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• The protection of populations of concern
  is met through the application of National Law and relevant UNHCR
  protection standards.
• The protection strategy incorporates a
  thorough age, gender and diversity (AGD) analysis and reflects the
  Organization’s global, regional and country level priorities.
• The participation of persons of concern is
  assured through continuous assessment and evaluation using participatory,
  rights and community based approaches.
• Protection incidents are immediately
  identified and addressed.
• Analytical reports of protection trends
  and issues are produced on a monthly and ad hoc basis.
• Keep abreast with political, social,
  economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection
  environment.
• Promote National Law and applicable UNHCR
  standards and codes of conduct.
• Foster their consistent and coherent
  interpretation and application through mainstreaming in all sectors and /
  or in clusters applicable operations.
• Actively contribute to the design,
  implementation and evaluation of protection related activities and
  partners in particular within the newly established protection response
  framework
• Compile data from the field and partners
  in a systematic manner. Draft consolidated reports on update impact of the
  protection response framework and legal issues.
• Provide legal advice and guidance on
  protection issues to the operation and draft legal notes, as required.
• Contribute to the design, implementation
  and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with
  implementing and operational partners.
• Contribute to and facilitate a program of
  results-based advocacy through a consultative process with sectorial
  and/or cluster partners.
• Facilitate effective information
  management through the provision of disaggregated data on populations of
  concern and their problems.
• Contribute to capacity-building
  initiatives for communities and individuals to assert their rights.
• Actively participate in initiatives to
  capacitate national authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to
  strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures.
• Decide in consultation with the supervisor
  and the protection unit issues to be researched and topics for thematic
  reports.
• Enforce compliance with, and integrity of,
  all protection standard operating procedures.
• Line-manage the staff including day-to-day
  management, development and training, appraisals, etc.
• Facilitate regular staff meetings to
  ensure awareness of project objectives, and opportunity for feedback.
• Provide staff coaching and technical
  supervision to develop ownership in responsibility for activities.
• Ensure all possible durable solutions are
  explored for persons of concern.
• Take a lead role plan of action, to ensure
  the protection of refugees and asylum-seekers through intervention with
  local authorities and other entities on instances of arbitrary arrest and
  detention. Ensure the people of concern have access to legal and fair
  hearing in court through court follow ups, prison monitoring etc.
• Sensitize the community and local
  authorities on Refugee law and Human Rights relating to refugees and
  others of concern to UNHCR, in order to ensure that national legislation
  is in compliance with International Legal Standards.
• Advocate for legal aid services from the
  different legal aid service providers and Pro bono services from legal
  practitioners for the purpose of disposing of refugee cases at court.
• Follow up cases at police and health
  center to ensure that the victims are attended to.
• Support to police to carry out
  investigations in and outside the settlement.
• Conduct monthly protection coordination
  meetings with partners.
• Contribute to and facilitate a program of
  results based advocacy through a consultative process with sectorial and
  cluster partners.
• Conduct police visits to follow up cases
  and provision of assistance.
• Advocate for women’s rights and gender
  equality within the community.
• Conduct regular field visits and maintain
  close consultation with refugee communities to ensure their equitable
  access to essential services.
• Ensure that documentation of the
  activities is implemented within the sector.
• Undertake any other duty assigned by the
  supervisor from time to time.

• The applicant must hold a Law degree/human
  rights or a comparable discipline.
• Three years of work experience in the same
  field of development and humanitarian work and NGOs.
• Knowledge of GBV, gender, or public health
  with previous experience in GBV prevention and response programming;
  knowledge of the guiding principles and IASC Guidelines on GBV
  interventions in humanitarian settings.
• In-depth knowledge of training programs
  including assessments, instructional design, action planning, program
  delivery, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Previous experience in technical and
  organizational capacity-building activities, in-depth knowledge of program
  design, including assessments, proposal writing, and program
  implementation.
• Ability to produce high-quality legal
  documentation.
• Ability to present and defend cases in a
  court of law.
• Excellent presentation and communication
  skills and the ability to interact with a number of different partners and
  contacts, including governmental authorities, UNHCR, victims and their
  families etc.
• Excellent communication and negotiation
  skills.
• Strong judgments skills are also a
  necessity.
• Someone who can make ethical and moral
  decisions.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of Kiswahili/French/Kinyarwanda or
  local languages of the population is an advantage.
• Motorbike riding experience and license
  desired
• Sociable and open minded.
• A person who can keep confidential
  information.
• Must have a solid knowledge of the local
  law and be able to grasp new concepts with ease and accuracy.
• Must have a solid knowledge of the local
  law and be able to grasp new concepts with ease and accuracy.
• Very organized and need to have good time
  management skills to meet deadlines on time.

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