Senior Protection Assistant

Overview

The Senior Protection Assistant provides functional and administrative support to the protection unit on protection-related liaison, correspondence, monitoring, case management and reporting activities. The role supports the protection unit in designing a comprehensive protection strategy and in providing quality, timely and effective protection responses to persons of concern.

Tasks Summary

Provide functional and administrative support in all protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.
Provide functional and administrative support in implementing participatory approaches, needs assessments, monitoring, reporting and case management.
Support assessments on durable solutions through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.
Facilitate liaison with competent authorities for the issuance of personal and other relevant documents.
Assist in drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics within the Area of Responsibility (AoR).
Select PoC for preliminary interviews and decide which relevant information to share.
Enforce integrity in the delivery of protection services by local implementing partners.
Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility.
Perform other related duties as required.

Experience Requirements

Ideally has experience working with UNHCR in protection and case management. Ideally has experience in offering counseling and gathering necessary additional information to assist with case assessment. Well versed in the protection working environment in the GCC and KSA specifically and is well versed in coordinating with various entities both within UNHCR and outside.

Qualification Requirements

High School Diploma with 1 year relevant experience; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher. Associate diploma or certificate: International Law (Required).