Protection Clerk / Detention-Legal Unit

Response and Advice   - Register and determine the status of refugees in detention according to the international standards / Well argued, logical assessments of cases and the number of cases interviewed and assessed per day. - Accurate assessments of the protection needs of the refugees and the number of cases interviewed and assessed per day. - Counsel asylum-seekers and refugees in detention on UNHCR’s procedures, assessments and decisions / Asylum-seekers and refugees understand the procedures that they will go through and the reasons behind the decisions. - Liaise closely with prison, immigration and law-enforcement officials / Ensure fair treatment of asylum-seekers and refugees in detention. - Any other function requested by the supervisor / As a member of the protection team and UNHCR RO Beirut, contributing to enhance the protection space for persons of concern to UNHCR inLebanon.   Advocacy and Research -        Assist in drafting reports, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics on protection as per UNHCR’s global standards and requirements.   Promotion and Capacity Building -        Assist in promoting and disseminating refugee law, voluntary repatriation and IDP-related legal standards and principles with academic institutions, law enforcement officials, immigration and border authorities to strengthen the capacity of those entities in protecting refugees and others of concern.