Associate Protection & Neutrality Officer (Internal Staff Only) - UNRWA
- Posting Title: Associate Protection & Neutrality Officer, Gaza Field Office (For Internal Staff Only), 14
- Job Code Title: Associate Protection & Neutrality Ofr
- Department/Office: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
- Duty Station: GAZA
- Posting Period: 18 October 2022 - 01 November 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Administration-UNRWA-191659-R-Gaza (R)
- Staffing Exercise N/A
Duties and Responsibilities
- Supports the mainstreaming of protection principles and standards in UNRWA service delivery and programmes including the implementation of protection audits and follow-up to their recommendations as well as support to the coordination of area protection working groups to share good practices to enhance protection responses;
- *Conducts regular field missions to gather information and data on protection issues confronted by Palestine refugees in order to analyse and report on the protection context and issues encountered in the field and adequately identify emerging areas of concern as a basis for informing programmatic and advocacy responses and contributing to information management systems in line with UNRWA policies and procedures;
- *Contributes to designing a comprehensive area level protection strategy in support of the area office by: coordinating, ensuring quality, and providing technical support (including in the areas of general protection, gender-based-violence, child protection and disabilities) to ensure effective responses by programmes (particularly at the area level) according to agreed priorities and procedures;
- *In coordination with other staff at the area level, builds and maintains relationships with a broad network of stakeholders (including government, local authorities, UN agencies and NGOs as well as beneficiaries and other persons of concern) who can contribute to protection responses for Palestine refugees and in this regard enhances collaboration and coordination to address protection issues and provide/support external briefings to various interlocutors as required;
- *Undertakes spot-checks and follow-up of the most serious neutrality issues under the guidance of the Protection and Neutrality Team Leader and according to standard operating procedures in coordination with senior programme and other staff (including schools principals, chief medical officers, chief area officers and installations managers) that will conduct the installations inspections, providing support as required;
- *Supports the delivery of trainings to UNRWA personnel on protection and humanitarian principles (particularly neutrality) as required;
- *Prepares reports, briefings, and training materials as required and conducts oral and written translations of Arabic and English where required;
- *Performs other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor(s).
Education
- A university degree from a recognized university-level academic institution, preferably in social sciences, political affairs, international relations, law or a related field.
Experience :
- At least four years of relevant experience is required, preferably in protection, human rights, humanitarian/relief emergency operations, or other related discipline;
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of humanitarian protection and neutrality policies and approaches is required.
Contract Conditions.
Type of Contract: Fixed Term Appointment
- Duration of Contract: 3 years including 1 year probation period, with the possibility of further extension, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory performance and continuing need.
- Basic Salary: Monthly basic salary from $1490.30; and monthly dependency allowance up to $123.25.
- Leave: 36 days of annual leave for staff attending UNRWA duty stations with six-day working week. 30 days of annual leave for staff attending UNRWA duty stations with five-day working week.
- Pension: Provident Fund contribution (15.2% of basic salary paid by the Agency)
- Other conditions of service and benefits may apply.
- Additional Information (when applicable)