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Senior Protection Assistant

UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) INTERNAL & EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Job Opening; 22823

UNHCR Libya

Senior Protection Assistant (G5)

10025910 Tripoli, Libya ASAP

Title of Post

Post Number

Location

Effective date of assignment

Category/grade

Type of contract Date of Issue Closing Date

General Services

Fixed-term Appointment

26/10/2020 16/11/2020

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The Senior Protection Assistant normally reports to a more senior Protection colleague. The incumbent monitors protection standards, operational procedures and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards and provides functional protection support to information management and programme staff.

The Senior Protection Assistant provides quality, timely and effective protection support to persons of concern (PoC) and identifies opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and safeguards in operational responses. S/he contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and may liaise externally with local authorities and partners on protection issues as guided by the supervisor.

The Senior Protection Assistant also ensures that PoC are involved in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Functional Statement:

Duties

• –  Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.
• –  Provide counselling on protection issues to PoC; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other

  relevant documentation.

• –  Support activities in protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.
• –  Conduct preliminary information gathering and interviews in support of eligibility, status determination, durable solutions and social

  needs assessment.

• –  Contribute to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness.
• –  Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy.
• –  Contribute to a country-level education plan for PoC as part of the protection strategy.
• –  Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.

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• –  Participate in individual protection case management including cases of SGBV and child protection. Monitor and report on cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents.
• –  Assist in identifying durable solutions for PoC in voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.
• –  Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with implementing and

  operational partners.

• –  Draft reports, routine correspondence, update relevant databases and compiling statistics within the Area of Responsibility (AoR).
• –  Contribute to initiatives to enhance national and local protection capacities.
• –  Select PoC for preliminary interviews and decide which relevant information to share.
• –  Enforce integrity in the delivery of protection services by local implementing partners.
• –  Perform other related duties as required.

  Minimum Qualifications

  Education & Professional Work Experience

  Years of Experience / Degree Level

  For G5 – 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

  Certificates and/or Licenses

  International Law; Political Science;

  Functional Skills

  IT-Computer Literacy
  CL-Protection & Solutions Awareness PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards and indicators PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework

  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.

  Competency Requirements

  All jobs at UNHCR require six core competencies and may also require managerial competencies and/or cross-functional competencies. The six core competencies are listed below.

  Core Competencies

  Accountability
  Communication
  Organizational Awareness Teamwork & Collaboration Commitment to Continuous Learning Client & Result Orientation

  Managerial Competencies

  Not specified.

  Cross-Functional Competencies

  Analytical Thinking Political Awareness Stakeholder Management

  Eligibility:

  Internal candidates: Interested staff members should consult the Policy and Procedures on Recruitment and Assignments of Locally recruited Staff (UNHCR/AI/2020/1/Rev.1). If you have questions regarding your eligibility, you may also contact the HR Unit.

  Internal candidates for vacancy announcements in the GS category are divided in Group 1, Group 2, as follow:

  Group 1 comprises current GS staff members holding an indefinite or fixed-term appointment who, at the 2

date of the deadline for application, are serving in the country of the vacancy at the grade of the position or one grade below or above.

Group 2 comprises candidates from the categories listed below after completion of one cumulative or continuous year of service in the country of the vacancy. The Group 2 status will be confirmed by the UNHCR Libya’s HR team as applicable. Further details on the Group 2 are available in our career portal UNHCR Libya Jobs .

External Candidates are candidates who are not in Group 1 or Group 2.

Remuneration:

A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the International Civil Service Commission at: http://icsc.un.org

Submission of Applications:

• –  Prior to the closing, interested candidates are to access the vacancy notice through UNHCR Libya’s recruitment portal: http://www.unhcr.org/ly-jobs/ and to apply through
• –  https://www.unhcr.org/other-opportunities.html
• –  Candidates must be Libyan citizens or hold a valid local work permit at the time of application. No

  relocation fees apply.

  No late applications will be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit for a written test and/or oral interview. UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing or any other fees).

  UNHCR strongly encourages qualified female applicants for this position. UNHCR seeks to ensure that male and female employees are given equal career opportunities. UNHCR is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

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