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1) Senior Field Assistant 2019/HRU/030
Vacancy Notice: 2019/HRU/030
Internal & External
The Representation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Greece invites qualified candidates to apply for the following vacancy:
Position Title and Grade: Senior Field Assistant, LICA-5
Duty Station: Thessaloniki – Greece
Contract Type: UNOPS
Duration: until 31 October 2019
Position Number: UNOPS
Deadline: 10 July 2019
Operational Context:
There are over 75,000 asylum-seekers and refugees currently hosted in Greece who arrived and remained since the 2015 – 2016 humanitarian emergency. In 2018, more than 30,000 people arrived by sea, and some 15,000 over land, the majority from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. UNHCR supports the Government who coordinates the refugee and migrant response in the development of policy, capacity building and targeted interventions in the areas of reception, asylum procedures, and for finding solutions. The situation has improved in the mainland since 2015. There, people are hosted in approximately 26 Government-run sites (camp-like and buildings), as well as in rented housing provided by UNHCR through municipalities and NGOs for some 25,000 asylum-seekers and refugees. Additionally, UNHCR delivers a cash assistance programme, which has benefited nearly 115,000 (some 114,000 at the end of April 2019). The situation remains challenging on the islands where there is not enough capacity to accommodate the 16,000 people who have arrived recently or are awaiting the completion of their asylum procedures. In 2019, UNHCR will continue to implement the cash assistance and accommodation programmes, and will continue to support the Government in policy development, capacity building and targeted interventions in the areas of reception, asylum procedures and solutions.
Purpose and Scope of Assignment:
The incumbent shall perform the following duties:
- In close coordination with protection staff, receive/process transportation requests to the asylum office for ESTIA beneficiaries, as well as transportation of vulnerable persons from the open sites to ESTIA.
- Liaise with Transportation companies on transportation requests with special attention to vulnerable cases.
- Maintain the filing of financial records for all Transportation invoices and related documents (official letters, lists of beneficiaries, correspondence with authorities.
- Liaise with transport companies to address problems related to the quality of the service which may affect the protection conditions of persons of concern.
- Focus on the enrollment, verification and certification for new arrivals in the context of UNHCR Cash Based Interventions.
- Collect data and other information relevant to new arrivals, transfers and accommodation to the mainland and report them to their supervisor.
- Support procedures for reception, registration and provision of assistance to PoC, as conducted by competent services and in accordance with UNHCR’s role.
- Contribute to planning at the local level with regard to addressing increases or changes in incoming flows and perform regular monitoring of open reception facilities and urban accommodation.
- Cooperate with competent authorities and responsible actors in open reception sites with a view to ensuring safety and welfare of PoC.
- Interact with PoC so as to keep track of expressed needs and refer them, as required, to the competent services.
- Contribute to the cooperation with all humanitarian partners and the civil society as well as with national authorities and local structures.
- Support in the identification of vulnerable cases and their referral accordingly.
- Undertake other relevant administrative and field related duties as requested by Head of Sub-Office and the Protection Officer.
Monitoring and Progress Control:
The Contractor may have to submit a final report, outlining the main duties and activities performed under this assignment, as well as actual achievements, using objectively verifiable indicators and means of verification. Information should also include risks and challenges, as well as lesson learned during the reporting period and an analytical assessment of any problematic areas which may require new or different approaches, etc. The format of the report will be provided by UNHCR.
HR Unit will provide the official form to control the timesheet.
Essential Minimum Qualifications & Professional Experience Required:
- Completion of the Secondary Education with post-secondary training/certificate in Business Administration, Law, Political Science or related field.
- Minimum four (4) years of previous professional experience relevant to the function
- Excellent knowledge of English and Greek is essential.
- Excellent IT skills and Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and experience in using databases.
(Non-EU applicants can apply provided they have the required documents to work in Greece).
Key competencies:
- Technological Awareness
- Stakeholder Management
- Political Awareness
Desirable qualifications and competencies:
- Advanced knowledge of ProGres v4 database.
- Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific trainings relevant to the function.
- Fluency in Arabic/Farsi/Dari/Urdu/French/Sorani/Kurmanji will be considered as an asset.
Submission of Applications:
- Interested applicants should apply through the link http://www.unhcr.org/gr-jobs/ provided herein, attaching the UN Personal History Form in PDF Format with a Motivation Letter in English explaining their interest in the position.
- Shortlisted candidates might be required to sit for a written test and will have to undergo an oral interview.
- No late applications will be accepted.
- Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Kindly note that only electronic applications submitted through the website mentioned above will be considered.
