United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Recruitment Application Form Portal 2020/2021

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Recruitment Application Form Portal 2020/2021 – Officially, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Recruitment application is currently ongoing for all interested and qualified persons to apply successfully using the steps and guidelines in this article below

We are recruiting to fill the positions of:

Job Title: Associate Fleet Management Officer

Location: Abuja
Duration: 12 months
Start Date: Immediate

Description of Task
Under the direct supervision of The Senior Administrative Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Coordinate, manage and support all the fleet management activities in the Office.
• Implement effective fleet management that regularly monitors the fleet pool, saves cost and safeguards the investment of the organisation.
• Apply UNHCR’s fleet management strategy when preparing plans for purchase of important fleet assets. Conduct spend analyses using historical spend data to identify trends that can be used to plan procurement activities and Frame Agreements.
• Plan for acquisition, maintenance and replacement of fleet assets. Develop local fleet management replacement strategies taking into account UNHCR short and medium term requirements.
• Coordinate activities of implementing partners and/or contractors performing fleet related activities, and ensure that they understand and adhere to relevant UNHCR rules and procedures.
• Respond to field requests for information and advice and coordinate responses from a range of HQ units to provide a clear, consistent and timely response to the field.
• Collect information both in the field and in HQ, to ensure relevant and appropriate information is gathered and shared. Promote an understanding of concerns, objectives and priorities for fleet related issues by providing information or expertise to interested parties.
• Infrastructure Support
• Provide fleet management reports, customised reports, and gathers information on all fleet assets and provides in-depth reports periodically and when requested.
• Monitor the quality and accuracy of fleet related data in relevant business systems. Compile and analyse statistical information, identify trends and developments in fleet related matters that will assist in decision making.
• Disseminate, promote commitment to and monitor compliance with UNHCR’s global policies, standards and guidance on fleet management.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education – Additional Comments:

• Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Transport Management or a related field
• Required experience: 36 Months

Experience Remark:

• Three years of experience working in general logistics, including warehousing, transportation, customs clearance and procurement, and in managing and supporting staff. The following experience is preferred: in other UN organizations, working for a humanitarian aid organization in a developing country and/or working in fleet and transport management within UNHCR.
• Computer literate; proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, etc); knowledge of publishing software an asset.
• Excellent drafting and reporting skills; good research and analytical skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team;
• Sound security awareness;
• Have affinity with or interest in humanitarian relief, post-conflict situations, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system;
• Skills on training and developing staff.

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Language skills:

• English (Mandatory), Level – Fluent

Area of expertise:

• Logistics and supply management

Driving license:

• No

Competencies Values:

• Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply

Job Title: Associate Protection Officer

Location: Yola, Adamawa
Duration: 7 months
Start Date: Immediate

Description of Task
Under the direct supervision of Senior Protection Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Through relationships with persons of concern, authorities 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 senior management.
• Ensure that the perspectives, capacities, needs and resources of the persons of concerns are reflected in the protection strategy, planning processes and operations plan addressing the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, minority groups such as sexual minorities and persons living with HIV/AIDS
• Utilize the IDPs footprint during the planning process;
• Coordinate the promotion of international refugee law principles and standards and also IDP legislation or policies ensuring that all sectors and clusters fulfill their responsibilities mainstreaming protection;
• Coordinate the implementation and monitoring of programmes ensuring that identified protection needs, including an Age,
• Gender and Diversity (AGD) approach, are adequately addressed;
• Provide policy guidance and operational support to UNHCR and partners on all protection related issues;
• Provide legal advice and guidance on protection issues to internal and external interlocutors; ensure legal assistance is accessible to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documents to persons of concern (civil documentation, in particular birth certificates);
• Monitor, and assist with the intervention in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents through working relations with governments and other partners;
• Assist in the coordinated implementation and oversight of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities;
• Ensure that durable solutions through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement are sought and provided to the largest possible number of persons of concern;
• Ensure through direct action and advocacy with more senior protection staff that the necessary resources are allocated to enable protection activities to identify and address protection and assistance gaps;
• Support a consultative process with government counterparts at local levels, partners and persons of concern to develop and implement integrated strategies that address the key protection priorities, including, for example, child protection, education and
• SGBV, and solutions approaches;
• Promote confidence building and conflict resolution among populations of concern, authorities and host communities;
• Maintain protection presence through regular field missions and reports, making direct contact with persons of concern, host communities, local authorities and partners. In operations applying the humanitarian cluster system, contribute to ensuring that the response of the Protection Cluster is grounded in an AGD-compliant strategy which covers all assessed and prioritized protection needs of the affected populations;
• Contribute to the Protection team’s information management component which: provide disaggregated data on populations of concern and their problems; researches, collects and disseminates relevant protection information and good practices to enhance protection delivery and provide technical advice if necessary;
• Ensure participatory, community-based protection and AGD approaches are included in, strategies and plans in the country operation;
• Support persons of concern to develop structures that enhance their participation and protection.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education Additional Comments:

• University degree in Law, International Law, International Relations, Social Sciences, Political Sciences or related field
• Required experience: 24 Months

Experience remark:

• Minimum 2 years of experience with refugees and/or other people of concern in a protection capacity required
• Field experience;
• Commitment to help persons of concern and willingness to cooperate with counterparts.

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Language Skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level Fluent

Area of expertise:

• Protection of refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs

Area of expertise details:

• Experience with refugees and/or other people of concern in a protection capacity required.
• Previous exposure to IDP operations

Driving license:

• No

Competencies Values:

• Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

How to Apply for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Recruitment

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply

Closing Date for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Recruitment 2020

Application Deadline is 1st January, 2021.

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