Title of Post: Protection Assistant
Category and Level: GL-4
Position No.: 10020037
Duration: 1 year, renewable
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Closing Date: 06/09/2014
FUNCTIONS:
The Protection Assistant
normally reports to the Senior Protection Officer. Depending on the structure of the Office, the
position may also report to senior national staff. The incumbent provides
functional and administrative support to the protection unit on protection
related liaison, correspondence, monitoring, case management and reporting
activities.
The Protection Assistant also
supports the protection unit in designing a comprehensive protection strategy
and in providing quality, timely and effective protection responses to persons
of concern. He/she may liaise externally with local authorities and partners on
correspondence and/or protection issues as guided by the supervisor.
The Protection Assistant also
facilitates the involvement of persons of concern with the Office in making
decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying
appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will
need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern,
local authorities and protection and assistance partners.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•
Consistently
apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy,
standards and codes of conduct.
•
Observe and
respect protection related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
•
Provide
functional and administrative support in all protection related AGD based
programming with implementing and operational partners.
•
Provide
functional and administrative support in implementing participatory approaches,
needs assessments, monitoring, reporting and case management.
•
Support assessments
on durable solutions through voluntary repatriation, local integration and
where appropriate, resettlement.
•
Facilitate
liaison with competent authorities for the issuance of personal and other
relevant documents.
•
Assist in
drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and
compiling statistics for the protection unit/section.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and skills :
•
Completion of
secondary school. Additional Training
courses in protection related issues required
•
Good computer
skills.
Required Competencies:
•
Technological
Awareness
•
Political
Awareness
•
Stakeholder
Management
Experience: Minimum 2 years of previous job experience relevant to
the function.
Languages:
•
Very good
knowledge of English. Knowledge of the local language is an asset.
•
Knowledge of
Arabic or Farsi is an asset.
If you wish to be considered for this vacancy, please
apply in writing to TURANHR@unhcr.org e-mail address directly referring to
Vacancy Notice
98/14 no later than
06/09/2014
All applicants are required to submit a motivation
letter also required to submit a CV/resume and a fully completed P.11 Personal
History Form.
Short-listed candidates will be required to pass a
written test.
Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Source: http://www.unhcr.org.tr/uploads/root/vn98_14__protection_assistant-istanbul.pdf
