ОПИСАНИЕ ДОЛЖНОСТИ: 
The Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant is a member of the Protection Unit and may report to the Protection Officer, Community-Based Protection Officer, or another more senior staff member in the Protection Unit. Under the overall direction of the Protection Unit, and in coordination with other UNHCR staff, government, NGO partners and other stakeholders, the Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant works directly with communities of concern to identify the risks they face and to leverage their capacities to protect themselves, their families and communities. The incumbent supports the application of community-based protection standards, operational procedures and practices in community-based protection delivery at the field level. To fulfil this role, the Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant is required to spend a substantial percentage of the workday outside the office, building and maintaining networks within communities of persons of concern (PoC). The development and maintenance of constructive relationships with PoC that measurably impact and enhance protection planning, programming and results, form the core of the work of the incumbent. He/ she also supports the designing of a community-based protection strategy by ensuring that it is based on consultation with PoC.
ОБЯЗАННОСТИ: 
- 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 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 visits 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.
Notes: All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination, and abuse of power.
As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.
ТРЕБУЕМАЯ КВАЛИФИКАЦИЯ: 
- Years of Experience/ Degree Level: For G5 - 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher;
- Certificates and/ or Licenses: Development Studies, Human Rights, Community Development/ Social Work, Social Science, Political Science, International Law;
- Knowledge of UNHCR learning programmes (PLP) and knowledge of MSRP is desirable;
- Functional Skills:
a) *IT-MS Office Applications;
b) *IT-Computer Literacy;
c) IT-Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP);
d) UN-UN/ UNHCR Administrative Rules, Regulations and Procedures;
e) UN-UN/ UNHCR Financial Rules and Regulations and Procedures
PR-Community-based Protection;
f) PR-Community-based Protection - Principles and methodologies;
g) CL-Multi-stakeholder Communications with Partners, Government and Community;
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential).
Language Requirements:
- For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English;
- For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language;
- For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English;
- Proficiency in Eastern Armenian language.
Competency Requirements: All jobs at UNHCR require six core competencies and may also require managerial competencies and/or cross-functional competencies. The six core competencies are listed below:
Core Competencies
- Accountability;
- Communication;
- Organizational awareness;
- Teamwork and collaboration;
- Commitment to continuous learning;
- Client and result orientation.
Cross-Functional Competencies
- Stakeholder management;
- Planning and organizing;
- Political awareness.
ПРОЦЕДУРА ПОДАЧИ ЗАЯВОК: 
Applicants are invited to fill in the online application. It is very important that all internal applicants update their fact sheets (languages, education and prior working experience) before submitting their applications.
External vacancies are posted on the external UNHCR website and applicants who do not have internal status must apply through the external UNHCR website. Application and instructions are provided on:
www.unhcr.org - Careers- Vacancies - Armenia.
No late applications will be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for oral interview. UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing or any other fees).
For any technical problems encountered during the on-line application please contact the UNHCR Armenia HR Unit at: *******@*****.*** well before the deadline to allow sufficient time for problems to be resolved.
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ЗАРПЛАТА: 
A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the International Civil Service Commission at:
http://icsc.un.org.
ОТКРЫТ ДЛЯ/ КРИТЕРИИ ОТБОРА: 
Candidates must meet the essential minimum requirements of the position and candidates not citizens of the country must comply with all eligibility requirements for employment in line with the prevailing legislative prerequisites in the country.
ЦЕЛЕВАЯ АУДИТОРИЯ: 
UNHCR is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from qualified candidates regardless of disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНЫЕ ЗАПИСИ: 
Recruitment as a UNHCR staff member is subject to proof of vaccination against Covid-19.
CONSENT: The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.
According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term "sexual exploitation" means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term "sexual abuse" means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term "sexual harassment" means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator's working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.
Useful Links:
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