Vacancy Notice No.: ETH/SH/UNOPS/VN/003/18
Grade: L-ICA 6 (Under UNOPS salary Scale)
Type of Appointment: Individual Contractor Agreement (ICA)
Number of Vacant post: One
Duration of the contract: 6 Months
Date of Issue: 09/02/2018
Closing Date: 23/02/2018
Organizational Context
The Protection Associate reports to the Assistant Protection Officer in Mekelle with technical guidance from relevant protection staff in Sub Office Shire. He/she monitors protection standards, operational procedures and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards and provides functional protection support to information management and programme staff.
The Protection Associate is expected to coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern and identify opportunities to mainstream protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards in operational responses in all sectors. He/she contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and liaises externally with authorities and partners on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor.
The Protection Associate also ensures that persons of concern are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.
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