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Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
Direct supervision and steering is acquired from the Chief of Mission. advice and operational assist may even be supplied by the Director/Deputy Director of the Bureau or the Regional consultant and by utterly different senior workers inside the Bureau (Head of Desk, authorized advice Unit, and useful resource administration Unit) and inside the assist Divisions at Headquarters. The incumbent might even search advice from insurance coverage policies, requirements, guidelines and guidelines that are in power inside UNHCR.
common contacts with Chief of Mission and workers at Headquarters and inside the sphere, to search the advice of, converse about operational factors, and to hunt widespread grounds for options on actions and programmes of significance to UNHCR and with individuals on issues of good significance to UNHCR¿s programmes. These contacts might embrace heads of nationwide/ worldwide organizations, embassies, UN companies, and extreme officers/ ministers inside the nationwide authorities. UNHCR is properly constructed-in into the UN Resident Coordinator System.
selections taken instantly affect the design and operation of of UNHCR¿s actions inside the nation of accreditation. Proposals can have a substantive impression on UNHCR¿s coverage on a quantity of factors inside the nation programmes. Errors lead to vital harm to UNHCR¿s most important targets by the use of time, extreme quality, and money inside the nation and might have a critical damaging impression on the safety of refugees and utterly different individuals of concern. The office¿s general credibility and the safety of its workers may even undergo.
All UNHCR workers members are accountable to carry out their duties as mirrored of their job description. They obtain this inside their delegated authorities, in maintaining with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which incorporates the UN structure, UN workers guidelines and guidelines, UNHCR insurance coverage policies and Administrative instructions as properly as to related accountability frameworks. as properly as, workers members are required to discharge their duties in a strategy in maintaining with the core, practical, cross-practical and managerial competencies and UNHCR¿s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for range.
Duties
– current authorized safety advice and steering on issues of doctrine and coverage to the Chief of Mission, Heads of workplaces and safety workers inside the nation.
– current advice and assist to workplaces inside the nation operation on particular factors/factors confronted associated to asylum, refugee safety and assist, collectively with entry to territory, entry to RSD and asylum procedures, non-refoulement passable reception and the implementation of sturdy options, collectively with growing a safety administration Framework for every nationwide office.
– current authorized and programme associated advice and steering to workplaces inside the nation on growing and sustaining truthful and efficient asylum regimes in accordance with worldwide requirements and norms, particularly with regard to nationwide asylum/refugee legal guidelines and the constructing of native safety performance.
– current authorized and programme associated advice and steering on issues regarding the drawback of asylum and migration to the Chief of Mission and workplaces inside the nation with particular emphasis on the factors of trafficking and smuggling.
– current steering and management associated to the implementation of the Age, Gender range Mainstreaming (AGDM) Participatory Assessments in sub-area and make optimistic the observe up on any recognized gaps associated to the reception and integration strategies and buildings inside the area with related stakeholders.
– preserve abreast of and analyse developments and key factors associated to authorized safety and assist inside the nation, collectively with making ready approach and place papers with coverage options on particular safety, assist and sturdy options associated factors related to the nation.
– instantly supervise safety and Programme sections and develop operations plan in accordance with the organizational insurance coverage policies and operational strategies.
– assist the Chief of Mission inside the promotion of UNHCR strategic targets and targets inside the nation, monitoring of the general progress in direction of attaining them and in managing the nation office.
– make optimistic that acceptable safety measures are in place to defend workers, and that the nation operation complies with UN MOSS/MORSS workers safety guidelines, ideas and procedures.
– carry out OIC of the nation office when the Chief of Mission is on mission or go away.
– one other duties as may even be required or assigned by the Chief of Mission.
– characterize UNHCR inside the conferences and fora associated to the features.
– implement native compliance with UNHCR¿s world safety, programme, finance and human sources and safety insurance coverage policies and requirements.
– Authorize funds as per the group¿s Delegation of Authority Plan (DOAP) and in accordance with UN/UNHCR guidelines and procedures.
– Modify operational tasks and reallocate funds, contained in the permitted budgets and in respect of donor earmarking.
– carry out utterly different associated duties as required.
minimal skills
education & expert Work expertise
Years of expertise / diploma diploma
For P5 – 12 years related expertise with Undergraduate diploma; or eleven years related expertise with Graduate diploma; or 10 years related expertise with Doctorate diploma
area(s) of education
enterprise Administration; worldwide Relations; regulation;
Political Science; Social Science; Human sources administration;
or utterly different related area.
(area(s) of education marked with an asterisk* are important)
Certificates and/or Licenses
HCR studying Prog; HCR administration Lrng Prg; HCR Managing Operatns Lrng Prg;
HCR safety studying Prg;
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are important)
related Job expertise
important
12 years of earlier work expertise related to the carry out with greater than 10 years in worldwide performance. Senior positions in a massive governmental or worldwide agency. in depth knowledge of UNHCR operations and companies.
fascinating
knowledge of geo-political realities and their socio-cultural implications.
practical expertise
*PG-UNHCR’s Programmes
*MG-Political choice Making
UN-evaluation of geo-political realities and their socio-cultural implications
(practical expertise marked with an asterisk* are important)
Language requirements
For worldwide expert and area Service jobs: knowledge of English and UN working language of the obligation station if not English.
For nationwide expert jobs: knowledge of English and UN working language of the obligation station if not English and native language.
For fundamental Service jobs: knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the obligation station if not English.
