UNHCR Refugee Status Determination Officer Jobs 2021 – Uganda NGO Jobs. UNHCR Uganda looking for “Refugee Status Determination Officer“. Applicants with a Graduate degree may apply on or before 16th September 2021.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 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.
UNHCR Refugee Status Determination Officer Jobs 2021
The UNHCR has published a job vacancy announcement on 04th September 2021 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Refugee Status Determination Officer to be based in Kampala, Uganda.
| Recruiter | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| Position | Refugee Status Determination Officer |
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Graduate degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum 05 years |
| Application Deadline | 16th September 2021 |
UNHCR Job Vacancy 2021
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships: The RSD Officer provides legal, operational and strategic support on mandate or national RSD at global, regional or country operations level. The position may be located at Headquarters (within the Division of International Protection), in a Regional Bureau or in a Country Office and reports to the Senior RSD Officer or Senior Protection Officer or Head of Protection Service, as appropriate.
Eligibility criteria:
Years of Experience / Degree Level
- For P3/NOC – 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree
Field(s) of Education
- International Refugee Law; International Human Rights Law; International Humanitarian Law;
- International Criminal Law; Social Sciences; or other relevant field.
Certificates and/or Licenses
- RSD Learning Programme;
- Management Learning Programme;
- Protection Learning Programme;
Relevant Job Experience
Essential:
- 3 years of experience working directly with procedues and principles related to adjudicating individual asylum claims in RSD procedures. In-depth knowledge of International Refugee Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law and ability to apply relevant legal principles in the RSD context, including exclusion decision-making. Thorough knowledge of the “Procedural Standards for RSD under UNHCR’s Mandate” and other guidelines and standards governing UNHCR’s mandate RSD activities. Experience in counselling asylum-seekers and individual case management. Experience in refugee law training.
Desirable:
- Experience as a decision-maker in UNHCR or Government SD procedures is highly desirable. Experience in providing legal representation to asylum seekers in UNHCR or Government SD procedurest. Experience in supervising a team. Completion of other UNHCR Learning Programmes relevant to RSD.Training and coaching experience. Experience in working with vulnerable or traumatized individuals. Knowledge of additional UN languages.
Other Details
- Job ID: 29433
- Salary Grade: NC
- Hardship Level: B
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UNHCR Refugee Status Determination 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………
The Closing Date: 16th September 2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unhcr.org |
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