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Mission and objectives
The Office of the UNHCR was established on 14 December 1950 by the UN General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country (www.unhcr.org).
In line with this mandate UNHCR supports the Republic of Uganda in protecting individuals who seeks asylum in the country as well as those in the country at risk of being stateless or who already are considered stateless. UNHCR also provides direct assistance through implementing partners to refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda.
UNHCR puts strong effort into identifying durable solutions for all refugees in Uganda and to reduce the risk of persons in the country becoming stateless.
In line with this mandate UNHCR supports the Republic of Uganda in protecting individuals who seeks asylum in the country as well as those in the country at risk of being stateless or who already are considered stateless. UNHCR also provides direct assistance through implementing partners to refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda.
UNHCR puts strong effort into identifying durable solutions for all refugees in Uganda and to reduce the risk of persons in the country becoming stateless.
Context
As of 30 June 2025, Uganda hosts 1,913,153 refugees, predominantly from South Sudan (52.8%) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (32.7%). Most (92%) of the refugees live in settlements while 8% live in Kampala. Secondary cities and other rural areas also host refugee households (HHs)1. Among the registered population women and girls make up 51%, while women and children together constitute 78% of the total refugee population. Children represent 52% of the total refugee population, with adolescents aged 12-17 comprising 17%. The youth population between the ages of 15-24 represents 25%, while the elderly population constitutes only 3% of the total refugee population.
Combined with a complex operational and political environment and a unique stakeholder management model, the operation is faced financial, operational, and reputational risks. In addition, protection risks including Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) remain serious concerns for affected populations. Finally, as a pioneer country for Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), the donor, partner and government dynamics in Uganda reflect a unique and complex structure in terms of coordination mechanisms for humanitarian and development nexus.
Due to the size of operation in terms of number of forcibly displaced persons, and partners, geographic distance between the settlements/refugee population, and the integrity concerns – the Uganda operation has an integrity management strategy that is cross cutting looking at integrity among partners, staff, forcibly displaced, and systems gaps that enable for fraud and corruption to be perpetuated.
Incumbent of this position is the UNHCR focal point in leading the promulgation of the integrity management strategy among the inter-agency partners and UNHCR operations, and the implementation of mitigation and response plans.
2017 Policy and Operational Guidelines on Addressing Fraud Committed by Persons of Concern.
Combined with a complex operational and political environment and a unique stakeholder management model, the operation is faced financial, operational, and reputational risks. In addition, protection risks including Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) remain serious concerns for affected populations. Finally, as a pioneer country for Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), the donor, partner and government dynamics in Uganda reflect a unique and complex structure in terms of coordination mechanisms for humanitarian and development nexus.
Due to the size of operation in terms of number of forcibly displaced persons, and partners, geographic distance between the settlements/refugee population, and the integrity concerns – the Uganda operation has an integrity management strategy that is cross cutting looking at integrity among partners, staff, forcibly displaced, and systems gaps that enable for fraud and corruption to be perpetuated.
Incumbent of this position is the UNHCR focal point in leading the promulgation of the integrity management strategy among the inter-agency partners and UNHCR operations, and the implementation of mitigation and response plans.
2017 Policy and Operational Guidelines on Addressing Fraud Committed by Persons of Concern.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Community-Based Protection Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Resettlement and complementary file integrity checks and admin close-out
• Complementary Pathway document check and integrity review
• Fraud Risk Vulnerability Checklist (FRVC) & Fraud Risk Level Categorization Form - annual review with field and sub offices and follow up on mitigation/response measures
• Anti-fraud focal points (AFFP) training, engagement/coaching, and centralized coordination and quality assurance of AFFP tasks
• Donor liaison, proposal writing & reporting from the inter-agency community feed-back mechanisms (CFM)
• We.Link helpline (former FRRM) misconduct allegation triage, referral, and periodic analysis and reporting to management and key stakeholders
• E-mail & web contact-form triage and referral
• Mapping of the Uganda refugee response community feedback mechanisms with the aim of harmonizing the mechanisms by the end of 2026
• CFM mechanism FAQ review/update for all sectors and locations
• Update of CFM mechanism Standard operating procedures together with Protection AAP (accountability to affected populations) working group
• Resettlement and complementary file integrity checks and admin close-out
• Complementary Pathway document check and integrity review
• Fraud Risk Vulnerability Checklist (FRVC) & Fraud Risk Level Categorization Form - annual review with field and sub offices and follow up on mitigation/response measures
• Anti-fraud focal points (AFFP) training, engagement/coaching, and centralized coordination and quality assurance of AFFP tasks
• Donor liaison, proposal writing & reporting from the inter-agency community feed-back mechanisms (CFM)
• We.Link helpline (former FRRM) misconduct allegation triage, referral, and periodic analysis and reporting to management and key stakeholders
• E-mail & web contact-form triage and referral
• Mapping of the Uganda refugee response community feedback mechanisms with the aim of harmonizing the mechanisms by the end of 2026
• CFM mechanism FAQ review/update for all sectors and locations
• Update of CFM mechanism Standard operating procedures together with Protection AAP (accountability to affected populations) working group
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