All UNHCR workforce members should individually and collectively, contribute in direction of a working ambiance the place every particular person feels protected, and empowered to carry out their duties. This consists of by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment collectively with sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of vitality.
As people and as managers, all should be proactive in stopping and responding to inappropriate conduct, assist ongoing dialogue on these issues and talking up and looking for steering and assist from related UNHCR sources when these factors come up.
this is in all probability a regular Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade diploma. The Operational Context might include extra important and/or fascinating skills regarding the exact operation and/or place. Any such requirements are integrated by reference on this Job Description and shall be thought of for the screening, shortlisting and quantity of candidates.
Desired Candidate Profile
Operational Context
current situation
India isn’t get together to the 1951 Refugee convention and its 1967 Protocol and would not have a nationwide authorized framework for refugee safety. nonetheless, in observe, India gives safety and beneficiant assist to greater than 200,000 refugees and asylum-seekers. the federal authorities has taken direct obligation for the Tibetans and Sri Lankans refugees on its territory.
There are over forty 4,000 refugees and asylum seekers underneath UNHCRs mandate, particularly, Afghans, Rohingyas, Chins and others from assorted international places. All of them dwell in metropolis settings and are in precept granted entry fundamental public companies resembling well being and education and assist themselves by way of informal employment alternatives. UNHCRs assist programme places its emphasis in linking refugees wants with domestically current companies. equally, one other space of precedence goes to group mobilization and empowerment aiming to assist refugees handle day-to-day factors. nonetheless, the outcomes of COVID-19 proceed impacting their socio-financial situation as a outcome of the majority nonetheless wrestle to meet fundamental wants inside the absence of being in a place to entry nationwide mitigation programmes. although UNHCR would not have entry to Sri Lankan refugee camps managed by the federal authorities, the office is working carefully with State authorities in direction of implementation of a multi-pronged options approach to increase entry to livelihoods and enhance their native integration prospects, collectively with facilitating voluntary repatriation at any time when refugees categorical their intention to return to Sri Lanka. as a outcome of the Myanmar navy takeover of February 2021, some forty five,000 Myanmar arrivals are looking for refuge inside the Northeast of the nation. regardless of limitations with formal entry, NGO companions have been in a place to take care of a low-profile presence to meet in all probability the most pressing humanitarian wants. usually, the operation is multifaceted and modest with some USD8.2 million OL funds.
UNHCR in India, not having a right unbiased standing, continues to function underneath UNDP’s umbrella. A draft Accord DSiege was transmitted to the Ministry of exterior Affairs (MEA) for the regularization of UNHCRs standing however there was no extra progress on this regard. UNHCR has its nation office in New Delhi and area office in Chennai.
UNHCR India is a member of the United Nations nation crew and is a ingredient of the UNDAF course of. UNHCR participates inside the UN safety, Operations, and Programme administration teams, the Communications Group, Gender exercise crew and UNCT exercise teams. there is not any such factor as a HCT inside the nation. UNHCR shares a optimistic and cordial relationship with the UNRC. nonetheless, India being quickly rising financial system categorized in a center-earnings group, UN companies’ engagement in progress is usually inside the elevated-stream for supporting coverage progress pretty than implementing group-primarily based tasks. attributable to this focus of the UNCT, it is tough to get your hands on an interface between UNHCR and utterly different UN companies thus, constraining prospects of joint engagement.
Working & residing circumstances
New Delhi and the surrounding cities undergo from dangerous ranges of air air pollution. Candidates and household with respiratory factors and associated well being factors might discover the ambiance difficult, on condition that air air pollution in New Delhi reaches hazardous ranges particularly in the course of the winter months.
Dengue fever will be a hazard all by way of/following the monsoon.
Medical amenities are good, for that purpose India is a regional evacuation hub for UNHCR.
items and companies can be found inside the capital with trendy purchasing amenities and malls.
regular of housing is good however costly.
safety factors
There aren’t any most important hazard or threats. nonetheless, the lack of refugees and asylum seekers to meet fundamental wants after COVID-19 and their restricted prospects of a sturdy options has seen an enhance in safety incidents in entrance of the UNHCR office. This consists of frequent demonstrations and incidents of public nuisance by teams or people.
the prospect of violence in direction of ladies can largely be mitigated with acceptable precautions (not travelling in public transport after darkish, using reliable taxi corporations and inns).
Desired Candidate Profile
1. performance to assist the Chief of Mission inside the general administration of UNHCR programme and safety actions and replaces him/her when absent.
2. Managerial expertise on the extent of a Head of Sub-office, or a massive and numerous part; Sensitivity to cross-cultural settings; skill to current teaching to center managers on the P3-4 ranges; skill to pay attention. The incumbent will supervise the safety, the Programme/Admin and the sturdy options/Livelihoods sections, all of that are led by P3-4 worldwide workers members.
three. skill to coordinate and lead inter-sector actions inside OCM India resembling a outcome of the planning/reporting processes, inter-sector knowledge administration processes and guiding the PSEA. The incumbent is anticipated to be an environment nice inner supervisor.
4. Analytical expertise on reviewing operational knowledge (safety and programme associated), the outcomes of which might inform the planning processes and lead to producing inner studies and exterior promotion paperwork. knowledge and/or expertise on knowledge administration is an asset.
5. expertise in metropolis Refugee setting is an added worth, as would expertise in supporting livelihoods and self-reliance in such contexts.
6. Prior experiences in Asia is an added worth.
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