Senior Protection Clerk - Sc5

Accountability   Keep track of  Refugees and Assylum seekers status records by regularly updating the database. Listens well and able to provide sound counselling to Refugees Act  in the best interest of  Persons of Concern UNHCR’s protection policies, standards and doctrine are consistently and coherently applied. Persons of concern to UNHCR are assisted, treated with dignity, kept informed and encouraged to participate actively in matters relating to their protection. The specific needs and protection issues facing persons of concern are identified in an accurate and timely manner.  Responsibility   Conducts basic interviews with asylum seekers Oversees registration and ensures people with special needs are identified and assisted Further development, implementation and monitoring of protection system Visit detention facilities and wounded persons of concern at hospitals. Interact with refugee communities and provide response to protection concerns (torture, trauma, SGBV, domestic violence…) Monitoring borders and ensure individuals have access to asylum system Coordinate with local actors and interact with various authorities Attends to all asylum-seekers and refugees’ queries and takes further action where necessary Maintains all protected-related statistical records and files Provide input to protection reports and other as required. Participates in training sessions as resource person Performs other duties as required.  Authority   -        Decide on prioritisation and identify the most appropriate course of action in view of particular vulnerabilities of persons of concern; -        Submit individual requests from persons of concern for approval by the designated officer. -        When counselling persons of concern, decide on the content of information and advice to be shared. Submit recommendations on refugee status or solutions to be provided for approval by the designated officer.