Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 01, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties
• Assist the Representative in the overall management of UNHCR¿s programme activities within the country of assignment in an effective and efficient manner which supports the Organization¿s mandate.
• Verify the standards of assistance for project activities at country level, ensuring consistency with UNHCR's country strategy and policies, and their integration with protection functions.
• Assist the Representative in developing contacts and networks with other government agencies, UN agencies, and NGOs to foster mutual cooperation and ensure that activities are coordinated and integrated to best effect.
• Develop country-specific management tools for project monitoring and control; ensure the effective and efficient use of financial and material resources within the rules and procedures of UNHCR.
• Manage personnel through regular performance appraisals, coaching, and assessments of staff training and development needs
• Ensure that essential services for the general welfare of staff i.a. living and working conditions, health, education, recreation, etc. are in place. This includes the establishment of proper and efficient mechanisms to assist staff suffering from work-related pressure or post traumatic stress.
• Play an active role in the Security Management Team (SMT) in the relevant country and the inter-agency security and contingency planning process; ensure that appropriate security measures and evacuation plans are in place to protect UNHCR staff; and that security guidelines and procedures as outlined by the Designated Offcial and UNDSS are complied with.
• Report and provide recommendations/solutions to the Representative on political, socio-economic, and cultural developments that may effect the situation of refugees in the country.
• Act as Officer-in-Charge in the absence of the Representative as required.
• Set and enforce parameters, criteria and deadlines for the design, review and report of operations.
• Clear the submission of the country operations plan (including budgets, staffing levels and structures) as well as of funding submissions, appeals and report.
• Negotiate implementing partner agreements.
• Represent UNHCR in UN and other operations management and programmatic fora.
• Enforce compliance with UNHCR¿s global strategies, protocols and guidelines.
• Approve recommendations and advice on the technical capacity required of UNHCR and its partners.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications
• Education & Professional Work Experience
• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For P5 - 12 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 11 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 10 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education
• Business Administration; Economics; International Relations;
• Political Science; International Law; or other relevant field.
(Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)
• Certificates and/or Licenses
• HCR Learning Prog; HCR Management Lrng Prg; HCR Protection Learning Prg;
• (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience
Essential
• Not specified.

Desirable
• Solid UNHCR experience from both the Field and Headquarters.
• UNHCR specific learning/ training activities (i.e. Management Learning Programme, Protection Learning Programme).

Functional Skills
• EX-Experience in international organization (United Nations or similar);
• EX-Field experience with UNHCR and/or with other humanitarian organizations;
• EX-HQs experience with UNHCR and/or with other humanitarian organizations;
• MG-5 years of managerial experience;
• (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

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.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 144

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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