Senior Community Services Assistant at UN High Commissioner for Refugees

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Representation Office in Nigeria invites application from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position whose particulars are given below:

Job Title: Senior Community Services Assistant

Vacancy Notice No: 2015/VA/03
Location: Bauchi, Nigeria
Position Number: 10023794
Grade: GL-5
Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duration of Contract: One Year (with possibility of renewal)
Starting: 1st April 2015.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Under the supervision and guidance of the Protection Officer, the Senior Community services Assistant act as a critical interface between UNHCR and communities of concern, providing an AGD sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities that form the essential foundations to all UNHCR work in a given country context.
• Under the overall direction of the Protection Unit, and in coordination with other UNHCR staff, government, NGO partners and other stakeholders, s/he works directly with communities to leverage their capacities for community based protection. To fulfill this role, the Senior Community Services Assistant is required to spend a substantial percentage of their time working outside of the office, building and maintaining networks within communities of persons of concern.
• The Supervisor will provide general guidance in accordance with the principles and human values of the United Nations and in adherence with the UNHCR Code of Conduct.
• Assist functional units, the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) and senior management to integrate participatory and community-based approaches in the overall protection delivery strategy.
• Assist in initiatives with host communities to involve national civil society groups in the protection of persons of concern.
• Support implementing and operational partners as well as with displaced and local communities to develop community-owned activities to address, where applicable, the social, educational, psycho-social, cultural, health, organisational and livelihood concerns as well as child protection and prevention and response to SGBV.
• Assist in analyzing protection risks and capacities of communities of concern.
• Support participatory assessments by multifunctional teams and ongoing consultation with persons of concern.
• Collect data for monitoring of programmes and budgets from an AGD perspective.
• Accompany, and interpret for, senior management in their contacts with local interlocutors.
• Draft and type routine correspondence, documents and reports using word processing equipment and maintain up-to-date filing systems.
• Support efforts to build the office capacity for community-based protection.
• Performs other duties as required.

Essential Minimum Qualification

• Completion of the Secondary education; Training in the related field of work.
• Minimum of 4 years previous relevant job experience.
• Computer skills (MS Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
• Fluency in English and working knowledge of local language.

Desirable Qualification Competencies

• Knowledge of Administrative/financial rules, procedures, processes in the context of UNHCR offices and Field operations.
• UNHCR learning programmes (PLP).
• Knowledge of MSRP.

Application Closing Date
17th March, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send the following documents:

• A handwritten application letter and a resume as detailed as possible, with an email address;
• Photocopies of diplomas or certificates;
• Copies of work certificates justifying professional experience;
• An updated Personal History form (P11)
• For UN staff: the two latest performance evaluation reports (e-PAD).

All application should be send under confidential cover clearly indicating the vacancy notice number and "Application for Senior Community services Assistant, Bauchi" to:

The UNHCR Representation to Nigeria and ECOWAS
61, Josi Marti Crescent,
Asokoro,
Abuja.

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Note:

• Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
• Please do not submit originals documents as applications files will not be returned.