Community-Based Protection Associate (Temporary Appointment) - Ankara

Internal candidates

General Service Staff members currently serving at the duty station where the vacancy exists, who have been appointed through the AC process and have indefinite or Fixed Term appointment.  Interested staff members should consult the Policy and Procedures on Assignments of Locally recruited Staff (PPAL).

External candidates

External candidates must be legally present in Turkey at the time of application, recruitment and hire. Turkish citizens are required to submit a valid Turkish residence permit to be considered. Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The Community-Based Protection Associate 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 Community-Based Protection Associate 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 may have direct supervisory responsibility for part of the protection and/or support staff and 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 Community-Based Protection Associate is required to spend a substantial percentage of the workday outside the office, building and maintaining networks within communities of 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. S/he also supports the designing of a community-based protection strategy by ensuring that it is based on consultation with PoC.

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.

Duties

- Assist functional units, the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) and senior management to integrate participatory and community-based approaches in the overall protection strategy and operational procedures.
- 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.
- Work with host communities to identify opportunities for national civil society involvement in improving the protection of PoC.
- Work with implementing and operational partners as well as with 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 SGBV.
- 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.
- Assist in planning and monitoring of programmes and budgets, with an AGD perspective
- Build office capacity for community-based protection through training and establishing systems for community mobilization and participation of PoC.
- 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.
- Act as an interpreter in exchange of routine information, contribute to related liaison activities and respond directly to routine queries.
- Contribute to 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, with external interlocutors, groups and individuals based on agreed parameters.
- Identify and select which individuals or groups to prioritize for counselling and field visits based on agreed criteria.
- Intervene with authorities on protection.
- Enforce compliance of implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services.
- Recommend and prepare payments to individual cases.
- Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience

6 years relevant experience with High school diploma

Relevant Job Experience

Desirable

- UNHCR learning programmes (PLP).
- Knowledge of MSRP.
- Excellent computer skills, including familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Fluency in Arabic and English, with strong drafting ability in Arabic.
- Familiarity and experience with graphic design/publishing programs (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), photography and video, and social media and web publishing

Functional Skills

- IT-MS Office Applications
- IT-Computer Literacy


Language Requirements

Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English. Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit for a test. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. No late applications will be accepted.

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.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees).

REMUNERATION

A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. The monthly net salary is between TRY 8,100 and TRY 10,165 depending on relevant experience, dependency status and language proficiency. For more information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the Office of HR Management of United Nations.
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See below for this postion's Operational Context
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Turkey has been hosting a considerable number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria since the outset of the crisis. Throughout 2015, the Government of Turkey intensified its efforts to complete the biometric registration and documentation of Syrian refugees currently residing in Turkey. As of May 2017, according to the information provided by government officials, more than 3 million Syrian refugees have been registered. As to the status and legal rights, Syrian refugees in Turkey are granted temporary protection, as per the Regulation on Temporary Protection, which entitles them to registration, documentation and legal stay, access to education, primary/emergency health care, and access to the labour market.
While services are made available in camps, the vast majority of the 3 million Syrians are residing outside of camps and have limited access to services, mainly due to the constraints faced by the national institutions in responding to the protection needs of the refugees. As the co-lead agency for the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP), UNHCR works closely with UNDP and other 3RP partners to strengthen the overall coordination of the interventions of aid agencies in Turkey to better supplement the response of the Government of Turkey. It also promotes a holistic approach for the protection of all persons of concern in line with the Turkish asylum legislations. In addition, UNHCR co-leads the Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RRMRP) with IOM to combat onwards movement to Europe. The framework for inter-agency cooperation and response to the arrival and movement of refugees and migrants in Europe via the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Balkans routes.
UNHCR¿s strategy is to support the national legal framework and capacity in responding to the large presence of refugees, as well as provide protection to all persons of concern and assistance to the most vulnerable in Turkey.

PROFILE STATEMENT

The Community-Based Protection Associate is a member of the Communication with Communities team, part of the Protection Unit, at UNHCR Turkey. Based in Ankara, s/he will report to the Associate Communications Officer and work collaboratively with other colleagues in the CwC team and wider Protection Unit.
S/he will support the Associate Communications Officer in developing, coordinating and supporting the Operation¿s two-way communication with refugee and asylum-seeker populations, including those from Syria. S/he will accordingly assist in the design and implementation of communication interventions, including the production of both print and online materials that inform people of concern of their rights, obligations and the services available to them. To effectively carry out his/her duties, the Community-Based Protection Associate will liaise with fellow UNHCR colleagues, protection and assistance partners, and communities of concern. Temporary Appointment for a period of 3 months with the possibility of extension. The incumbent will replace a staff member during maternity leave.

The closing date of the Job opening is 02 February 2020.