Hardship Level: A (least hardship)

Family Type: Family

Family Type: Family

Residential location (if applicable): Grade: NOA

Staff Member / Affiliate Type: National Professional Officer

Reason: Regular > Regular Assignment

Remote work accepted: No

Target Start Date: 2023-10-02

Job Posting End Date: August 30, 2023

Standard Job Description: Assistant Durable Solutions Officer

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The Assistant Durable Solutions Officer can serve as a focal point for solutions related issues in a region, and reports to a more senior Protection, Resettlement or Durable Solutions staff. The incumbent may have supervisory responsibility for durable solutions staff.

The incumbent is relied upon to ensure the implementation of a durable solutions strategy, and to contribute to ensuring a conducive environment leading towards finding durable solutions. S/he works closely with protection and programme staff. Fostering an environment to enhance partnerships is a critical element of the work, as are activities designed to strength the involvement of refugee communities and their hosts in the design and implementation of solutions strategies.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties

•  Provide counselling to refugees and other persons of concern (POC) to identify the most appropriate durable solution and to enable them to make a well-informed decision.
•  Interview candidates for voluntary repatriation and prepare documentation for their return.
•  Interview and prepare Resettlement Referral Forms (RRF), in line with Resettlement SOPs.
•  Interview candidates for local integration and prepare the appropriate documentation for onward submission to local authorities or partners.
•  Assist in updating the electronic database for resettlement, voluntary repatriation and local integration, in line with Standard Operating Procedures.
•  Process documentation to ensure that POC receive the documents required for their durable solutions in a timely manner.
•  Prepare statistical and ad-hoc reports to ensure accurate information is available and shared with relevant offices and partners.
•  Interview and advise on the appropriate durable solution to be provided to POC. Prepare documents relating to durable solutions.
•  Enter information into available database, in line with SOPs.
•  Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience

Years of Experience / Degree Level

For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

Political Science;

Social Science;

Law;

International Relations;

or other relevant field.

(Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Certificates and/or Licenses

Not specified.

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

Good knowledge of refugee issues and Human Rights doctrine. Very good reporting and writing ability.

Desirable

Diverse field experience. Knowledge of ProGress database software.

Functional Skills

*CO-Drafting and Documentation

*IT-Microsoft Office Productivity Software

(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements

For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.

For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.

For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of power.

As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.

This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.

Desired Candidate Profile: \u2022\tExperience in interviewing and counseling refugees and asylum seekers who have gone through traumatic experiences. \u2022\tExperience in the area of refugee resettlement – conducting refugee resettlement assessments and submissions. \u2022\tResettlement management capacity building and resettlement training. \u2022\tAbility to work with proGres v4 and other computer and technological equipment; \u2022\tExcellent drafting and analytical skills. \u2022\tKnowledge of methods for identifying individual refugees or refugee populations for resettlement. \u2022\tAbility to work under pressure, and deliver in stressful situations. \u2022\tKnowledge of UNHCR guidelines on registration, refugee status determination/resettlement. \u2022\tAwareness of issues related to specific needs and vulnerabilities related to specific refugee groups (women, children/UASC, the older, minorities, the disabled) and how to apply rights and community-based approach to identify and respond to specific needs. \u2022\tAwareness of the importance of preventing fraud and ways to mitigate risks. \u2022\tA minimum of 5 RRFs a week is initially expected from the incumbent, with an expectation that this number will gradually increase as more experience is gained. \u2022\tWhile the staff member is required to mainly carry out resettlement related responsibilities, s/he may be called upon to support RSD related responsibilities given the ETM context where cases have to be processed in a fast, fair and efficient manner so that Persons of Concern (PoCs) can access durable solutions. The staff member will therefore be required to dedicate 75% of their time to the RST unit and 25 % of their time to the RSD Unit. \u2022\tExcellent drafting and analytical skills. \u2022\tPrevious working experience with refugee caseloads, will be an asset. \u2022\tWorking experience in Africa, and especially within the East African and Great Lakes regions, will be an asset.

Required languages (expected Overall ability is at least B2 level):: English , ,

Desired languages: , ,

Operational context: Occupational Safety and Health Considerations:: Nature of Position:: Living and Working Conditions:: Additional Qualifications: Skills

CO-Drafting and Documentation, IT-Microsoft Office Productivity SoftwareEducation

Bachelor of Arts (BA): International Relations (Required), Bachelor of Arts (BA): Law (Required), Bachelor of Arts (BA): Political Science (Required), Bachelor of Arts (BA): Social Science (Required)Certifications

Work Experience

Case Management: RefugeesCompetencies: Accountability, Client & results orientation, Commitment to continuous learning, Communication, Judgement & decision making, Organizational awareness, Planning & organizing, Political awareness, Stakeholder management, Teamwork & collaboration

UNHCR Salary Calculator: https://icsc.un.org/Home/SalaryScales

Compendium: Add. 4 to March 2023 Compendium – Part B

Additional Information: None The English version is considered original and authoritative, translation to other language(s) serve the purpose of advertisement of local positions where applicable but are not considered as official translations N/A

Functional clearance: This position doesn’t require a functional clearance