National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

12/01/2024

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Position: Assistant Field Officer
Location: Mbarara, Uganda
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Today
Job Requisition ID: JR2434837
Hardship Level: C
Family Type: Family
Residential Location (if applicable):
Grade: NOA
Staff Member / Affiliate Type: National Professional Officer
Reason: Regular Assignment
Remote Work Accepted: No
Target Start Date: 2024-07-01
Job Posting End Date: January 23, 2024

Standard Job Description

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National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The Assistant Field Officer is typically under the supervision of the Senior Field Coordinator, Field Officer, or Head of Sub-Office/Field Office, depending on the office’s structure. The incumbent may receive indirect guidance from other relevant sections and units in line with UNHCR Manual, program and protection objectives, Operations Plans, and UN and UNHCR financial/budgetary rules and regulations. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

The Assistant Field Officer does not usually have direct supervisory responsibilities. Daily interactions occur with staff in various field offices, functional units at the Country/Regional Office, and close liaison with local civilian and military authorities, as well as counterparts in NGOs and UN agencies to address common interests. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

All UNHCR staff are accountable for performing their duties as outlined in their job description. This is within their delegated authorities, adhering to the regulatory framework of UNHCR, which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions, and relevant accountability frameworks. Additionally, staff members must fulfill their responsibilities consistent with core, functional, cross-functional, and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity, and respect for diversity. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

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Duties

Assess the needs of persons of concern in the Area of Responsibility (AoR) and formulate project submissions in collaboration with district authorities and implementing partners.
Promote and monitor the implementation of assistance projects.
Report regularly on the rate of flow of new arrivals and estimate expected influx based on interviews with persons of concern. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR
In coordination with implementing partners, assist with the reception, registration, and provision of assistance to persons of concern to UNHCR.
Keep track of cases of detention; register applicants for voluntary repatriation and family reunion.
Assist in preparing monthly sectoral reports and submit material for the preparation of periodic project monitoring reports and year-end reports.
Submit recommendations for protection interventions to the designated officer.
Negotiate with local authority counterparts, partners, and populations of concern. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR
Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision-making in risk is based on the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues, and concerns to a supervisor or relevant functional colleague(s).
Perform other related duties as required. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience

For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with an Undergraduate degree; or no experience with a Graduate degree; or no experience with a Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

Law
Political Sciences
Or other relevant field.

Certificates and/or Licenses

UNHCR Protection Learning Programme
UNHCR Operations Management Learning Programme (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential) National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

Relevant Job Experience

Essential: Not specified
Desirable: Field experience, knowledge of refugee law, good knowledge of UNHCR’s programs.

Functional Skills

PG-UNHCR’s Programmes
PG-Stakeholder management and coordination with Implementing Partners (Gov/NGO/Corporate)
PG-Resource planning
IT-Computer Literacy
BU-PeopleSoft EPM/Budget
FI-ERP Financial Management (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Workday, and other)
PG-Programme Management (programme cycles and reporting standards)
PG-Results-Based Management (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements

For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and the UN working language of the duty station if not English. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively contribute to a working environment where each person feels safe and empowered to perform their duties. This includes demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination, and abuse of power. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, supporting ongoing dialogue on these matters, and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

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. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

Desired Candidate Profile

As per the standard Job description.
Required languages (expected Overall ability is at least B2 level):

Desired languages: Operational context

Occupational Safety and Health Considerations:

Nature of Position: Sub Office Mbarara in Southwest Uganda is responsible for the Nakivale and Oruchinga Settlements in Isingiro district. For now, only Nakivale Settlement is receiving new arrivals from Nyakabande/Kisoro and Matanda/Kanungu Transit centers and at the same time, some walk-ins that go through the Refugee Status Determination procedure conducted by the Refugee Eligibility Committee of Uganda. As of October 31, 2023, the refugee population of Nakivale settlement is about 180,000, including forcibly displaced persons and statelessness from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, and other nationalities. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

There are over 30 partners, both operational and implementing, operating in the Nakivale and Oruchinga settlements, including some UN Agencies like WFP, UNFPA, ILO, and UNICEF. Their engagement in protection response makes it imperative, and the Assistant Field Officer needs to build an interface with all in carrying out UNHCR activities in both settlements. UNHCR leads the protection coordination and assistance to the forcibly displaced persons and statelessness, coordinating with OPM, the government entity of all humanitarian activities. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

The Assistant Field Officer (NA) is a member of the Protection and Field section at SO Mbarara and reports to the Protection Officer. The incumbent will have supervisory responsibility for field staff under his or her supervision. The Assistant Field Officer is expected to coordinate UNHCR field activities in collaboration with partners and the government counterpart, OPM, in achieving the strategic UNHCR mandates and priorities of the SO Mbarara, with particular attention to matters related to both Nakivale and Oruchinga Settlements in line with Uganda Country Operation strategies. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

These include, among others: a) coordinating quality, timely, and effective UNHCR delivery activities to the needs of populations of concern, ensuring that operational responses in all sectors mainstream UNHCR methodologies and integrate protection of the vulnerable; b) promoting peaceful coexistence with the host community; c) implementing a community-based strategic approach that builds refugee resilience and strengthens refugee community self-management, and d) finding durable solutions through resettlement as a protection tool and facilitating the repatriation of voluntary refugees willing to return to their home country National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

Living and Working Conditions:

Additional Qualifications

Skills

BU-PeopleSoft EPM/Budget
FI-ERP Financial Management (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Workday, and other)
IT-Computer Literacy
PG-Programme Management (programme cycles and reporting standards)
PG-Resource planning
PG-Results-Based Management
PG-Stakeholder management and coordination with Implementing Partners (Gov/NGO/Corporate)
PG-UNHCR’s Programmes

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA): Law
Bachelor of Arts (BA): Political Science

Certifications

HCR Protection Learning Program – UNHCR
Programme Management (PM) 1 – UNHCR

Work Experience

Competencies

Accountability
Analytical thinking
Client & results orientation
Commitment to continuous learning
Communication
Judgement & decision making
Organizational awareness
Political awareness
Stakeholder management
Teamwork & collaboration

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Compendium

Additional Information

Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit for a written test and/or oral interview. UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process. Recruitment as a UNHCR staff member is subject to proof of vaccination against COVID-19. National Professional Officer Opportunity: Assistant Field Officer Role with UNHCR

Functional Clearance

This position doesn’t require a functional clearance.