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Job Title:       Senior Protection Associate
Organisation: United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position No.: 10027156
Vacancy Notice: 009/2017
Reports to: Protection Officer
Duty Station: Uganda
Post Grade: GL7
About UNHCR:
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was
established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly.
UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees is to lead and co-ordinate action for international
protection to refugees; seek permanent solutions for the problems of refugees
and safeguard refugee rights and well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate
concerning issues of statelessness, as it is given a designated role under
Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Job Summary: The Senior
Protection Associate will entail supervisory responsibilities for protection
staff including community services, registration, resettlement and education
depending on the structure of the Office. The incumbent will monitor 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 Associate
will expect to coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to
the needs of populations of concern and identify opportunities to mainstream
protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards in operational
responses in all sectors. He/she will contribute to designing a comprehensive
protection strategy and represents the Office externally on protection doctrine
and policy as guided by the supervisor. He/she will also ensure 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.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Keep abreast of political, social,
    economic and cultural developments that have an impact 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 persons of concern.
  • Provide advice and guidance on protection
    issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure
    the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.
  • Provide support in conducting eligibility
    and status determination for persons of concern in compliance with UNHCR
    procedural standards and international protection principles.
  • Significantly 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 as part of the protection strategy.
  • Implement and monitor Standard Operating
    Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.
  • Manage individual protection cases including
    those on SGBV and child protection.
  • Monitor, and intervene in cases of
    refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents.
  • Assist in promoting durable solutions for
    the largest possible number of persons of concern through 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.
  • Significantly contribute to and facilitate
    a programme of results-based advocacy with sectorial and/or cluster
    partners.
  • Facilitate effective information
    management through the provision of disaggregated data on populations of
    concern and their problems.
  • Participate in initiatives to capacitate
    authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen national
    protection related legislation and procedures.
Key Performance Indicators:
  • 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
    protection strategy and respect UNHCR policy on age, gender and diversity
    (AGD).
  • The participation of persons of concern is
    facilitated through continuous assessment and evaluation using
    participatory, rights and community based approaches.
  • Protection incidents are immediately
    identified and addressed
 Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the United Nations
    UNHCR Senior Protection Associate career vacancy should have completed
    Secondary education. Certificate/ training in International Law, Political
    Science or related field is required.
  • At least eleven years’ experience relevant
    to the function
  • Fluency in English and working knowledge
    of another relevant UN language.
  • Excellent knowledge of Madi is an added
    advantage.
How to Apply:
All interested Ugandan nationals who wish to join the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are
encouraged to click on the link below and follow the application instructions
after reviewing the job details.
Deadline: 23rd February
2017

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