Senior Field Assistant Job UNHCR
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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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