Imyanya 5 y`akazi muri United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): (Deadline 2 September 2021)

– Be fully informed about community structures and the protection as well as the security situation of the population of concern. Through relationships with PoCs and network of partners stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural elements that may have an impact on the protection environment and provide advice to Senior Management.

– Facilitate the adoption of the Community-Based protection approach and assist in developing of appropriate strategies that enhance refugee protection and accountability to persons of concern. Including carry out the participatory assessment in line with AGD approaches.

– Put in place mechanisms to boost effective communication and maintain open and constructive dialogue with persons of concern and strengthen capacity to detect and timely response to any emerging concerns.

– Effectively assess the needs and pay due attention and support to the most vulnerable groups including UAM, survivors of SGBV and torture and those with serious medical conditions. This should be done in cooperation with specialized NGO partners on ground.

– Develop communication strategy that speaks to the population needs, with special consideration of the languages barriers and its impact on maintaining safe environment.

– Establish good cooperation with the Gov authorities and NGO partners active in Gashora. Assist the them to better understand the cultural diversity. Support the PoCs to respect their differences and able to live in harmony and maintain healthy and positive relationships with services providers.
– Facilitate translation of documents to the various spoken languages and provide direct interpretation as need be.

– Provide individuals or group psychosocial counselling in order to address social and cultural issues that may have an impact on the protection environment and provide appropriate support.

– Assist during the registration process ensuring that the perspectives, capacities, needs and resources of the persons of concerns are reflected in the protection strategy, planning processes and operations plan addressing the specific protection needs of women, men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, minority groups such as sexual minorities and persons living with HIV/AIDS.

– Provide technical guidance and support to UNHCR and partners and implement and oversee Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on all community-based protection related issues.

– Support the design, implementation and evaluation of protection centred and solutions-oriented programming with implementing and operational partners guaranteeing that community-owned activities are integrated.

– Promote confidence building and conflict resolution among populations of concern, authorities and host communities in the ETM operation.

– Contribute to the Protection team’s information management component which: provides disaggregated data on PoC and their problems.

Support the design and implementation of durable solutions options, specially related to local integration or return to country of origin.

– Facilitate establishment of appropriate refugee representation, the community leaders are selected in a transparent and fair manner representing the various ethnic groups. Encourage and support implementing of community led-owned activities specially sport and cultural activities.

– Encourage the asylum seekers and refugees to maintain positive approach and enhance inter- cultural dialogue to enhance peaceful co-existence amongst the various groups.

– Conduct home visits and establish direct contact with persons of concern, host communities to create environment for joint activities to enhance co-existence between the refugees and local community in the immediate neighbourhood.

– Perform other related duties as required

Education & Professional Work Experience

– 3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate degree
– The candidate should have 3 years of work experience including at least 1 year in an international capacity. Previous work experience with UNHCR in the field.
Field(s) of Education

International Development, Cultural Studies, Human Rights, International Social Work, Social Science, Political Science,
Anthropology, International Law or other relevant field.

Cross-Functional Competencies
Stakeholder Management
Planning and Organizing
Political Awareness

Relevant Job Experience

Essential
Relevant professional experience, including in the areas of community-based protection, community services, social work, and human rights.

– Undergraduate degree in Law, International law, Political Science, or a related field.
– Experience in handling complex cases including survivors of violence and torture.
– Good analytical and drafting skills.

Desirable
Proven communication skills, both oral and written. Demonstrated knowledge of community communication and engagement approaches. Understanding of and demonstrated competencies in forced displacement and protection, particularly SGBV prevention and response, child protection, education, gender equality, and the application of the Age, Gender and Diversity Policy.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team. Ability to work in stressful situations.  in conducting interviews and social counselling.

