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Snr Dur Sol Officer

Amman

  • Organization: UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Location: Amman
  • Grade: Mid level - P-4, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
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  • Closing Date: Closed

Senior Durable Solutions Officer

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The Senior Durable Solutions Officer is a designated focal point for solutions related issues in a country, and reports to the Assistant or Deputy Representative or, as appropriate, to the Representative.  The incumbent has direct supervisory responsibility for durable solutions staff, which may include staff within the functional groups of durable solutions, reintegration, repatriation, and resettlement.  She/he works closely with protection and programme staff, and ensures operational standards and practices in solutions delivery at the country level. 

The Senior Durable Solutions Officer is normally a member of the Office's senior management team and is relied upon by the Office to assist in the development of a durable solutions strategy. The Senior Durable Solutions Officer should provide planning and foresight to advance progress for Protracted Refugee situations, where applicable, and/or to prevent new situations from becoming protracted.  Fostering an environment to enhance partnerships is a critical element of the work, as are activities designed to strengthen the involvement of refugee communities and their hosts in the design and implementation of solutions strategies. 

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT

Accountability

- A comprehensive durable solutions strategy reflecting UNHCR's global and regional priorities is in place and implemented.
- The Durable solutions strategy capitalizes on mobility frameworks and partnerships
- The overall operation has strategic partnership with Governments, development agencies, civil society organizations and the private sector
- Durable solutions are integrated in all protection activities.
- Appropriate durable solutions are offered to a maximum number of PoCs.

Responsibility

- Design and implement a comprehensive durable solutions strategy for persons of concern with a view to finding durable solutions to the maximum number of PoCs
- Participate in or lead inter-agency programming processes, namely joint needs assessments, CCA/UNDAF, national development plans.
- Participate in the planning of, and advise on, the promotion of peace building and coexistence between PoCs and host communities.
- Participate in consultative processes within UNHCR and with a broad range of external partners to promote voluntary repatriation, local integration and resettlement.
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with UN and other development agencies, civil societies and the private sector to bring area-based development programmes to communities hosting PoCs.
- Participate in inter-agency coordination meetings on early recovery/transition projects and represent UNHCR when appropriate.
- Ensure that populations of concern are appropriately engaged through participatory assessments and other forms of community based assessment to identify the most appropriate solutions for refugees with respect to individual or group needs.
- Provide guidance and input to the annual programme planning to identify adequate resources and means to implement the programme country-wide.
- Integrate self-reliance as a key component of a durable solutions strategy and ensure the involvement of PoCs in transition projects, peace-building and development initiatives.
- Prepare reports, statistics, and other documents to ensure that all reporting requirements are fully met.
- Design and conduct training activities aimed at the capacity building of UNHCR and partner staff on durable solutions, peace building/coexistence and partnership.
- Advise populations of concern, Government counterparts, partners and other stakeholders on available durable solutions and alternatives.
- Participate in fundraising and engage in drafting and presenting inter-agency project proposals.
- Monitor the implementation of the programme through managing the human and financial resources and identify gaps to ensure optimum use of available funds.

Authority

- Design and advise on UNHCR's comprehensive durable solutions strategy.
- Engage national interlocutors on durable solutions issues.
- Represent UNHCR in negotiations and meetings relating to durable solutions.
- Clear documents and reports coming out of the Durable Solutions Unit.

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

- Education: Advanced University Degree in Law/International Law, Political Science, Social Science, Economics, International Relations or related field
- Job experience: Minimum 10 years (12 years with University degree) relevant professional experience whereof 3 years in the field and 5 years in an international capacity
- Excellent knowledge of English and working knowledge of another UN language.

(In offices where the working language is not English, excellent knowledge of UN working language of duty station and working knowledge of English.)

***For National Officer positions, very good knowledge of local language and local institutions is essential.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES

- Diverse field experience desirable.
- Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, ProGres and MSRP.
- Completion of the RSD- Resettlement Learning Programme, Protection Learning Programme and Management. Learning Programme desirable
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