UNHCR Associate Solutions and Development Officer Jobs in Kampala - Uganda

UNHCR Associate Solutions and Development Officer Jobs in Kampala - Uganda

The Government of Uganda has an open door policy and has continuously allowed humanitarian access and protection to people seeking refuge on its territory.

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), UNHCR, humanitarian and development partners are responding to refugee influxes from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo; and providing protection, care and assistance to some 1.15 million refugees living mainly in rural settlements in Uganda.

Uganda refugee asylum policy and refugee settlement approach is widely regarded as a model for the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework in accordance with the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants, and Uganda policy is cited as an example for other countries around the world.

The Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) was developed in close coordination with relevant States and in collaboration with relevant UN agencies, applying a multi-stakeholder approach.

The objectives of the CRRF are to: (i) ease pressure on host countries, (ii) enhance refugee self-reliance, (iii) expand access to third-country solutions and (iv) support conditions in countries of origin for return in safety and dignity.

Following adoption of the New York Declaration (2016) and with the adoption of the Global Compact on Refugees in December 2018, there has been recognition of the growing need for approaches that promote the socio-economic inclusion of refugees.

This is based on the premise that refugees can contribute positively to the development of communities back at home or in their new places of residence, provided that their skills, capabilities and entrepreneurial spirit are given sufficient support and recognition.

In this context the incumbent will be required to support the implementation of the comprehensive refugee response, with a particular focus on identifying opportunities to engage the private sector actors; develop key partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders and broaden existing partnerships with private sectors actors and development partners with the aim of providing innovative solutions for enhanced refugee and host communities self-reliance and resilience.

The incumbent will support in the institutionalisation of CRRF oriented approaches within UNHCR, on national level and in particular supporting the sub- and field- offices and assisting in the development of relationships with district authorities, local business, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), UNHCR partners, international and local NGOs, academia, private sector actors, development agencies and other actors engaged in humanitarian and development initiatives.

Within UNHCR, the incumbent will establish close working relations with the relevant staff working in the protection, program and technical sectors.

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