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UNHCR Protection Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

UNHCR Protection Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

UNHCR Ethiopia looking for “Protection Officer”.

Applicants with a degree in Undergraduate Degree may apply on or before 15th May 2023.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 17,300 staff working in 135 countries.

UNHCR Protection Officer Jobs 2023

The UNHCR has published a job vacancy announcement on 3rd May 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Protection Officer to be based in Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia.

Recruiter United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position Protection Officer
Location Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia
Country Ethiopia
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Undergraduate Degree
Experience Required Minimum Six years
Application Deadline 15th May 2023

UNHCR Job Vacancy 2023

Duties:

  • Provide technical guidance and support to UNHCR and partners on all protection related issues.
    Stay abreast of and report as relevant on legal political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment.
  • Engage relevant national authorities and structures in identifying and expanding opportunities in view of developing or strengthening national asylum/RSD systems.
  • Facilitate a consultative process with government counterparts, partners and persons of concern to develop and implement a comprehensive protection and solutions strategy addressing the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation and/or gender identities (LGBTI persons), persons living with HIV/AIDS; gender equality and
  • Gender Based Violence (GBV) priorities with regard to these persons.
  • In operations applying the Cluster Approach, seek to ensure the response of the Protection Cluster is grounded in a strategy which covers all assessed and prioritized protection needs of the affected populations.
  • Support senior management to ensure the protection strategy is fully integrated into the Country Operations Plan, the UN Development and Assistance Framework (UNDAF), the Humanitarian Country Team’s common humanitarian response plan where applicable, as well as with the implementation of the Global Compact on
  • Refugees and the Three Year Strategy on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways.
  • Promote relevant International, Regional and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct and ensure that all sectors and /or in clusters in applicable operations fulfil their responsibilities in mainstreaming protection.
  • Promote the implementation of the AGD policy, including UNHCR’s updated commitments to women and girls, and, design, deliver I and monitor programmes on an AGD basis to address identified protection needs.
  • Develop, implement and monitor community-based protection strategies and ensure systematic application and integration of participatory and community-based approaches in protection and solutions planning, programming and strategies.
  • Support the establishment of feedback and response systems and the incorporation of feedback received from persons of concern into programme design and adaptation.
  • Support the operation to develop and implement robust prevention, identification, and responses to fraud within protection processes and procedures, including registration, RSD, resettlement and complementary pathways, ensuring the integrity of interventions across all protection activities.
  • Assist UNHCR management at country level to comply with polices and commitment on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse measures.
  • Oversee and manage individual protection cases including those on GBV and child protection.
  • Provide legal advice and guidance on protection issues to internal and external interlocutors; ensure legal assistance is accessible to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documents to persons of concern (including women and others in need of civil documentation, in particular birth certificates).
  • As designated Data Protection Focal Point, assist the data controller in carrying out his or her responsibilities regarding the Data Protection Policy (7.2 DPP).

Position in Organization:

  • Protection Officer
  • Shire, Ethiopia
  • Time type: Full time
  • Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
  • job requisition id: JR2317723
  • Deadline: 15th May 2023

Qualification & Experience:

  • Undergraduate Degree and Minimum Six Years Relevant Experience.

How to Apply UNHCR Protection Officer Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/details/Protection-Officer_JR2317723?q=Ethiopia

The Closing Date: 15th May 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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