Resettlement Assistant

Job Description

December 29, 2024

Follow-up on cases from time of submission to final decision and departure.
– Comply with UNHCR’s standard operating procedures on resettlement, ensuring timely action on cases.
-file tracking and file management system and ensure that strict adherence to the filing SOPs, in efforts to mitigate potential fraud
– Assist in logistical arrangements of selection missions by resettlement countries.
– Coordinate travel and departure arrangements for refugees accepted for resettlement.
– Assist in maintaining and updating proGres database.
– Occasionally, assist in carrying out preliminary interviews and initial assessments, to process refugees for resettlement following established procedures.
– Occasionally, provide counselling to persons of concern (PoC).
– Provide administrative support for resettlement-related training activities, including organization of resettlement workshops and meetings as required.
– Assist in maintaining 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.
– 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.
– Provide counselling to PoC.
– Support the management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
– Perform other related duties as required.
– Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s)

Key Competencies

Demonstrated good analytical skills and drafting skills;
– Demonstrated skills on identification of refugees in need of resettlement, counselling refugees on the
benefits, procedures, and the consequences of resettlement;
– Demonstrated skills in the use of proGres;
– Fluency in English language;
– Awareness of the importance of preventing fraud and ways to mitigate risks
– Awareness of the current political situation

Education

1-year relevant experience with High School Diploma; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher
– University degree in International Law, International Relations

Work Experience

• Good knowledge of resettlement issues and UNHCR resettlement policies and operational applications.
• Completion of UNHCR specific learning/training activities..

Additional Qualifications

Skills

Education

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Other information

This position doesn’t require a functional clearance

Home-Based

No