UNHCR Senior Government Liaison Officer Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UNHCR Kenya looking for “Senior Government Liaison Officer”. Applicants with a degree in Undergraduate Degree may apply on or before 23rd Nov 2021.
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 Senior Government Liaison Officer Jobs 2021
The UNHCR has published a job vacancy announcement on 11th Nov 2021 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Senior Government Liaison Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| Position | Senior Government Liaison Officer |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Undergraduate Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Nine years |
| Application Deadline | 23rd Nov 2021 |
UNHCR Job Vacancy 2021
Job Duties:
- Proactively lead and/or participate in meetings with the Government to ensure that refugee protection and assistance as well as inclusion of refugees into national systems is given due attention and is reflected within inter-governmental fora.
- Formulate UNHCR positions on protection, assistance and inclusion of refugees; in particular by following up developments in asylum procedures and ensure senior management endorsement for internal and external consumption by providing briefing notes, talking points and issue papers for relevant discussions with the Government, and in inter-governmental fora.
- Promote UNHCR’s policies and liaise with Government authorities as well as with regional intergovernmental fora (IGAD, ASEAN, ECOWAS, etc) on issues related to latest humanitarian and development processes.
- Establish and coordinate country-specific coordination mechanisms for situations co-led by UNHCR and the Government. Where applicable, coordinate the development of country-specific refugee response plans (or refugee and migration response plan and refugee and resilience plan) and comprehensive responses.
- Participate and ensure the coherence of the work of the Multi-sector group (MSG) in accordance with the Government.
- Analyse protection issues relating to refugees and asylum seekers and entry points for the inclusion of refugees into national systems and make proposals to the competent authorities for improvements.
- Provide protection for persons of concern to UNHCR by ensuring the observance by the local authorities of the recognised principles of refugee law.
- Intervene with the authorities in the event of refoulement or other legal action against refugees if/when necessary.
- Develop, propose and implement seminars or training programmes for target groups (e.g. government, judiciary, law enforcement and academic institutions) with the aim of promoting refugee law; invest in capacity-building initiatives that strengthen the ability of host government systems and national services for coordinated refugee response and inclusion of refugees into national systems.
- Maintain relations with the press and develop public information activities to ensure greater knowledge in public opinion of refugee and asylum issues and promote UNHCR objectives.
- Promote the deeper understanding within UNHCR on Government-related issues and priorities.
- Maintain frequent formal and informal contacts with counterparts in other organisations.
- Maintain close contact with the regional bureau and HQ on emerging issues.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Position in Organization:
- Job Title: Senior Government Liaison Officer
- Location: Nairobi (Special Envoy), Kenya
- Hardship Level: B
- Job ID: 31193
- Salary Grade: P4
- Family Location Type: Family
Qualification:
- Undergraduate Degree.
Experience:
- 9 years relevant experience or 8 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 7 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree.
How to Apply UNHCR Senior Government Liaison Officer Jobs 2021
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://public.msrp.unhcr.org/psp/RAHRPRDX/EMPLOYEE/HR/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=2&JobOpeningId=31193&PostingSeq=1
The Closing Date: 23rd Nov 2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unhcr.org |
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