UNHCR Protection Officer Jobs in Nigeria
UNHCR Protection Officer Jobs in Nigeria
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships In the Bureaux, the Protection Officer works under the direct supervision of the Senior Protection Coordinator or Senior Protection Officer. In the Field, the incumbent normally reports to the Representative, Deputy or Assistant Representative (Protection), Head of Sub Office or Senior Protection Officer as appropriate.
The incumbent may have direct supervisory responsibility for protection staff whose work may include RSD, community-based protection, registration, resettlement, complementary pathways, internal displacement and education, among other areas. In HQ, the incumbent may report to a Senior Protection Officer, Chief of Section or Deputy Director and may supervise other protection staff.
The incumbent acts as an advisor to senior management in, when not responsible for, designing a comprehensive protection strategy under the area of responsibility (AoR). S/he represents the Organization to authorities, UN sister agencies, partners and other stakeholders on protection policy and doctrine.
The Protection Officer coordinates quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern under the AoR. S / he ensures that persons of concern of all age, gender and diversity groups are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying and implementing appropriate solutions to their problems.
To undertake this role effectively, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with other relevant teams within the operation or the Bureau (including programme; PI and external relations; IM) and with DIP, communities of concern, authorities, protection and assistance partners as well as a broader network of stakeholders who can contribute to enhancing protection and achieving solutions.
Duties
Provide technical guidance and support to UNHCR and partners on all protection related issues.
Stay abreast of and report as relevant on legal-political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment.
Engage relevant national authorities and structures in identifying and expanding opportunities in view of developing or strengthening national asylum / RSD systems.
Facilitate a consultative process with government counterparts, partners and persons of concern to develop and implement a comprehensive protection and solutions strategy addressing the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation and / or gender identities (LGBTI persons), persons living with HIV / AIDS; gender equality and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) priorities with regard to these persons.
In operations applying the Cluster Approach, seek to ensure the response of the Protection Cluster is grounded in a strategy which covers all assessed and prioritized protection needs of the affected populations.
Support senior management to ensure the protection strategy is fully integrated into the Country Operations Plan, the UN Development and Assistance Framework (UNDAF), the Humanitarian Country Team¿s common humanitarian response plan where applicable, as well as with the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees and the Three Year Strategy on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways.
Promote relevant International, Regional and National Law and applicable UN / UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct and ensure that all sectors and /or in clusters in applicable operations fulfil their responsibilities in mainstreaming protection.
Promote the implementation of the AGD policy, including UNHCR's updated commitments to women and girls, and, design, deliver I and monitor programmes on an AGD basis to address identified protection needs.
Develop, implement and monitor community-based protection strategies and ensure systematic application and integration of participatory and community-based approaches in protection and solutions planning, programming and strategies.
Support the establishment of feedback and response systems and the incorporation of feedback received from persons of concern into programme design and adaptation.
Support the operation to develop and implement robust prevention, identification, and responses to fraud
within protection processes and procedures, including registration, RSD, resettlement and complementary pathways, ensuring the integrity of interventions across all protection activities.
Assist UNHCR management at country level to comply with polices and commitment on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse measures.
Oversee and manage individual protection cases including those on SGBV and child protection.
As designated Data Protection Focal Point, assist the data controller in carrying out his or her responsibilities regarding the Data Protection Policy (7.2 DPP).
Contribute to the development and implementation of a child protection plan as part of the protection strategy within the AoR ensuring programmes use a child protection systems approach.
Monitor, and intervene in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents through working relations with governments and other partners.
Work to safeguard the rights of persons of concern in the context of mixed movements as relevant.
Coordinate the preparation of, implement and oversee Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection / solutions activities.
Ensure that durable solutions through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement and complementary pathways are sought and provided to the largest possible number of persons of concern, including undertaking and/or overseeing resettlement and complementary pathways activities.
Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level:
For P3 / NOC - 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree
Field(s) of Education:
Law,
International Law,
International Refugee Law,
International Human Rights Law,
International Humanitarian Law, Refugee and Forced Migration
Political Sciences or other relevant fields.
Certificates and / or Licenses
Protection Learning Programme
RSD- Resettlement Learning Programme
Relevant Job Experience:
Essential:
Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in the area of refugee protection, internal displacement, human rights or international humanitarian law, including experience in working directly with Field Offices.
Good knowledge of International Refugee and Human Rights Law and ability to apply the relevant legal principles.
Excellent legal research, analytical skills and drafting.
Desirable:
Diverse field experience.
Good IT skills including database management skills.
Functional Skills:
Protection-related guidelines, standards and indicators;
International Refugee Law;
Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD);
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Coordination and Projects management;
Comprehensive Solutions Framework;
Human Rights Doctrine/Standards
International Humanitarian Law;
Judicial engagement;
Protection and mixed-movements;
Internal displacement;
Climate change and disaster-related displacement;
Community-based Protection
Accountability to affected people
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.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UNHCR Protection Officer Jobs in Nigeria
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