Hardship Level
Not applicable for home-based
D
Family Type
Not applicable for home-based
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
UNOPS LICA6
Target Start Date
2025-01-01
Deadline for Applications
November 15, 2024
Terms of Reference
1. General Background
UNHCR Representation in Venezuela is comprised of the Country Office in Caracas, two Field Offices located on the border with Colombia (San Cristobal and Maracaibo), as well as three Field Units, one in Caracas, the capital district; Carupano (Sucre) in the border with Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana; and Santa Elena de Uairen in the border with Brazil. The operational context in Venezuela remains challenging, affecting both refugees and asylum seekers and the Venezuelan population in humanitarian crisis, including displaced persons, returnees, and people on-the-move.
The Protection Associate normally reports to the Protection Officer or the Senior Protection Officer. The incumbent monitors protection standards, operational procedures, and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards and provides functional protection support to information management and programme staff.
The Protection Associate is expected to coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern (PoC) and identify opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards in operational responses in all sectors. S/he contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and liaises externally with authorities and partners on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor.
All UNHCR workforce members must contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties.
2. Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Manage individual protection cases including those on GBV and child protection. Monitor, and intervene in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents.
Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.
Facilitate effective information management through the provision of disaggregated data on PoC and their problems.
Lead the transformation of existing mobility information and orientation waystations into community protection desks.
Ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the multiannual protection and solutions strategy.
Support the supervisor in training authorities, relevant institutions, and NGOs and promote International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards, and codes of conduct.
Assist the supervisor in training relevant institutions and NGOs on interviewing, counselling for groups or individuals, and managing individual protection cases, including those on GBV and child protection.
Monitor the community spaces to identify protection trends and vulnerable groups or individuals who may need special assistance or international protection advice.
Refer and coordinate with relevant partners and local authorities on assistance of persons with protection needs.
Support the protection team in monitoring and analyzing indicators regarding project implementation.
Support orientation and response to protection concerns of individuals in mixed flows.
Act as local focal point for the partners involved in the community protection desks.
Provide operational data management support to Protection Team including data related to IDPs, asylum seekers, refugees, and persons of concern to UNHCR in agencies' database.
Contribute to the preparation of reports and project documents by providing information and drafting routine correspondence and reports.
Perform other related duties as required.
3. Monitoring and Progress Controls
A workplan will be prepared at the beginning of the contract between the incumbent and the supervisor to define key activities and project timelines to ensure an efficient delivery of expected outputs and products.
4. Qualifications and Experience
a. Education
Preferred education: Bachelor's degree in Law, International Law, Political Science, Social Science, or other related fields.
b. Work Experience
Essential: 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher.
Desirable: Training in core protection topics: Age, gender, and diversity approach, GbV, Child protection and project management.
c. Key Competencies
Core Competencies: Accountability, Communication, Organizational Awareness, Teamwork & Collaboration, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Client & Result Orientation.
Managerial Competencies: Judgement and Decision Making.
d. Travel requirements
Contractor may be required to travel 20% of the time to locations other than their assigned work location.
Required Languages
Spanish
Desired Languages
English
Additional Qualifications
This position doesn't require a functional clearance.
Home-Based
No
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