Assistant Site Management Officer

Job Description

Title: Assistant Site Management Officer

Company Name: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Undergraduate degree (equivalent of a BA/BS) in Law, Humanities, technical disciplines (Engineering, Sciences)
∎ Graduate degree (equivalent of a Master's) or Doctorate degree (equivalent of a PhD) may also be accepted.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Category/grade: National Professional Officer (NPO), NOA
∎ Post Number: 10029982
∎ Type of contract: Fixed-term appointment
∎ The effective date of assignment: As soon as possible

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Accountability
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∎ Effective coordination mechanism and tools are established and maintained with all stakeholders ensuring timely and effective needs assessment, appropriate planning, implementations and reporting.
∎ Responsibility
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∎ In coordination with SM Partners, support the CiC with the establishment of an efficient and transparent coordination system in refugee sites; systems for coordinating service provision, site monitoring, and other related activities.
∎ Collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure roles and responsibilities of all actors (CiC, humanitarian, local authorities, refugee representatives, etc.) in the site are understood.
∎ Support the implementation of camp management monitoring tools to ensure that services provided are according to established emergency standards and to ensure implementation of care and maintenance activities
∎ Ensure transparent and appropriate information sharing with all relevant stakeholders in a manner that upholds the principle of confidentiality.
∎ Advocate that service providers have adapted programs to ensure accessibility and considered persons with specific needs.
∎ Promote community participation in care and maintenance activities in the site.
∎ In collaboration with CBP ensure participation of the site population in site activities with particular emphasis or meaningful inclusion of women, children, elderly and persons with specific needs.
∎ Support, in collaboration with CBP the setting up of legitimate participatory camp committees.
∎ Mediate and resolve misunderstandings between local authority, counterparts, partners, stakeholders and populations of concern.
∎ Assist in administrative tasks as required such as preparation of reports and meeting authorized personnel and assisting them during field missions.
∎ Act as interpreter when required.
∎ Support capacity building activities.
∎ Undertake other relevant duties as required.
∎ Authority
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∎ Represent UNHCR in the field and in meetings with local authorities and in camp coordination structures
∎ Collaborate, coordinate with Partners and stakeholders.
∎ When in the field, negotiate with local authorities, partners and population of concern for the day-to-day application of site monitoring tools and other items necessary for the support to camp CiCs.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience.
∎ Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken, written and read).
∎ Demonstrated skills and experience in coordination and in project management at the field level.
∎ Excellent knowledge of English, knowledge of local language.
∎ Completion of specific training relevant to functions of the position.
∎ Computer skills.
∎ Knowledge of UNHCR protection procedures and processes.
∎ Knowledge of UNHCR the specific Rohingya refugee crisis.
∎ Knowledge of local institutions.
∎ Empowering and Building Trust
∎ Analytical Thinking
∎ Planning and Organizing
∎ Political Awareness

Salary:
∎ 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 Deadline: August 7, 2019

Company Information:
∎ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in Bangladesh
∎ Business : International UN Refugee Agency
Humanitarian assistance


Category: NGO/Development