Given the deteriorating security situation in and around the Libyan capital of Tripoli, UNHCR is responding to the emergency protection needs of refugees, asylum-seekers, children and youth-at-risk, and others of concern in Libya (urban-based and detention environments) through the establishment of the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM).The ETM has been established  under the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with the Rwandan government and the African Union (AU) in September 2019. Under the terms of the MOU, the individuals concerned are transferred on a voluntary basis, from Libya to Rwanda for emergency case processing for durable solutions. UNHCR supports the Rwandan authorities in biometric joint registration of the evacuated persons, provision of accommodation and basic food assistance, skill training, sport and recreational activities. Durable solutions will be pursued, including return to the country of origin for those who voluntarily choose to do so, resettlement to a third country or local integration. This assignment is critical for ensuring that the operations objectives are achieved.

The Associate Community-Based Protection Officer is a member of the Protection Team reports to the Protection Officer. The incumbent may have direct supervisory responsibility for other staff.  S/he supports the implementation of protection standards and provides advice on CBP to Senior Management. The incumbent is relied upon to support a coordinated approach in the implementation of UNHCR¿s rights-based and community engagement with all persons of concern (PoCs) and contributes to the achievement of UNHCR¿s commitments to accountability to affected people.

S/he maintains close working relationship with NGO staff and act as the critical interface between UNHCR and communities of concern, enabling them to provide the AGD-sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities that form the essential foundations for designing response plan. The incumbent maintains close working relations with sister UN entities, governmental entities, non-governmental organisations that can contribute to enhancing protection and achieving solutions through people centred community-based and gender responsive approaches.

The incumbent provides guidance to the operation and plays advocacy role with local authorities, partners and other key stakeholders.

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.

¿ University degree in relevant areas: Law, Political Science, Social Sciences ¿ preferably in social work. Having a Master level or above will be an added advantage;
¿ At least 2 years of work experience (with a Master level degree) or 3 years of work experience (with a Bachelor level degree) in relevant work area (e.g. assisting refugees in a resettlement context, case advocacy, assisting with family reunification, identifying resettlement needs, preparing resettlement referrals/submissions, conducting RSD interviews and assessments, etc);
¿ Experience in interviewing and counseling refugees and asylum seekers on case processing.
¿ Experience in refugee resettlement – conducting refugee resettlement assessments and submissions.
¿ Cross-cultural interviewing experience.
¿ Previous working experience with refugee caseloads, will be an asset.
¿ Working experience with/on refugees/asylum seekers particularly from the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region will be an added advantage.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on 14 December 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. Given the deteriorating security situation in and around the Libyan capital of Tripoli, UNHCR responded to the emergency protection needs of refugees, asylum-seekers, children and youth-at-risk, and others of concern in Libya (urban-based and detention environments) through the establishment of the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM). The ETM was established under the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with the Rwandan government and the African Union (AU) in September 2019. Under the terms of the MOU, the individuals concerned are transferred on a voluntary basis, from Libya to Rwanda for emergency case processing for durable solutions. UNHCR supports the Rwandan authorities in biometric joint registration of the evacuated persons and in undertaking Refugee Status Determination (RSD) under its mandate in accordance with applicable standards. A durable solution for their situation is pursued, including return to the country of origin for those who voluntarily choose to do so, or third country resettlement to States that are willing to offer admission. This assignment is critical in ensuring this is achieved.

The position will be based in Nyamata Field Office. The incumbent¿s primary role is to support resettlement and complementary pathways activities in his/her Area of Responsibility (AOR) mainly through mainstreaming counselling and information sharing with POCs and stakeholders while having an active involvement along the entire spectrum of resettlement workflow. S/he will be mainly engaged in developing a counselling strategy and implementing it, while working closely with protection, the refugee community and resettlement colleagues to ensure that refugees are properly counselled to manage their expectations. Effective management of resettlement expectations is an essential foundation for ensuring that resettlement processes are not undermined by tensions, anxieties, unrest and security threats. The incumbent will also be involved in the identification of needs, submission of cases, monitoring procedural compliance, integrity and quality of case submissions, and ensure progress against targets. S/he takes part in assessing cases for resettlement and conducting interviews as well as monitoring procedural compliance and quality of case submissions. S/he contributes to comprehensive protection and solutions strategies and needs to make resettlement both strategic as well as responsive to the needs of people of concern to UNHCR.

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.