Assistant Field Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience:

• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For P1/NOA – 1-year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education:

• Law of Political Sciences or other relevant fields. (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Certificates and/or Licenses:

• UNHCR Protection Learning Programme
• UNHCR Operations Management Learning Programme (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience:
Essential:

• Not specified

Desirable:

• Field experience.
• Knowledge of refugee law.
• Good knowledge of UNHCR’s programs.

Functional Skills

• PG-Experience with coordinating with Implementing Partners (Government/INGO/NGO/Corporate)
• IT-Computer Literacy
• PG-Resource Planning; eg. FOCUS, Global Focus Insight
• IT-MS Office Applications
• BU-PeopleSoft EPM/Budget
• FI-PeopleSoft Financial Management
• PG-Programme Management (project formulation, programme cycles and reporting standards)
• PG-Results-Based Management
• UN-UN/UNHCR Financial Rules and Regulations and Procedures
• PG-UNHCR’s Programmes
• EX-Experience in an international capacity
• (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.
• This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.

Position Competencies:

• Competencies as defined in Job Profile

Language Requirements:

• Please also note that English is essential for this Job Opening.

Additional  Information

• A written test will be conducted for this position which will be followed by a competency-based interview.

Eligible Applicants

• This Job Opening is available to eligible UNHCR staff members and external applicants.

Procedures and Eligibility:

• Interested applicants should consult the Administrative Instruction on Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS).
• Applicants must be nationals of, and be locally recruited within the country of their employment.

Remuneration

• A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the International Civil Service Commission at: http://icsc.un.org

Application Closing Date
2nd July, 2020.

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