Assistant Protection Officer

hace 2 semanas


Panamá, Panamá, Panamá United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees A tiempo completo
Job Description 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.

Promote and 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. Provide inputs for the development of protection policies and standards within the AoR.

Implement and 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. Recommend durable solutions for the largest possible number of PoC through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.

Assist capacity-building initiatives for communities and individuals to assert their rights. Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures. Intervene with authorities on protection issues. Assist the supervisor in deciding priorities for reception, interviewing and counselling for groups or individuals.


Assist the supervisor in enforcing compliance of staff and implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services.

Enforce compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures. Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree Fields of Education : Law,International Law,Political Sciences or other relevant field.


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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