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Title of Post: Associate Protection Officer

Grade: NOB

Post Number: 10014231

Location: Nairobi

Closing Date: 18/03/2013

Responsibility (process and functions undertaken to achieve results)

  • Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment.
  • Promote International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.
  • Foster their consistent and coherent interpretation and application through mainstreaming in all sectors and /or in clusters in applicable operations.
  • Assist in providing comments on existing and draft legislation related to persons of concern.
  • Provide legal advice and guidance on protection issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.
  • Conduct eligibility and status determination for persons of concern in compliance with UNHCR procedural standards and international protection principles. Promote and contribute to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness.
  • Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy to ensure programmes use a child protection systems approach.
  • Contribute to a country-level education plan.
  • Implement and oversee Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.
  • Oversee and manage individual protection cases including those on SGBV and child protection.
  • Monitor, and intervene in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents through working relations with governments and other partners.
  • Recommend durable solutions for the largest possible number of persons of concern through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.
  • Assess resettlement needs and apply priorities for the resettlement of individuals and groups of refugees and other persons of concern.
  • Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.
  • Contribute to and facilitate a programme of results-based advocacy through a consultative process with sectorial and/or cluster partners.
  • Facilitate effective information management through the provision of disaggregated data on populations of concern and their problems.
  • Contribute to capacity-building initiatives for communities and individuals to assert their rights.
  • Participate in initiatives to capacitate national authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures.

    Authority (decisions made in executing responsibilities and to achieve results)

  • Intervene with authorities on protection issues.
  • Negotiate locally on behalf of UNHCR.
  • Decide priorities for reception, interviewing and counselling for groups or individuals.
  • Enforce compliance of staff and implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services.
  • Enforce compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures.

    Essential Minimum Qualifications and Experience

    Education: University degree in Law, International Law, political Sciences or related field.

    Job Experience:

  • Minimum 4 years (2 years with advanced University degree) relevant professional experience.
  • Excellent knowledge of English and working knowledge of another UN language.
  • For National Officer positions, very good knowledge of local language and local institutions is essential.

    Desirable Qualifications & Competencies

  • Diverse field experience desirable.
  • Good IT skills including database management skills.
  • Completion of the Protection Learning Programme, RSD- Resettlement Learning Programme.

    Submission of Applications

    This vacancy is open for qualified Kenyan Nationals ONLY.

    Important

    Staff members who wish to be considered for this position should send a motivation letter to:

    The Secretary, Regional Assignments Committee (RAC),
    Human Resources Section,
    Nairobi and attach Personal History Form (P.11).

    Please quote Reference: IVN/EVN/KEN/NBI/13/004.

    Late applications will not be considered.

    Internal Applicants Should PLEASE REFER TO PPAL REGULATION No.16-22 on eligibility to apply (IOM/49-FOM/50/2012 dated 15 June refers).

    External Candidates

    Candidates should also complete a Personal History form (P.11) available on the following link - http://www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc and attach it to their application for the position.

    Applications should be sent by either through the post address, P.O. Box 43801, 00100 or hand delivered to UNHCR Branch Office for Kenya, Lynwood House, Waiyaki Way (opposite Lions Place).

    Please quote Reference: IVN/EVN/KEN/NBI/13/004.

    Candidates should also submit copies of academic Certificates from the relevant institutions.

    Applicants should clearly indicate the Title of the Position and vacancy notice number.

    Please remember to submit photocopy/scanned copies of all supporting documents.

    Documents submitted shall not be returned to the applicants.

    Due to the volume of applications only short listed candidates will be invited for interview. A test may also be administered.

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