Assistant Durable Solutions Officer

Overview

The Assistant Durable Solutions Officer serves as a focal point for solutions-related issues, contributing to the implementation of a durable solutions strategy and fostering partnerships to enhance the involvement of refugee communities and their hosts in designing and implementing solutions strategies.

Tasks Summary

• Provide counselling to refugees and other persons of concern (POC) to identify the most appropriate durable solution and to enable them to make a well-informed decision.
• Interview candidates for voluntary repatriation and prepare documentation for their return.
• Interview and prepare Resettlement Referral Forms (RRF), in line with Resettlement SOPs.
• Interview candidates for local integration and prepare the appropriate documentation for onward submission to local authorities or partners.
• Assist in updating the electronic database for resettlement, voluntary repatriation and local integration, in line with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Process documentation to ensure that POC receive the documents required for their durable solutions in a timely manner.
• Prepare statistical and ad-hoc reports to ensure accurate information is available and shared with relevant offices and partners.
• Interview and advise on the appropriate durable solution to be provided to POC. Prepare documents relating to durable solutions.
• Enter information into available database, in line with SOPs.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Experience Requirements

Minimum of One (1) year of direct work experience in a large international development institution in a relevant position, including experience in field operations. Demonstrated experience in either the education or protection sector. Practical experience working with refugees and forcibly displaced populations with an understanding of the different aspects of economic growth, governance, fragility and conflict. Expertise related to engagement with government, regional and local, focused on promoting inclusive policies. Diverse field experience. Knowledge of ProGress database software.

Qualification Requirements

Undergraduate degree; or Graduate degree; or Doctorate degree. Field(s) of Education: Political Science; Social Science; Law; International Relations; or other relevant field. Bachelor of Arts: International Relations, Bachelor of Arts: Law, Bachelor of Arts: Political Science, Bachelor of Arts: Social Science.

Other Details

Languages Required: Ability to work in both English and Arabic.

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Work Modality: No

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