INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Vacancy Notice No. HONTE-019
Title of Post: Community-Based Protection Associate
Category/Grade: General Service, G6
Post Number: 10033398
Type of Contract: Fixed-term appointment
Location: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Date of Issue: August 21, 2020
Closing Date: August 30,2020
Effective date
of assignment: October 1, 2020
Operational Context:
The Community-Based Protection Associate is a member of the Protection Unit and may report to the 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.
The Community-Based Protection Associate is located in National Office in Honduras (NOHON), with provision of support to Field Office San Pedro Sula (FOSAP) and the field units in Ocotepeque and Choluteca. The incumbent supports all activities pertaining the implementation of the community base protection strategy. This includes supporting the development of CBP initiatives addressed to enhance protection environment for PoC and mitigate the impact of violence and risk of displacement in urban and rural high risk areas of intervention; identify and support public policies destined to integrate children, adolescents and youth displaced, deported, and at risk; identify and support initiatives improving the quality of the response in areas such as SGBV prevention, child protection, prevention and response to discrimination and social stigma, support to persons with disabilities and protection assistance of LGBTI PoC.
The incumbent is supervised by a higher-level protection position and receives regular guidance and instructions from the supervisor on successive steps. The incumbent is expected to have a solid knowledge of community base protection, protection methodologies, and Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) policies. The incumbent maintains regular contact on a working level on routine issues with other UNHCR offices, UN agencies, NGOs, government partners and implementing partners in the area.
Functional Statement:
Accountability
Through relationships with PoC and network of partners, stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment and provide advice to the protection team. Understand the perspectives, capacities, needs and resources of the PoC and advise the protection team accordingly, highlighting the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups.
Work with host communities to identify opportunities for national civil society involvement in improving the protection of PoC.
Work with implementing and operational partners as well as with displaced and local communities to develop community-owned activities to address, where applicable, the social, educational, psycho-social, cultural, health, organisational and livelihood concerns as well as child protection and prevention and response to SGBV.
Build office capacity for community-based protection through training and establishing systems for community mobilization and participation of PoC.
Support communities in establishing representation and coordination structures.
Ensure community understanding of UNHCR's commitment to deliver on accountability and quality assurance in its response.
Responsibility
Assist in the analysis that identifies the capacities of communities of concern and risks they face.
Support participatory assessments by multifunctional teams and ongoing consultation with PoC.
Assist in planning and monitoring of programmes and budgets, with an AGD perspective
Act as an interpreter in exchange of routine information, contribute to related liaison activities and respond directly to routine queries.
Contribute to the enforcement of participatory AGD sensitive analysis as an essential basis for all of UNHCR’s work.
Initiate AGD sensitive interventions at the appropriate level on community-based protection issues and to respond to protection concerns and incidents within the office, with external interlocutors, groups and individuals based on agreed parameters.
Enforce compliance of implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services.
Perform other related duties as required.
Authority
Intervene with authorities on protection.
Recommend and prepare payments to individual cases.
Identify and select which individuals or groups to prioritize for counselling and field visits based on agreed criteria.
Essential Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher in Law, development studies, social science, human rights, political science, social work or a related field.
IT-MS Office Applications
IT-Computer Literacy
Fluency in Spanish and working knowledge English
Desirable Qualifications & Competencies:
University Degree in Law, international Affairs or Related field
UNHCR learning programmes (PLP).
Knowledge of MSRP.
IT-Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UN-UN/UNHCR Administrative Rules, Regulations and Procedures
UN-UN/UNHCR Financial Rules and Regulations and Procedures
PR-Community-based Protection
PR-Community-based Protection - Principles and methodologies
CL-Multi-stakeholder Communications with Partners, Government & Community
PG-Experience with coordinating with Implementing Partners (Government/INGO/NGO/Corporate)
TR-Capacity Building
Required Competencies:
Core Competencies
Accountability
Communication
Organizational Awareness
Teamwork & Collaboration
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Client & Result Orientation
Managerial Competencies:
Judgement and Decision Making
Managing Performance
Cross-Functional Competencies:
Stakeholder Management
Planning and Organizing
Political Awareness
Eligibility: Internal & Extenal candidates:
Group 1 Candidates: comprises current GS staff members holding an indefinite or fixed-term appointment who, at the date of the deadline for application, are serving in the country of the vacancy at the grade of the position or one grade below or above.
Group 2 Candidates: comprises candidates from the categories listed in the RALS after completion of one cumulative or continuous year of service in the country of the vacancy. The Group 2 status should have been confirmed by the HR Unit in the relevant country before the application is submitted. For further information regarding the categories, please consult the RALS.
External Candidates: are candidates who are not in Group 1 or Group 2.
Must be legally present in Honduras at the time of application, recruitment and hire.
Only candidates holding a permanent residency in Honduras will be considered eligible.
If you have questions regarding eligibility, you may also contact the HR Unit through hontevacancies@unhcr.org
Remuneration:
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.
How to apply:
Submission of Applications:
If you wish to be considered for this vacancy, please submit your letter of motivation and Personal History Form by e-mail clearly stating the position title, vacancy notice number and your Last Name in the subject line to: hontevacancies@unhcr.org by the closing date August 30, 2020
The Personal History Form and its supplementary sheet area available at:
https://www.unhcr.org/how-to-apply.html?query=personal%20history%20form
No late applications will be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit for a written test and/or oral interview. UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing or any other fees).
UNHCR strongly encourages qualified female applicants for this position. UNHCR seeks to ensure that male and female employees are given equal career opportunities. UNHCR is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
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