1. Visit detention facilities.
2. Conduct basic interviews with asylum seekers and refugees in detention.
3. Counsel asylum-seekers and refugees in detention on UNHCR’s procedures, assessments and decisions.
4. Ensure that asylum-seekers and refugees understand the procedures that they will go through and the reasons behind the decisions.
5. Listens well and are able to provide sound counselling to asylum-seekers and refugees.
6. Register and determine the status of refugees in detention according to the international standards.
7. Liaise closely with prison, immigration and law-enforcement officials.
8. Ensure fair treatment of asylum-seekers and refugees in detention.
9. Keep track of detained refugees and asylum-seekers status records by regularly updating databases and templates.
10. Provide input to protection reports and other reports as required.
11. Any other function requested by the supervisor.
12. As a member of the protection team and UNHCR Branch Office Beirut, contributing to enhance the protection space for persons of concern to UNHCR in Lebanon.
Application Deadline
Organisation
Salary Range
Unpaid Position
Contract Type
Full Time
Application Submission Guidelines
If you wish to be considered for this vacancy, please submit your letter of motivation and P11 Form by e-mail with the job code number and position title in the subject line to: lebbeprg@unhcr.org by Friday, 5 July 2013.
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).
Requires a Cover Letter?
Yes
Education Degree
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details
University Degree in Political Science, International Relations, Social Work or other related field
Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Very Good
Hide guidelines for wrong answers
No