Overview
The Associate Field Officer (Protection) will support the overall delivery and strengthening of protection interventions at field level, contributing to ensuring that protection delivery is consistent, timely, and responsive to the evolving needs of persons of concern.
Key Responsibilities
- Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment and provide advice to senior management;
- Support UNHCR’s consultative process with local government counterparts, partners and persons of concern for effective needs assessment and planning;
- Facilitate UNHCR’s responses in addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) priorities and other specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups such as persons with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities;
- Manage individual protection cases including those on SGBV and child protection;
- Monitor the integrity of UNHCR operations management standards and procedures in the Area of Responsibility (AoR) and facilitate the respect of deadlines
- Maintain protection presence through regular field missions and reports, making direct contact with persons of concern, host communities, local authorities and partners;
- Monitor and report on the protection, security and safety situation of persons of concern;
- Facilitate and monitor programmes on an Age, Gender, Diversity (AGD) basis to address identified protection needs;
- Support communities in establishing representation and coordination structures. Promote confidence building and conflict resolution among populations of concern, authorities and host communities;
- Provide advice and guidance on protection issues to internal and external interlocutors; ensure legal assistance is accessible to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documents and services to persons of concern;
- Contribute in developing and implementing an education plan for the AoR as part of the protection strategy;
- Intervene in cases of expulsion, arbitrary deprivation of nationality, and other protection incidents through close working relations with governments and other partners.
- Assess resettlement needs and apply priorities for the resettlement of individuals and groups of refugees and other persons of concern;
- Support the effective systematization and management of data to enhance monitoring, response and evaluation mechanisms;
- Contribute to initiatives to build the capacity of local partners and civil society through training and other initiatives to protect persons of concern.
Required Experience
Three years of work experience with refugees and/or other people of concern in a protection capacity required.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Law, International Law, International Relations, Social Sciences, Political Sciences or related field
