Senior Resettlement Assistant - G5 - Hr247 - Zahle

- Carry out preliminary interviews and initial assessments, to process refugees for resettlement following established procedures.- Prepare written documentation for resettlement submission; ensure that records / files of individual cases are updated in a systematic and timely manner.- Assess and review individual resettlement cases and prepare individual / group submission for scrutiny by the supervisor.- 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 submission to final decision and departure; ensure effective in-country communication on the status and follow-up on persons of concern being considered for resettlement.- Assist in maintaining and updating proGres or Consolidated Online Resettlement Tracking System (CORTS) database and provide technical support.- Coordinate travel and departure arrangements for refugees accepted for resettlement.- Organize logistical support for governments undertaking resettlement missions.- 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.