Community-Based Protection Associate
Job Description
Title: Community-Based Protection Associate
Company Name: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in Bangladesh
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ For G6 - 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
∎ Certifications: Community Development/Social Work - Other, Development Studies - Other, Human Rights - Other, International Law - Other, Political Science - Other, Social Sciences - Other
Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Hardship Level: D
∎ Family Type: Family
∎ Family Residential location (if applicable)
∎ Grade: GS6
∎ Staff Member / Affiliate Type: General Service
∎ Reason: Regular > Regular Assignment
∎ Remote work accepted: No
∎ Target Start Date: 2022-11-15-08:00
∎ The Community-Based Protection Associate is a member of the Protection Unit and may report to the Protection Officer, Community-Based Protection Officer, or another more senior staff member in the Protection Unit. Under the overall direction of the Protection Unit, and in coordination with other UNHCR staff, government, NGO partners and other stakeholders, the Community-Based Protection Associate works directly with communities of concern to identify the risks they face and to leverage their capacities to protect themselves, their families and communities. The incumbent may have direct supervisory responsibility for part of the protection and/or support staff and supports the application of community-based protection standards, operational procedures and practices in community-based protection delivery at the field level. To fulfil this role, the Community-Based Protection Associate is required to spend a substantial percentage of the workday outside the office, building and maintaining networks within communities of PoC. The development and maintenance of constructive relationships with PoC that measurably impact and enhance protection planning, programming and results, form the core of the work of the incumbent. S/he also supports the designing of a community-based protection strategy by ensuring that it is based on consultation with PoC.
Additional Requirements:
∎ IT-Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
∎ *IT-Computer Literacy
∎ UN-UN/UNHCR Administrative Rules, Regulations and Procedures
∎ PR-Community-based Protection - Principles and methodologies
∎ CL-Multi-stakeholder Communications with Partners, Government & Community
∎ PG-Stakeholder management and coordination with Implementing Partners (Gov/NGO/Corporate)
∎ TR-Capacity Buidling
∎ (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
∎ Accountability, Client & results orientation, Commitment to continuous learning, Communication, Managing performance, Organizational awareness, Planning & organizing, Political awareness, Stakeholder management, Teamwork & collaboration
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 28 Oct 2022
Company Information:
∎ 18 Oct 2022
∎ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in Bangladesh
∎ Business : International UN Refugee Agency
Humanitarian assistance
Category: NGO/Development
