Associate Field Officer

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Head of Field Office or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Associate Field Officer/Repatriation will:

• Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment and provide advice to senior management;
• Support UNHCR’s consultative process with local government counterparts, partners and persons of concern for effective needs assessment and planning;
• Facilitate UNHCR’s responses in addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) priorities and other specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups such as persons with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities;
• Manage individual protection cases including those on SGBV and child protection;
• Monitor the integrity of UNHCR operations management standards and procedures in the Area of Responsibility (AoR) and facilitate the respect of deadlines;
• Maintain protection presence through regular field missions and reports, making direct contact with persons of concern, host communities, local authorities and partners;
• Monitor and report on the protection, security and safety situation of persons of concern;
• Facilitate and monitor programmes on an Age, Gender, Diversity (AGD) basis to address identified protection needs;
• Support communities in establishing representation and coordination structures. Promote confidence building and conflict resolution among populations of concern, authorities and host communities;
• Contribute in developing and implementing an education plan for the AoR as part of the protection strategy for reintegration;
• Contribute in the repatriation supervision of Burundian refugees from Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
• Participate in the needs assessment for the reintegration of Burundian repatriates by the AGD method
• Participate in the development of reintegration projects for Burundian repatriates with the government part DGRR
• Participate in the organization of the monitoring and evaluation of reintegration projects with Development institutions.
• Encourages the development of reintegration projects in collaboration with development organizations (UNDP, World Bank, Embassies) or private stockholder
• Support the effective systematization and management of data to enhance monitoring, response and evaluation mechanisms;
• Contribute to initiatives to build the capacity of local partners and civil society through training and other initiatives to protect persons of concern.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

A university degree or equivalent in Law, International Law, International Relations, Social Sciences, Political Sciences combination with relevant training and/or professional experience is an asset

Required experience:

36 Months

Experience remark:

• Minimum 3 years of work experience with refugees and/or other people of concern in a protection capacity required.
• Knowledge of UN policies and procedures;
• Field experience;
• In addition to the qualifications and requirements stated above, the incumbent is expected to be flexible and ready to adapt to eventual new tasks as the situation evolves, great autonomy, dynamism and creativity; good sense of responsibility and initiative;
• Knowledge of relevant UNHCR policies and guidelines is desirable; including knowledge of the mandate, the objectives and the operations and functioning of UNHCR.
• Have affinity with or interest in humanitarian relief, post-conflict situations, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
• Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;
• Sound security awareness;

Language skills:

• French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Protection of refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs

Driving license:

No

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections

of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink.

Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at

https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to

apply.

Application deadline: 15 November 2020