Needed Senior Resettlement Assistant

The UNHCR Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa in Amman invites qualified candidates to apply for the following vacancy:

Title: Senior Resettlement Assistant, G5

Position Number: N/A

Type of contract: Temporary Appointment

Duty Station: MENA Regional Bureau in Amman

Duration of Contract: 6 months with possibility of extension

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Associate Resettlement Officer, the incumbent will undertake the following responsibilities:

Accountability

• UNHCR’s resettlement policies and standards are correctly and coherently applied.
• Persons of concern are made aware of UNHCR’s resettlement procedures and have fair and transparent access to and participation in the resettlement process.
• Suspected fraud in the resettlement process is promptly reported.

Responsibility

• Comply with UNHCR’s standard operating procedures on resettlement, ensuring timely action on cases.
• Follow up on cases from time of submission to final decision and departure; ensure effective in-country communication on the status and follow-up on persons of concern being considered for resettlement.
• Assist in maintaining and updating ProGres or Consolidated Online Resettlement Tracking System (CORTS) database and provide technical support.
• Provide administrative support for resettlement-related training activities, including organization of resettlement workshops and meetings as required.
• Maintain accurate resettlement statistics as well as up-to-date records on individual cases; assist in the preparation of reports.
• Draft / type routine correspondence to Field Offices / Regional Offices / Headquarters.
• Carry out preliminary interviews and initial assessments, to process refugees for resettlement following established procedures when needed.
• Prepare written documentation for resettlement submission; ensure that records / files of individual cases are updated in a systematic and timely manner.
• Assess and review individual resettlement cases and prepare individual / group submission for scrutiny by the supervisor when needed.
• Provide persons of concern with up-to-date and accurate information on UNHCR’s resettlement policies and procedures when needed.
• Coordinate travel and departure arrangements for refugees accepted for resettlement when needed.
• Organize logistical support for governments undertaking resettlement missions when needed.
• Systematically apply an Age, Gender and Diversity perspective in all aspects of the resettlement process; comply with UNHCR policy and guidelines on HIV/AIDS.
• Assist in mitigating resettlement fraud by reporting suspected fraud.

Authority

• Recommend eligible cases for resettlement consideration.
• Provide counselling to persons of concern.

Required Competencies:

Core Competencies

• Accountability
• Communication
• Organizational Awareness
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Client & Result Orientation

Cross-Functional Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Planning and Organizing
• Stakeholder Management

Essential qualifications, knowledge and experience:

• Education: Completion of secondary education with certificate/training in International Law, International Relations or related fields required.
• Job Experience: 4 years of job experience relevant to the functions.
• Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language.

Desirable qualifications & competencies:

• Good knowledge of resettlement issues and UNHCR resettlement policies and operational applications.
• Completion of UNHCR specific learning/training activities (e.g., PLP and RSD/Resettlement Learning Programme, resettlement anti-fraud workshop).