Senior Field Assistant Job UNHCR

Duties & Responsibilities

  •  Assist in monitoring the implementation of the UNHCR program including the delivery of all assistance items and monitoring of infrastructure.
  •  Assist in administrative tasks as required such as preparation of reports and meeting authorized personnel and assisting them during field missions.
  •  Act as interpreter in the exchange of routine information, contribute to related liaison activities, and respond directly to routine queries.
  •  Collect data and other information relevant to UNHCR and report to the supervisor accordingly.
  •  Keep regular contact with local authorities and implementing partners as requested by the supervisor.
  •  In coordination with implementing partners, assist in the reception, registration, and provision of assistance to persons of concern to UNHCR.
  •  Follow up, regularly, on the overall situation of persons of concern in camps and other areas where they have been accommodated and report accordingly.
  •  Liaise with local authority counterparts, partners, and populations of concern.
  •  Direct incidents and problems to the supervisor when they cannot be resolved at their level.
  •  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 a relevant functional colleague(s).
  •  Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level

  • G5  2 years relevant experience with a High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with a Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Certificates and/or Licenses

  • Business Administration Law Political Science
  • (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Desirable

  • Completion of UNHCR learning programs or specific training relevant to functions of the position.

Functional Skills

  • *ITComputer Literacy
  • CODrafting and Documentation
  • CLMultistakeholder Communications with Partners, Government & Community
  • (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements

  • For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and the 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.

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