Protection Associate

4 weeks ago


Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Full time


Job Description

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All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties:

Stay 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 PoC. Provide advice on protection issues to PoC; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation. Assist in conducting eligibility and status determination for PoC. 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.Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.Manage individual protection cases including those on GBV and child protection. Monitor, and intervene in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents.Assist in identifying durable solutions for the largest possible number of PoC 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.Facilitate effective information management through the provision of disaggregated data on PoC and their problems. Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures.Assist the supervisor in prioritizing PoC for interview, counselling and propose protection support for individual cases.Assist the supervisor with enforcing compliance of local implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services.Assit the supervisor with enforcing compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures.Submit individual payments request for PoC for approval. Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education & Professional Work ExperienceYears of Experience / Degree LevelFor G6 – 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Functional Skills:

IT-Computer LiteracyPR-Refugee Protection Principles and FrameworkPR-Protection-related guidelines, standards and indicators

Language Requirements:

For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

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