UNV Protection Assistant Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UNV Kenya looking for “Protection Assistant”. Applicants with a degree in Bachelor degree may apply on or before 23rd Sept 2021.
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation.
UNV Protection Assistant Jobs 2021
The UNV has published a job vacancy announcement on 18th Sept 2021 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Protection Assistant to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Volunteers |
| Position | Protection Assistant |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Bachelor degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two years |
| Application Deadline | 23rd Sept 2021 |
UNV Job Vacancy 2021
Description of task:
- Through relationships with persons of concern, authorities and network of partners stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment;
- Build trust with refugee girls, women, boys, men of all ages;
- Build partnerships and working relations with partners and government counterparts;
- Ensure protection needs of persons of concern are identified timely and responded to, including through provision of case-management when required. Case-management is a substantive component of the Protection Associate’s portfolio.
- Ensure participatory, community-based protection and AGD approaches are included in protection programming, implementation and monitoring;
- Carry out mobilization and capacity building of refugee community, partners and local authorities jointly with Protection Officer and the team;
- Support UNHCR’s consultative process with local government counterparts, partners and persons of concern for effective needs assessment and planning;
- Support in maintaining protection presence through regular field missions and reports, making direct contact with persons of concern, host communities, local authorities and partners;
Position in Organization:
- Host entity: UNHCR
- Country: Kenya
- Location, Country: Nairobi (KEN)
- Language skills: English
- Expected Starting Date: Immediate
- Duration: until 31 December 2021
- Application deadline: 23 September 2021
Qualification:
- Bachelor degree or equivalent.
Experience
- 24 Months.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Selection Process: Written test and Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UNV Protection Assistant Jobs 2021
Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call for to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 23 September 2021
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unv.org |
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