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Senior Protection Assistant
hace 2 meses
JOB DESCRIPTION
Grade
GS5
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
General Service
Reason
Temporary > Temporary Assignment/ Appointment
Hardship Level
A (least hardship)
Family Type
Family
Residential location (if applicable)
Remote work accepted
No
Target Start Date
Target End Date
Job Posting End Date
January 24, 2024
Standard Job Description
Senior Protection Assistant
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The Senior Protection Assistant normally reports to a more senior Protection colleague. The incumbent monitors protection standards, operational procedures and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards and provides functional protection support to information management and programme staff.
The Senior Protection Assistant provides quality, timely and effective protection support to persons of concern (PoC) and identifies opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and safeguards in operational responses. S/he contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and may liaise externally with local authorities and partners on protection issues as guided by the supervisor.
The Senior Protection Assistant also ensures that PoC are involved in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.
All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
Duties
– Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.
– Provide counselling on protection issues to PoC; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.
– Support activities in protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.
– Conduct preliminary information gathering and interviews in support of eligibility, status determination, durable solutions and social needs assessment.
– 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 for PoC as part of the protection strategy.
– Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.
– Participate in individual protection case management including cases of GBV and child protection. Monitor and report on cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents.
– Assist in identifying durable solutions for PoC in 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.
– Draft reports, routine correspondence, update relevant databases and compiling statistics within the Area of Responsibility (AoR).
– Contribute to initiatives to enhance national and local protection capacities.
– Select PoC for preliminary interviews and decide which relevant information to share.
– Enforce integrity in the delivery of protection services by local implementing partners.
– Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
– Perform other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level
G5 – 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
Field(s) of Education
Not applicable
Certificates and/or Licenses
International Law;
Political Science;
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Relevant Job Experience
Essential: Not specified.
Desirable: Not specified.
Functional Skills
IT-Computer Literacy
PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards and indicators
PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Language Requirements
For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of power.
As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.
This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.
Desired Candidate Profile
Colombia es el país más afectado por la salida de más de 7,1 millones de refugiados y migrantes venezo-lanos, acogiendo a más de 2,4 millones de venezolanos, la mayoría de los cuales en proceso de regularización. Además, y a pesar del Acuerdo de Paz de 2016, el conflicto y la violencia armada continúan desarrai-gando a los colombianos (se estima que nuevos desplazados por el conflicto interno desde noviembre de 2016) y, en una tendencia creciente y preocupante, también a los venezolanos y de otras na-cionalidades. Más de 2,3 millones de venezolanos que viven en Colombia se han registrado para beneficiarse del Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS), emitido por el Gobierno de Colombia en febrero de 2021. El TPS brinda un estatus de protección de 10 años y acceso a una gama completa de derechos, incluida la atención médica. , educación, empleo formal e inclusión financiera. Se han entregado más de 1,4 millones de permisos, sin embargo, persisten desafíos en términos de acceso a derechos y servicios. Persiste la xenofobia contra los venezolanos, ya que la desinformación y las percepciones de que los venezolanos quitarán las oportunidades laborales a los colombianos alimentan el descontento general. ACNUR apoya la implementación de TPS y cree que es un camino prometedor para abordar la situación vulnerable de los refugiados y migrantes venezolanos, y continúa trabajando hacia soluciones duraderas. Además, los afrocolombianos y los pueblos indígenas continúan viéndose afectados de manera desproporcionada por los eventos de desplazamiento y confinamiento de grandes grupos, particularmente en la costa del Pacífico. ACNUR y sus socios trabajan para fortalecer las acciones preventivas, así como para responder a emergencias, brindando protección y soluciones a las personas a las que servimos.
Functional Clearance
This position doesn't require a functional clearance
Required languages (expected Overall ability is at least B2 level)
,
,
Desired languages
Spanish
,
English
,
Additional Qualifications
Skills
IT-Computer Literacy, PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards and indicators, PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework
Education
Certifications
International Law – Other, Political Science – Other
Work Experience
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