Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment.- Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.- Assist in providing comments on existing and draft legislation related to persons of concern.- Provide advice on protection issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.- Assist in conducting eligibility and status determination for persons of concern.- Contribute to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness.- Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy.- Contribute to a country-level education plan as part of the protection strategy.- Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.- Manage individual protection cases including those on SGBV and child protection. Monitor, and intervene in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents.- Assist in identifying durable solutions for the largest possible number of persons of concern through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.- Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.- Contribute to effective information management through the provision of disaggregated data on populations of concern and their problems.- Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures
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 position title and
location in the subject line to: lebbehrm@unhcr.org by Wednesday 22 Jan 2014.
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).
UNHCR strongly encourage qualified female applicants for this position. UNHCR seeks to ensure that male and female employees are given equal
career opportunities, and that staff members are able to keep an appropriate balance between work and private life.
UNHCR is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous
groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
Requires a Cover Letter?
Yes
Education Degree
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details
- University degree in International Law, Political Science or related field is required.
- Minimum 6 years of professional job experience relevant to the functions.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic, including proven drafting and editing skills.
- Minimum 6 years of professional job experience relevant to the functions.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic, including proven drafting and editing skills.
Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Excellent
Hide guidelines for wrong answers
No