Associate Protection Officer (Statelessness)

Volunteering

Overview

Coordinate protection responses for populations of concern.

You have:

• Minimum age: 25 years old.
• Bachelor degree or equivalent is required.
• Advanced degree in law or political science is desirable.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience, or 2 years with advanced University degree.
• Strong knowledge of issues of statelessness, international standards, and domestic nationality law is required.
• Fluent in French is mandatory, English is optional.
• Prior experience working with populations of concern to UNHCR is an asset.
• Prior experience on Statelessness in the region is an asset.

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

Under the direct supervision of the Protection Officer in charge of the Statlessness Unit, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• The Associate Protection Officer (Statelessness) is expected to coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern, ensuring that operational responses in all sectors mainstream protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards.
• He/she contributes in designing a comprehensive strategy on statelessness and in representing the organization externally on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor.
• He/she 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, authorities, protection and assistance partners as well as a broader network of stakeholders who can contribute to enhancing protection.
• Develop Public Information (PI) materials to raise awareness of issues related to statelessness.
• Work with UNHCR’s field offices and implementing partners to gather information on populations of concern and conduct legal and protection interventions as appropriate.
• Complete a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework on nationality. Identify legal and procedural obstacles to acquisition of nationality, and formulate appropriate recommendations to prevent and reduce statelessness.
• Undertake regular field missions to examine the legal and protection situation of populations of concern.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

Type of Degree: Advanced degree in law or political science.

Required experience:

48 Months

Experience remark:

Years of work experience:

• Minimum 4 years (2 years with advanced University degree) of relevant professional experience.
• Strong substantive knowledge of the issue of statelessness, including the causes and consequences of statelessness, international standards, and domestic nationality law.
• Prior specialized experience working on the issue of statelessness.

Desirable Qualifications and Skills:

• Prior experience working with populations of concern to UNHCR is an asset.
• Prior experience working on Statelessness in the region with a solid understanding of the national law of the country and birth registration/documentation is an asset.
• Proven experience working with counterparts and implementing partners, including civil society groups, Government, and other UN agencies is an asset.

Language skills:

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

Area of expertise:

Protection of refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Working in Teams

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: 05-04-2021

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