Protection Associate

Volunteering

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

(The office of the UNHCR was established on 14 December 1950 by the UN General Assembly. The agency is mandated to provide protection (Including assistance) and seek durable solutions for refugees. The South Sudan Operations is currently involved in the return of the Internally Displaced People from the north as well as refugees from countries surrounding South Sudan. Most of them come from DR Congo, fleeing the violence of the Lord’s Resistance Army

Under the direct supervision of Registration and ID Management Officer/ a.i Protection Officer the national UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

The Protection Associate will perform frontline protection and operational support tasks as part of UNHCR’s urban Juba refugee protection activities. The Protection Associate’s work will enable UNHCR Juba to enhance its understanding and monitoring of the protection gaps and needs of refugees and asylum-seekers in Juba, and to respond to and assist individual cases in a growing urban refugee operation. S/he will work with both the Protection (Refugee) and Community Services units, as well as UNHCR’s partners, in urban Juba, Gorom refugee camp, and the UNHCR Juba reception center. The Protection Associate will receive on-the-job training for frontline protection casework and will be expected to develop specialized protection skills (such as refugee status determination, sexual and gender-based violence response and prevention, and resettlement) as part of ongoing efforts to develop versatile and well-rounded frontline protection staff.

• Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an im- pact 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 PoC.

• Provide advice on protection issues to PoC; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.

• Identify, interview, and assess refugees and asylum-seekers with specific protection needs or vulnerabilities in urban Juba and Gorom.

• Conduct home visits to refugees and asylum-seekers and undertake vulnerability assessments recommending the appropriate protection intervention.

• Hold protection counselling sessions at the UNHCR Juba reception centers for refugees and asylum-seekers with protection queries.

• Liaise with and conduct regular visits to occupants of the Protection wing at the UN- HCR safehouse in Juba and follow-up on their needs and concerns.

• Refer protection cases to the appropriate protection actors for follow-up, including for assistance or services.

• Provide protection support to registration activities at the reception center and Gorom.

• Document protection casework using standard forms and filing physical and electronic copies in accordance with procedures.

• Create and maintain individual physical and electronic case files for protection cases in UNHCR Juba’s physical and electronic filing system.

• Provide support to refugee status determination and resettlement activities, including for interview scheduling, departure arrangements, and notification of decisions.

•Undertake any other tasks as necessary to support refugee protection activities in Juba

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for in-stance in events that mark IVD).

• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country.

• Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities.

• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.

• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers.

• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

• Conduct written individual protection assessments and make referrals for urban refugees and asylum-seekers as needed.

• Provide protection counseling sessions at the UNHCR Juba reception area (per NUNV), complete individual counseling forms, and make referrals where necessary.

• Conduct home visits and prepare written protection/vulnerability assessments for cases, including refugees and asylum-seekers with specific needs, as needed.

• Provide back-up support for receptionist duties at the Tomping reception center when the receptionist is absent.

• Serve as a regular focal point for individual refugee/asylum-seeker files in the proposed filing room on a rotational basis.

• Ensure the rule of law is maintained and the rights of refugees are upheld, which includes engaging in capacity building with law enforcement agencies, undertaking field visits, and ensuring representation of legal cases in court.

• Conduct protection screenings for complex cases referred from registration activities as needed.

• Complete on-the-job training in one or more specialized skills: SGBV response, refugee status determination, and resettlement.

• Enhance UNHCR’s awareness of the protection needs and situation among urban Juba refugees and asylum-seekers, reinforcing UNHCR’s ability to undertake effective protection interventions and uphold the rights of persons of concern in Juba.

• Strengthen UNHCR’s operational support systems to improve the consistency of interventions and expedite the response.

• Provide a final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in, and capacities developed.

professional work, and at least one (1) year in a refugee protection role involving casework or another client or customer-oriented role

• Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Office applications, and database software.

• Proficient typing skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to read and write Arabic, or proficiency in any of the following languages: Amharic, French, Kinyarwanda/Kirundi, Kiswahili, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya.

• Two (2) or more years or work experience in refugee protection, preferably involving individual casework and regular interaction with refugees or asylum-seekers.

• Two (2) or more years of work experience in a client or customer-oriented role

This is a National Volunteer position, the volunteer is responsible for their accommodation.

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