GENERAL INFORMATION:
Title of the post Associate Protection Officer (JPO)
Sector Protection
SUPERVISION:
Title of Supervisor: The JPO is under the immediate supervision of the
Senior Regional Protection Officer.
11. Liaises with, assists in providing protection support and advice to relevant
UNHCR field and country offices;
Learning elements:
(The learning elements indicate what the incumbent will learn during the
assignment, defined in measurable results through applied skills or
demonstrated competencies and specified per year).
- Drafting relevant parts of the Annual Protection Report.
- Drafting locally-specific protection-related guidelines in accordance
with international standards.
- Drafting periodic reports, monitoring, assessing and evaluating
protection project proposals based on applicable standards.
- Working in a multi-functional team, particularly with the
Field/Programme/Community Services/Regional staff of UNHCR in
order to achieve the best possible protection outcomes for asylum-
seekers/refugees and stateless populations.
November 2009