Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant
Location | Khashm El Girba, Sudan |
Date Posted | March 24, 2020 |
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NGO
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Job Type |
Contract
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Currency | SDG |
Description
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is seeking for qualified candidate to fill the following post:
Background:
The Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant is a member of the Protection Unit and may report to the Protection Officer, Community-Based Protection Officer, or another more senior staff member in the Protection Unit. Under the overall direction of the Protection Unit, and in coordination with other UNHCR staff, government, NGO partners and other stakeholders, the Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant works directly with communities of concern to identify the risks they face and to leverage their capacities to protect themselves, their families and communities.
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Duties and responsibilities:
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
Qualifications and Experience / Work Experience:
Anthropology, International Law.
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Only short listed candidates will be notified. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply Candidate Assessments may include a written examination followed by a Competency Based Interview.
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