UNHCR Snr Protection Assistant

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees/UNHCR

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT No: 13/ HCR/KGLNN/06

(Note: According to the PPAL Rules & Regulations -Internal candidates are GS staff members currently serving at the duty station where the vacancy exists, who have been appointed through the AC).

Title of Post: Snr Protection Assistant
Post Number: 10020323
Grade: GLS (General Services)
Location: Nyamagabe
Duration of appointment: 1 year (1)
Entry on Duty: As soon as possible
Closing Date: 18 June 2013

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Field Office, the incumbent will perform the following functions:
- Consistently apply international and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.
- Provide counselling on protection Issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation. Support activities in protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners. 
- Conduct preliminary Information gathering and Interviews in support of eligibility, status determination, durable solutions and social needs assessment.
- Contribute to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness.
- Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy; .
- Contribute to a country-level education plan for persons of concern as part of the protection strategy.
- Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) for all protection/solutions activities.
- Participate in Individual protection case management including cases of SGBV and child protection. Monitor and report on cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents.
-  Assist in identifying durable solutions for persons of concern in voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.
- Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with Implementing and operational partners.
- Assist in drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics for the protection unit / section.
- Contribute to Initiatives to enhance national and local protection capacities.
- Select persons of concern for preliminary interviews and decide which relevant Information to share.
- Enforce Integrity In the delivery of protection services by local implementing partners;
- Any other responsibilities/functions deemed necessary or as delegated by the Head of the office and/or Supervisor in order to meet the level of the services in the organization.

Qualifications and Experience
- Completion of Secondary education with additional training courses in protection related Issues;
- Four years of Job experience relevant to the function; Computer skills ;
- Strong communication skills and ability to deal with people
- Completed protection learning programmes;
- Fluency of English and French and excellent knowledge in Kinyarwanda

Submission of Applications
Please send your CV, the UN Personal History Form (P.11) together with application in a sealed envelope (marked Confidential  with the Vacancy Announcement Number clearly marked on the top left-hand corner) to:

o The Representative, UNHCR Representation Office in Rwanda, Plot 5744, Opp. MTN Centre, Nyarutarama Road, Kigali

N.B: Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Priority consideration will be given to staff members whose grades are equal to or one grade below that of the post advertised. Only candidates who have served one year in their present post will be eligible for consideration as internal candidates in connection with this vacancy.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.  Closing date of application: 18 June 2013