Associate Field Officer

This position is advertised open to internal and external applicants.

Interested applicants should consult the Administrative Instruction on Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS). Applicants must be nationals of, and be locally recruited within the country of their employment.

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

– Identify vulnerable groups or individuals who may need special attention or special arrangements and make recommendations on the needs of different groups of refugees.

– Assess protection and assistance needs of refugees and asylum-seekers in the region and monitor implementation of refugee assistance programmes.

– In co-ordination with implementing partners, handle the reception, registration and provision of assistance to persons of concern to UNHCR.

– Provide inputs for project submissions and periodic narrative and financial reports for the annual programme.

– Develop and maintain relations with local authorities ensuring smooth negotiations in all aspects of UNHCR’s mandate for the benefit of refugees.

– Monitor the security situation in the area and intervene as appropriate with the local authorities.

– Submit recommendation for protection interventions to the designated officer.

– Negotiate with local authority counterparts, partners and populations of concern.

– Approve expenditures within the DOAP.

– Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience

Years of Experience / Degree Level

For NOB – 3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

Law, Political Sciences   or other relevant field.

Certificates and/or Licenses

UNHCR Protection Learning Programme.
UNHCR Operations Management Learning Programme.

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

Field experience.

• Desirable
• Knowledge of refugee law.
• Good knowledge of UNHCR’s programmes.

Functional Skills

IT-Computer Literacy
LE-International Refugee Law
PG-UNHCR’s Programmes
EX-Field experience with UNHCR and/or with other humanitarian organizations

Competencies as defined in Job Profile

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

See below for this postion’s Operational Context

Operational Context

The Associate Field Officer is normally supervised by the Snr Field Coordinator or Field Officer or Head of Sub-Office/Field Office depending on the structure of the Office. S/he may receive indirect guidance from other sections and units relevant to the country/regional programme(s). UNHCR Manual, programme and protection objectives, Operations Plans, UN and UNHCR financial/budgetary rules and regulations will guide the work of the incumbent.

The incumbent may supervise some support staff. S/he has daily contacts with staff in the various field offices and with the functional units at the Country/Regional Office. S/he also has close liaison with a range of local civilian and military authorities and counterparts in NGOs and UN agencies to discuss matters of common interest.

Closing date for submissions or applications is 29 July 2020.