location: Dadaab, Kenya

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide counseling to refugees and other persons of concern (POC) to identify the most appropriate durable solution and to enable them to make a well-informed decision.
• Interview candidates for voluntary repatriation and prepare documentation for their return.
• Interview and prepare Resettlement Referral Forms (RRF), in line with Resettlement SOPs.
• Interview candidates for local integration and prepare the appropriate documentation for onward submission to local authorities or partners.
• Assist in updating the electronic database for resettlement, voluntary repatriation, and local integration, in line with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Process documentation to ensure that POC receives the documents required for their durable solutions promptly.
• Prepare statistical and ad-hoc reports to ensure accurate information is available and shared with relevant offices and partners.
• Interview and advise on the appropriate durable solution to be provided to POC. Prepare documents relating to durable solutions.
• Enter information into an available database, in line with SOPs.
• 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 on the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues, and concerns to a supervisor or relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level

• For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

• Political Science;
• Social Science;
• Law;
• International Relations; or other relevant field.

Certificates and/or Licenses

• Not specified.
• Relevant Job Experience

Essential

• Good knowledge of refugee issues and Human Rights doctrine. Very good reporting and writing ability.

Desirable

• Diverse field experience. Knowledge of ProGress database software.

Functional Skills

• CO-Drafting and Documentation
• IT-Microsoft Office Productivity Software
• (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Additional Qualifications

Skills

• CO-Drafting and Documentation, IT-Microsoft Office Productivity Software

Education

• Bachelor of Arts (BA): International Relations, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Law, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Political Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Social Science

Certifications

Work Experience

Competencies

• Accountability, Client & results orientation, Commitment to continuous learning, Communication, Judgement & decision making, Organizational awareness, Planning & organizing, Political awareness, Stakeholder management, Teamwork & collaboration

How To Apply

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Job Posting End Date: December 17, 2023