Associate Field Officer

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Job Description

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.
recommendation for protection interventions to the designated officer.
Negotiate with local authority counterparts, partners and populations of concern.
Approve expenditures within the DOAP.
Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education & Professional Work Experience:

Years of Experience / Degree Level
For P2/NOB – 3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Certificates and/or Licenses:

UNHCR Protection Learning Programme.
UNHCR Operations Management Learning Programme.

Functional Skills:

IT-Computer Literacy
PG-UNHCR’s Programmes

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

Source: https://unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Izmir-Turkiye/Associate-Field-Officer_JR2436262

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