Protection Clerk -UNHCR – Colombia

Non-staff @United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) posted 12 months ago in General
  • Post Date : December 31, 2024
  • Apply Before : December 31, 2025
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Job Detail

  • Experience  3 Years
  • Gender  Both
  • Vacancy Number  N/A
  • Education Level  Bachelors Degree
  • No of Vacancies   N/A
  • Grade Level/Post Level  N/A
  • Contract Duration  N/A
  • Required Language  English, Spanish
  • Hiring For  UNHCR
  • Age Requirement   +18
  • Recruitment Type  N/A
  • Required Field of Study  Law, Psychology, Social Work, Social Communication, International Relations, Social Sciences
  • Post Number  N/A

Job Description

Mission and objectives

UNHCR protects people forced to flee their homes and stateless people by providing life-saving assistance in emergencies, safeguarding fundamental human rights and helping displaced people find a safe place to call home. Every year, millions of people – women, men, girls and boys – are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, supports and accompanies them, from the onset of a crisis to the months – even years – they are displaced from their homes. UNHCR provides life-saving assistance and protection in emergencies; advocates for better asylum systems and laws so that displaced people can access their rights; and helps them return home safely, or build a future in another country. It also works to ensure that stateless people obtain a nationality, which gives them access to fundamental rights such as education and healthcare.

Context

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on 14 December 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and coordinate international action for the protection of refugees worldwide. Its main objective is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees, to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek and enjoy asylum in another State, and to identify durable solutions for refugees, such as voluntary repatriation in dignified and safe conditions, integration into the host society or resettlement in a third country. UNHCR’s mandate also includes stateless persons. Colombia is the country most affected by the departure of more than 7.1 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants, hosting more than 2.4 million Venezuelans, most of them in the process of regularization. Furthermore, and despite the 2016 Peace Agreement, conflict and armed violence continue to uproot Colombians (an estimated 842,000 people have been displaced again by internal conflict since November 2016) and, in a growing and worrying trend, also Venezuelans and people of other nationalities. More than 2.3 million Venezuelans living in Colombia have registered to benefit from Temporary Protected Status (TPS), issued by the Government of Colombia in February 2021. TPS provides a 10-year protection status and access to a full range of rights, including healthcare, education, formal employment, and financial inclusion. More than 1.5 million permits have been delivered, but problems with access to rights and services remain. Xenophobia against Venezuelans persists, as misinformation and the perception that Venezuelans will take away job opportunities from Colombians fuels general discontent. UNHCR supports the implementation of TPS and believes that it is a promising way to address the vulnerable situation of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, and to contribute usefully to the Colombian economy. UNHCR continues to work towards durable solutions. In addition, Afro-Colombians and indigenous people continue to be disproportionately affected by displacement events and confinement of large groups, particularly on the Pacific Coast. UNHCR and its partners work to strengthen preventive actions, as well as to respond to emergencies, providing protection and solutions to communities affected by conflict and violence. For more information on UNHCR, its mandate and operations, please visit the website: www.unhcr.org

Task Description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant and/or his/her designated representative, the UN Volunteer will carry out the following tasks: – Provide guidance and information to persons of concern to UNHCR on issues related to access to mechanisms for refugee status recognition, immigration regularization, access to basic services and effective access to their rights; – Identify and record the specific protection needs of persons of concern to UNHCR; – Provide support in the collection of information through registration in PRIMES, protection monitoring exercises and others; – Assist in the drafting of reports, routine correspondence, updating of relevant databases and compilation of statistical data on the population of concern – Provide administrative assistance and support in routine services and activities that respond to the objectives of the Protection Unit – Support in the implementation of the accountability and feedback strategy with the affected population (AAP) in the Field Office; – Support the activities of the Field Office’s Protection and Community-Based Protection teams, taking into account the application of the Age, Gender and Diversity approach – Support processes related to community outreach, community integration and protection of ethnic peoples – Others as assigned. In addition to the above, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate themselves into the UNV mandate within the framework of their assignment and to promote voluntary action through community integration in the development of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate part of their working time to one of the following recommended activities: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteering by reading relevant UNV and external publications, as well as play an active role in UNV activities (for example, at events commemorating International Volunteer Day); • Learn about and develop traditional and/or local forms of volunteering in the host country; • Provide annual and end-of-assignment self-assessment reports on UNV actions, results and opportunities; • Contribute articles/reviews of your field experiences and submit them to headquarters for inclusion in the UNV website, publications, brochures/newsletters, press releases, etc.; • Assist with the Mentoring Programme for new UN Youth Volunteers; • Encourage or advise local groups in the use of the UNV Online Volunteering service or promote the use of the service to relevant local individuals and organisations where technically feasible.

Competencies and values

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgment and decision making • Planning and organization • Professionalism • Self-management • Innovation • Resilience • Adaptation to change

Living conditions and remarks

Living conditions in any of UNHCR’s destinations in Colombia, including Arauca, are generally good. There is a wide variety of activities in these cities, from tourism, cultural activities and restaurants offering typical local and regional food. Medical services (clinics and hospital) are available. Visitors are advised that some clinics require an initial payment before admitting a patient, even in emergency situations. Visitors should take medical precautions and seek advice before travelling. Travellers to the areas of Urabá, Chocó, Córdoba, Putumayo, Vichada, Guainía, Guaviare, Meta, Amazonas, Casanare, Vaupés, Norte de Santander and Caquetá must have vaccination certificates against yellow fever, malaria, measles and chickenpox, and some airlines require passengers to carry such documents. Rural areas continue to be affected by the activities of illegal armed groups (ELN and newly emerged armed groups) and by clashes between them and the Colombian Armed Forces. Upon arrival in Arauca, all visitors must contact the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) and receive a security briefing for temporary or permanent deployment to Colombia. Each UN agency is responsible for permitting its respective staff to attend the security induction conference. All visitors and newly assigned staff members must complete the “Basic Field Security” and “Advanced Field Security” courses. The contract lasts for the period indicated above, with the possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. However, renewal of the assignment is not foreseen. The corresponding Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) of COP $4,587,804 is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities, ordinary living expenses. Life, health and permanent disability insurance, as well as final repatriation (if applicable) are included. This assignment requires full availability and exclusivity with the United Nations System. As this is a National UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for providing his/her own housing and other essentials for subsistence. National UN Volunteers are covered by the insurance plan against intentional damage.

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