Associate Protection Officer

6w1 month ago

UNHCR

Beirut, LB · Full-time · $48,000 – $72,000

About this role

The Associate Protection Officer reports to the Protection Officer or Senior Protection Officer and may supervise protection staff including community-based protection, registration, resettlement and education. The role provides functional protection guidance on statelessness, Global Compact on Refugees commitments, age, gender and diversity matters.

Day-to-day work involves coordinating timely protection responses for forcibly displaced and stateless persons while mainstreaming protection methodologies across all sectors. The incumbent supervises protection standards and operational procedures in line with international standards and integrates protection safeguards into programme design.

The position requires building effective interfaces with communities of concern, authorities, protection partners and other stakeholders. It contributes to a comprehensive protection strategy and represents the organization externally on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor.

Staff ensure forcibly displaced and stateless persons are meaningfully engaged in decisions affecting them and support programme adaptations influenced by community priorities and capacities. All duties are performed within UNHCR's regulatory framework and accountability structures.

Requirements

Knowledge of statelessness, Global Compact on Refugees commitments and age, gender, diversity principles
Experience with community-based protection, child protection, gender-based violence prevention and response
Understanding of registration, asylum and refugee status determination, resettlement and local integration processes
Ability to integrate human rights standards and engage with national legislation and judicial processes
Experience in situations of internal displacement and mixed movement responses

Responsibilities

Report to the Protection Officer or Senior Protection Officer and supervise protection staff including community-based protection, registration, resettlement and education staff
Provide functional protection guidance on statelessness, Global Compact on Refugees commitments, age, gender, diversity and accountability to affected populations
Coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses ensuring operational responses mainstream protection methodologies and integrate safeguards
Supervise protection standards, operational procedures and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards
Contribute to the design of a comprehensive protection strategy and represent the organization externally on protection doctrine and policy
Build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, authorities, protection and assistance partners and broader stakeholders