UNHCR is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
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2) Senior Protection Assistant 2019/HRT/00
Vacancy Notice: 2019/HRT/008
Internal & External
Addendum Date: 03/07/2019
The Representation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Greece invites qualified candidates to apply for the following vacancy:
Position Title and Grade:
Senior Protection Assistant, G5
Duty Station:
Evros – Greece
Contract Type:
Temporary Appointment
Duration:
3 months with possibility of extension
Position Number:
N/A
New Deadline:
11 July 2019
Operational Context:
There are over 75,000 asylum-seekers and refugees currently hosted in Greece who arrived and remained since the 2015 – 2016 humanitarian emergency. In 2018, more than 30,000 people arrived by sea, and some 15,000 over land, the majority from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. UNHCR supports the Government who coordinates the refugee and migrant response in the development of policy, capacity building and targeted interventions in the areas of reception, asylum procedures, and for finding solutions. The situation has improved in the mainland since 2015. There, people are hosted in approximately 26 Government-run sites (camp-like and buildings), as well as in rented housing provided by UNHCR through municipalities and NGOs for some 25,000 asylum-seekers and refugees. Additionally, UNHCR delivers a cash assistance programme, which has benefited nearly 115,000 (some 114,000 at the end of April 2019). The situation remains challenging on the islands where there is not enough capacity to accommodate the 16,000 people who have arrived recently or are awaiting the completion of their asylum procedures. In 2019, UNHCR will continue to implement the cash assistance and accommodation programmes, and will continue to support the Government in policy development, capacity building and targeted interventions in the areas of reception, asylum procedures and solutions.
Purpose and Scope of Assignment:
The Senior Protection Assistant is based in Orestiada and discharges his/her duties in the whole region of Evros with possibility of undertaking missions in nearby regions. He/she will report to the Protection Associate based in Orestiada, Evros. Main duties of the position include: monitoring protection standards and State administrative procedures and practices in accordance with national and European law and international standards; delivering protection services to Persons of Concern, such as legal information provision and counselling; supporting and capacitating competent State actors; conducting border protection monitoring and detention monitoring; reporting; representing UNHCR before authorities and other actors at a local level.
The Senior Protection Assistant provides quality, timely and effective protection support to persons of concern with particular focus on persons with specific needs and identifies opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and safeguards, such as on child protection and prevention of SGBV (sexual and gender based violence) in operational responses. He/she contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy by providing qualitative analyses of the legal and other challenges existing at the local context, and by
timely apprising the Office of protection or other risks faced by refugees and asylum seekers, particularly in the context of refoulement.
The Senior Protection Assistant also ensures that persons of concern are consulted in a participatory manner on processes that affect them and are involved with UNHCR in the process of taking decisions, 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.
Accountability
- The protection of populations of concern is met through the application of International and National Law relevant UN/UNHCR protection standards and IASC principles.
- Protection activities are guided by the UNHCR country protection strategy.
- The participation of persons of concern is facilitated through supporting participatory, rights and community based approaches.
- Support is provided to identify and report protection incidents.
Responsibility
- Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.
- Provide counselling on protection issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.
- Support activities in protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.
- Conduct preliminary information gathering and interviews in support of eligibility, status determination, durable solutions and social needs assessment.
- Contribute to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness.
- Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy.
- Contribute to a country-level education plan for persons of concern as part of the protection strategy.
- Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.
- Participate in individual protection case management including cases of SGBV and child protection. Monitor and report on cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents.
- Assist in identifying durable solutions for persons of concern in voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.
- Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.
- Assist in drafting reports, routine correspondence, updating relevant databases and compiling statistics for the protection unit / section.
- Contribute to initiatives to enhance national and local protection capacities.
Authority
- Select persons of concern for preliminary interviews and decide which relevant information to share.
- Enforce integrity in the delivery of protection services by local implementing partners.
Essential Minimum Qualification & Professional Experience Required:
- Education: Completion of secondary school. Additional Training courses in protection related issues.
- Job experience: relevant to the function: 4 years.
- Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language
(Non-EU applicants can apply provided they have the required documents to work in Greece).
Required Competencies:
- Empowering and Building Trust
- Managing Resources
- Analytical Thinking
- Political Awareness
- Stakeholder Management
Desirable Qualifications & Competencies:
- Good computer skills
- Completed Protection Learning Programme
Submission of Applications:
- Interested applicants should apply through the link http://www.unhcr.org/gr-jobs/ provided herein, attaching the UN Personal History Form in PDF Format with a Motivation Letter in English explaining their interest in the position.
- Shortlisted candidates might be required to sit for a written test and will have to undergo an oral interview.
- No late applications will be accepted.
- Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Kindly note that only electronic applications submitted through the website mentioned above will be considered.
UNHCR is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
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