UNHCR Registration Assistant Jobs in Kenya

UNHCR Registration Assistant Jobs in Kenya

In Kakuma, unified registration started in 12 July 2017, and both UNHCR and Government of Kenya, Refugee Affairs Secretariat (RAS) are conducting registration activities together with an understanding that all aspects of refugee protection and assistance will work with a common set of core registration data, gathered through a common process and adhering to common standards.

In Kakuma, RAS registration staff have been continuously training in order to perform regular registration activities.

The Registration Assistant is a member of the Registration team and is supervised by a more senior member of the team who normally reports directly to the Registration Officer/RSD Officer.

The Kakuma operation conducted its last verification exercise in 2018 in Kalobeyei settlement and a planned verification exercise for Kakuma Camp in 2019. With the rollout of ProGres V4and the increase service delivery to persons of concern by UNHCR and partners through innovative tools, there is an increase need for more support staff to assist with enrollment of POCs in KASI, BIMs, Reactivation interviews, birth certificate distribution, various list verification, continuous registration,General Food distribution and proof of life.

With the automated application and processing of Movement Pass, the enrollment in KASI has increased. Based on the above identified needs, the registration assistant would be required to carryout these functions for a period of 3 months.

The Registration Assistant may provide interpretation and/or translation services in cases for which s/he has the required language competencies.


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