordination Officer will: (A)     Track and coordinate the field activities of Protection Unit Staff to ensure adequate coverage of Lebanon field by teams and timely flow of information from the field to Lebanon Field Office (LFO); (B)     Collate and analyze reports of protection concerns of Palestine Refugees from Syria (PRS) from the field to identify trends and coordinate with Field Protection Officer the development of appropriate responses; (C)     Ensure coherence in dissemination and communication of response and track implementation across all areas; (D)     Monitor the provision of UNRWA services to PRS and follow up internally on cases where service provision has been lacking; (E)     In coordination with the Emergency Coordination Officer, identify stakeholders and partners for referral mechanisms and establish and reinforce referral pathways (including SOPs) to meet both protection concerns and service provision; (F)      Represent UNRWA in interagency protection meetings, liaising with relevant stakeholders to map service provision and protection responses, identify gaps in service provision and protection response and design responses and referrals; (G)     Communicate to external stakeholders information on assistance provision etc.; (H)     Monitor case management of serious protection cases; (I)        Acting as key liaison between Emergency Coordinator Officer and FPO; (J)       Prepare presentation of test cases for intervention with appropriate authorities; (K)     Support the elaboration ad implementation of projects and activities to support he emergency response within the existing protection framework and mandate of the agency; (L)      Assume overall responsibility for Child Protection issues (CP), including representation in Child Protection Working Group, liaising with partner on design and implementation of Child Protection-oriented projects, focal point for LFO response on CP issues; (M)    Through liaison with external partners identify, design and integrate UNRWA protection projects within the broader PRS humanitarian response; (N)     In coordination with the Donor Relations Unit, design and draft protection submissions to UNRWA Emergency Appeal and other UN common funding mechanisms.   PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES (A)   Academic and Professional An advance university degree or equivalent training in social sciences, law, and/or emergency/humanitarian relief.   (B)   Experience i)        Three years of relevant work experience in a UN agency, non-governmental, or civil society organizations. ii)      Demonstrated experience with protection and refugee issues; iii)     Demonstrated experience working in an emergency setting and displacement.   DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION i)        Experience working in humanitarian, protection and human rights affairs; ii)      Knowledge of UNRWA’s operations in Lebanon; iii)     Experience of creating and maintaining reporting systems; iv)     Working knowledge of Arabic.   CONDITIONS OF SERVICE Salary: Monthly salary (full package) USD $3,500. Contract Duration: nine months (Extendable according to availability of funds).   EQUIVALENCY Candidates with an equivalent combination of relevant academic qualifications, professional training and progressive work experience may also be considered.   GENERAL INFORMATION UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications equally from men and women. It is Agency Policy to give full consideration to qualified disabled candidates whose disability does not impact their ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the post. Priority will be given to fully qualify registered Palestinian refugees. Prior to the commencement of services, the consultant shall confirm and acknowledge in writing, and provide proof of the existence of, self-procured adequate private insurance against medical, disability and accident for the duration of the contract. As a member of the United Nations system, UNRWA maintains a close relatives’ policy.  In this regard, if a candidate has a close relative (mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter) who is already employed by the Agency, he/she can only be employed if the Agency is unable to find another suitable candidate.   UNRWA staff members with fixed term appointments may apply for any consultant/contractor consultancy while in service. Upon selection, a staff member may be offered the consultant/contractor contract upon resignation from fixed term appointments and a three month break-in-service. Candidates who are no longer employed by the Agency must have a minimum of 3 months break-in-service, before they apply to any consultant/contract positions.   UNRWA is a United Nations organization whose staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality. This includes respect for human rights, for diversity, and for non-violent means of dealing with all kinds of conflict. UNRWA staffs are expected to uphold these values at all times, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for UNRWA jobs. UNRWA is a non-smoking working environment. الأونروا هي منظمة تابعة للأمم المتحدة، وهي منظمة تفترض من موظفيها الالتزام بأعلى معايير الاستقامة والحياد والنزاهة. ويشمل ذلك احترام مبادئ حقوق الإنسان واحترام التنوع وتبني الوسائل غير العنيفة في حل كافة أشكال النزاعات.  المتوقع من موظفي الأونروا أن يقوموا بدعم هذه القيم في كافة الأوقات، سواء في أماكن العمل أم خارجه. إن أولئك الأشخاص الذين يتمتعون بالالتزام الكامل وغير المشروط بهذه القيم هم فقط الذين ينبغي أن يتقدموا بطلباتهم للعمل لدى الأونروا. الأنروا هي بيئه عمل لا يسمح فيها بالتدخين.   As an Area post, preference will be given to local candidates already based in the duty station of the post.   TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL TESTS REQUIRED Short-listed candidates will sit for one test: Written technical test (100%).   The top 05 scoring candidates in the written technical test given that none have scored less than 50%; will be invited for an interview.    HOW TO APPLY If you have the skills and experience required above, and want to make an active and lasting contribution to improving the lives of Palestine refugees, then register on http://jobs.unrwa.org by creating a personal profile and completing the UNRWA Personal History Form; it is the responsibility of the candidates (internal and external) to make sure that their Personal History Form is duly completed with the needed information before they apply as amendments to the Form will not be accepted after the deadline of the vacancy announcement. Only applications received through this website will be considered and the system will not allow applications after the deadline. Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Candidates may also be invited to take a technical exam in order further evaluate their qualifications for the post. Due to a high volume of applications received, only short-listed applicants will be contacted –“سيتم الإتصال فقط بالأشخاص الذين تنطبق عليهم متطلبات الوظيفة”. The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. The United Nations does not concern itself with information on bank accounts. For any queries please send an email to: recruitmentquestions@unrwa.org. Please apply as requested above, do not send your CV To this email address, all cvs sent to this email address will be automatically ignored. يرجى تقديم الطلبات حسب التعليمات اعلاها وعدم ارسال السيرة الذاتية الى هذا البريد الالكتروني, سيتم تجاهل السير الذاتية التي ترسل الى هذا العنوان تلقائيا. or contact the recruitment unit on 009611840490.   Date of issue: 28 March 2014