Deadline: 22 September 2021
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Job Type: Full Time
Functional Title : Senior Protection Assistant (Community Based)
Category & Level : UNOPS / Local ICA level 5
Duty Station : Jakarta, Indonesia
Entry on Duty : 16 October 2021
Duration : initially until 31 December 2021 (extension is subject to
Satisfactory Performance and availability of fund)
Annual Salary : starting IDR 200.522.000 (including Medical Insurance)
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of Protection Officer (Community-based) and reviewed by the Senior Protection Officer, the Senior Protection Assistant (Community-based) will perform the following duties in his/her area of responsibility:
1. Assist functional units, the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) and senior management to integrate participatory and community-based approaches in the overall protection strategy.
Through relationships with PoC (Person of Concern) 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.
Assist in initiatives with host communities to involve national civil society groups in the protection of PoC.
Support implementing and operational partners as well as 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 GBV.
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.
Support efforts to build the office capacity for community-based protection.
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.
Collect data for monitoring of programmes and budgets from an AGD perspective.
Draft and type routine correspondence, documents and reports and maintain up-to-date filing systems.
Act as an interpreter in exchange of routine information, contribute to related liaison activities and respond directly to routine queries.
Assist in 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 and with persons and communities of concern based on agreed parameters.
Identify and recommend which individuals or groups to prioritize for counselling and field visit based on agreed criteria.
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.
Qualifications/Requirements
Core Competencies: Accountability, Communication, Organizational awareness, Teamwork & Collaboration; Commitment to continuous learning, Client & Result Orientation.
Cross-Functional Competencies: Stakeholder Management, Planning and Organizing, Political Awareness.
Education: Completion of the Secondary education is a minimum. Training or an undergraduate degree in Development, Cultural Studies, Human Rights, Social Work, Social Science, Political Science, Human Rights, Anthropology, International Law or other related disciplines, is an added asset.
Experience: Minimum of 2 years relevant job experience with High School diploma. Working in a multi-cultural environment or UN is an added asset. Computer skills (MS Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
Nationality: Citizen of Indonesia; non-citizen with Indonesian permanent residence.
Languages: Excellent knowledge of English and Bahasa Indonesia (written and spoken) is essential; knowledge of other UN language is an asset.
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Candidates who wish to be considered for this vacancy should send their CV, motivation letter and signed Personal History/P.11 form (available here) to
UNHCR Indonesia at:
Menara Ravindo Lt. 14
Jl. Kebon Sirih Kav. 75
Jakarta 10340
Or
via e-mail to INSJAHR@unhcr.org
IMPORTANT: Candidates must indicate the post title and vacancy number on the envelope or subject of the email.
Applications from all genders and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Late applications will not be considered. Only those short-listed will be called for the tests (Written & Interview) .
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