Operational Context:
The Protection Assistant will provide functional and administrative support to the protection unit on protection related liaison, correspondence, monitoring, case management and reporting activities. S/he will also support the protection unit in designing a comprehensive protection strategy and in providing quality, timely and effective protection responses to persons of concern.
Functional Statement:
Under the supervision of the Head of Field Unit Pacaraima, the Protection Assistant will be responsible for undertaking the following tasks:
– 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.
Essential Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
– Completion of secondary school preferably with post-secondary training or certificate in Law, Social Sciences, International Relations or related fields
– Minimum 4 years of relevant job experience
– Good computer skills
– Excellent knowledge of English, Spanish and local language.
Desirable Qualifications & Competencies:
– Training in basic principles of international protection
– Experience working in humanitarian settings
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