Protection Assistant

Overview

The 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 design of a comprehensive protection strategy and ensures 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

• Candidates with experience in professional interpretation, social service, humanitarian sector, and/or data entry, along with familiarity with UNHCR, are preferred
• For G4 - 1 year relevant experience with High School Diploma; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Qualification Requirements

• Protection (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
• HCR Learning Program - UNHCR
• HCR Protection Induction Prog - UNHCR

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in English is required • working-level proficiency in Dari, Farsi, or Pashto is essential

Languages Preferred: • Good knowledge of UNHCR proGres database is an added advantage

Contract Duration:

Work Modality: Remote: No

Remuneration: