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UNHCR Assistant Community-Based Protection Officer Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

UNHCR Assistant Community-Based Protection Officer Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

UNHCR Uganda looking for “Assistant Community-Based Protection Officer”.

Applicants with a Graduate degree may apply on or before November 19, 2023.

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 Assistant Community-Based Protection Officer Jobs 2023

The UNHCR has published a job vacancy announcement on November 10, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Assistant Community-Based Protection Officer to be based in Arua, Uganda.

Recruiter United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position Assistant Community-Based Protection Officer
Location Arua, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Graduate degree
Experience Required Minimum one year
Application Deadline November 19, 2023

UNHCR Job Vacancy 2023

Duties

  • – Be fully informed about community structures and the protection and security situation of the PoC and develop strong links with a cross-section of members of refugee/IDP/stateless communities, using an AGD approach.
  • – Through relationships with PoC and network of partners stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment and provide advice to senior management.
  • – Ensure that the perspectives, capacities, needs and resources of the PoC are reflected in the protection strategy, planning processes and operations plan addressing the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, and marginalized groups.
  • – Support a consultative process with government counterparts at local levels, partners and PoC to develop and implement integrated strategies that address the key protection priorities, including, for example, child protection, education and GBV, and solutions approaches.
  • – Provide technical guidance and support to UNHCR and partners and implement and oversee Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on all community-based protection related issues.
  • – Support the design, implementation and evaluation of protection centred and solutions oriented programming with implementing and operational partners guaranteeing that community-owned activities are integrated.
  • – Support communities in establishing representation and coordination structures
  • – Promote confidence building and conflict resolution among PoC, authorities and host communities.
  • – Maintain protection presence through regular field missions and reports, making direct contact with PoC, host communities, local authorities and partners. In operations applying the humanitarian cluster system, contribute the development of an AGD-compliant strategy on which the response of the Protection Cluster is grounded and covers all assessed and prioritized protection needs of the affected populations.
  • – Support the Operation’s work to fully integrate the protection strategy into the Country Operations Plan, the UN Development and Assistance Framework (UNDAF), the Humanitarian Country Team¿s common humanitarian action plan where applicable.
  • – Contribute to the Protection team’s information management component which: provides disaggregated data on PoC and their problems; researches, collects and disseminates relevant protection information and good practices to enhance protection delivery and provide technical advice if necessary.
  • – Support the inclusion of participatory, community-based protection and AGD approaches in strategies and plans in the Country Operation.
  • – Support community understanding of UNHCR’s commitment to deliver on accountability and quality assurance in its response.
  • – Support PoC to develop structures that enhance their participation and protection.
  • – Contribute to the design of project submissions and the budget for endorsement by the supervisor.
  • – Intervene with authorities on community-based protection issues.
  • – Negotiate with local counterparts, partners and PoC.
  • – Perform other related duties as required.

Eligibility criteria:

1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

  • International Development, Cultural Studies, Human Rights,
  • International Social Work, Social Science, Political Science,
  • Anthropology, International Law or other relevant field.

Functional Skills

  • PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework
  • IT-Computer Literacy
  • DM-Database Management
  • PR-Coordination in Forced Displacement situations
  • PR-Child Protection Prevention and Response Programming
  • PR-Gender Equality
  • PR-Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD)
  • PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention programming
  • PR-Gender Based Violence (GBV) response programming
  • (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

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.

Other Details

  • Full time
  • Posted Today
  • job requisition id: JR2330331
  • Location: Arua, Uganda

How to Apply UNHCR Assistant Community-Based Protection Officer Jobs 2023

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

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The Closing Date: November 19, 2023

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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