Overview
The Community-Based Protection Assistant supports the Protection Unit by working directly with communities to identify risks and leverage capacities for protection. The role involves building and maintaining relationships with communities of concern to enhance protection planning and programming.
Key Responsibilities
- Stay abreast of developments impacting the protection environment and advise the protection team.
- Support communities and partners in developing community-owned activities.
- Assist in involving national civil society groups in improving protection.
- Assist in analyzing community capacities and risks.
- Support participatory assessments and consultations with PoC.
- Support communities in establishing representation and coordination structures.
- Ensure community understanding of UNHCR's accountability and quality assurance.
- Collect data for programme and budget monitoring.
- Draft routine correspondence, documents, and reports.
- Act as an interpreter for routine information exchange.
- Assist in enforcing participatory AGD sensitive analysis.
- Identify and recommend individuals or groups for counselling and field visits.
- Enforce compliance of implementing partners with protection policies and standards.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
1-year relevant experience with High School Diploma; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher.
Qualifications
Development Studies, Human Rights, Community Development /Social Work, Social Science, Political Science, International Law
