Organization: UNHCR
Position Title: PROTECTION ASSOCIATE (BID)
Location: Damak, Jhapa
Duration: 1 year FTA (extendable)
Effective: Immediately
Position Number/Level: 10015423/G6
Salary for G5: NRs 15,21,748 + other benefits
(See UN salary table here, Salary was not published in original job announcement)
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Resettlement Officer and overall supervision of the Head of Sub-Office, the incumbent will be responsible for performing the following functions and responsibilities:
- Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment.
- Consistently apply International and National Laws and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.
- Provide advice on protection issues to person of concern.
- Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy.
- Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.
- Manage individual protection cases including those on child protection.
- Assist in identifying durable solutions for the largest possible number of persons of concern.
- Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen child protection.
- Collect and compile all existing information on the unaccompanied/separated children using progress and assigns the work to relevant colleagues, including liaising with other departments (community service, protection, field staff etc.).
- Maintain data/files of all best interest determination cases and updated individual case on the database.
- Conduct interviews with the child, the child’s guardian(S), teachers, and other caregivers.
- Make regular visits to the child’s hut in the camp to study the dynamics of the relationship (s) of the child with his/her caregivers.
- Complete the Best Interest Determination Registration and Best Interest Determination Report Forms as per UNHCR’s Guidelines for Best Interest Determination Panel discussions.
- After the completion of the Best Interest Determination, ensures regular follow-ups with the separated children to identify any changes in his/her situation and coordinate with the respective units.
- Perform other duties as required.
Essential minimum Qualifications and Competencies Required:
- Education: Completion of secondary school . Additional certificate/training in International Law, political
- Science or related field is required (University degree in Social Science or related fields is desirable)
- Job experience relevant to the function: 6 years
- Thorough knowledge of child protection and the understanding of child rights, as well as protection risks such as SGBV and trafficking of children.
- Computer skills (MS Office, including Excel, Word, Power Point).
- Excellent knowledge of English (written/oral/comprehension).
Desired qualification and competencies:
Minimum 3 years of experience in refugee camp and familiarity with the resettlement program; Good interviewing skills especially with children and adolescents due to sensitive situation unaccom panied and separated children are; Solid understanding of the practical implications of the different stages in child and adolescent development; Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to functions of position; knowledge of Administrative/Financial rules, procedures, processes in the context of UNHCR offices and Field operations; knowledge of MSRP.
Last date to apply: 24 January 2017.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested individuals are requested to send in their application marked ‘’Application for the post of protection Associate (BID)’’ with complete p.11 (un Personal History From available at UN Website: www.un.org.np addressed to HR Unit, UNHCR Representation in Nepal, P.O. Box. 2374, Kathmandu, Nepal or by email at [email protected] no later than 70.30 hrs Tuesday, 24 January 2017.
