OFFICE OF THE UNHCR REPRESENTATION IN EGYPT VACANCY NOTICE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL Functional Title: Senior Protection Assistant G5 (RSD) Position Code: RSD05-TA02 Numbers of Positions: One Vacant Position Duty Station: Cairo, Egypt Category and Level: Temporary Appointment (TA), until 31 December 2014 Grade: G5 Date of Issue: 13 July, 2014 Closing Date: 20 July, 2014 ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT: The Senior Protection Assistant normally reports to the Protection Officer or the Senior Protection Officer. He/she 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 and identifies opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and safeguards in operational responses. He/she 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 persons of concern are involved with the Office 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. Duties and Responsibilities Accountability - The protection of populations of concern is met through the application of International and National Law relevant UN/UNHCR protection standards and IASC principles. - Protection activities are guided by the UNHCR country protection strategy. - The participation of persons of concern is facilitated through supporting participatory, rights and community based approaches. - Support is provided to identify and report protection incidents. Responsibility - Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct. - Provide counselling on protection issues to persons of concern; 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 persons of concern 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 SGBV and child protection. Monitor and report on cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents. - Assist in identifying durable solutions for persons of concern 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. - Assist in drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics for the protection unit / section. - Contribute to initiatives to enhance national and local protection capacities. Authority - Select persons of concern for preliminary interviews and decide which relevant information to share. - Enforce integrity in the delivery of protection services by local implementing partners. Work Experience: - Job experience: relevant to the function: 4 years. Qualification Requirements: - Education: Completion of secondary school. Additional Training courses in protection related issues. - Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language Desirable Qualifications and Competencies: - Good computer skills. - Completed Protection Learning Programme. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications are to be sent by e-mail to: [email protected] with the following attachments: 1. Motivation letter (indicating the special interest in this particular position) 2. A duly completed or updated personal history form (P.11) – can be found at link: unhcr.org/recruit/p11new.doc). The form should clearly indicate in the relevant section the names, contacts and e-mail addresses of three references. For better practicality, electronically completed forms will be accepted while the actual signature of the form can take place upon interviewing as and when candidates are selected for a job. (for external applicants only) 3. Updated Curriculum Vitae (C.V) (for external candidates only) 4. Valid contact and reachable telephone number on all the forms. (for external applicants only) 5. The e-mail subject should be written as follows: position code RSD05-TA02 and the position title. 6. For internal candidates, note should be taken that their existing fact sheets in the system will be subject to review by relevant managers as and when needed. Except where written otherwise, both internal and external applicants will need to submit all the above documentations. Applications missing any of the above elements, as applicable, will unfortunately not be considered. This position may be subject to a written test. Shortlisted candidates will be informed accordingly. Interviews are mandatory and mostly held after the written tests for successful candidates. Candidates are advised to review UNHCR website at unhcr.org before attending tests and interviews. ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED and only tested and interviewed candidates will receive regret letters if not selected. Note: Please read carefully the UNHCR Code of Conduct to this vacancy before applying as a pre-requisite for any engagement of work with UNHCR, you can find it at unhcr.org/422dbc89a.html APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED AFTER DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 11:42:43 +0000
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