Assistant Protection Officer : Mae Sot, Thailand

Vacancy Announcement No. 20/2012

Position Title: Assistant Protection Officer
Post Level: National Officer level – A (NOA)
Post No.: 10015510
Report To: Senior Protection Officer
Section: Protection Unit
Duty Station: Mae Sot, Thailand
Contractual Status: Fixed-Term Appointment

Date Issued of the Vacancy Announcement: 27 November 2012
Closing Date of the Vacancy Announcement: 11 December 2012

Availability of the Post As soon as possible

Duties and Responsibilities

• Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment.
• Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.
• Assist in providing comments on existing and draft legislation related to persons of concern.
• Provide legal advice and guidance on protection issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.
• Conduct eligibility and status determination for persons of concern in compliance with UNHCR procedural standards and international protection principles.
• Promote and contribute to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness.
• Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy.
• Contribute to a country-level education plan as part of the protection strategy.
• Provide inputs for the development of global / regional international protection policies and standards.
• Implement and monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities.
• Manage individual protection cases including those on SGBV and child protection. Monitor, and intervene in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents.
• Assess needs for Promote and find durable solutions for the largest possible number of persons of concern through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.
• Assess resettlement needs and apply priorities for the resettlement of individuals and groups of refugees and other persons of concern.
• Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners.
• Contribute to and facilitate a programme of results-based advocacy with sectorial and/or cluster partners.
• Contribute to and facilitate effective information management through the provision of disaggregated data on populations of concern and their problems.
• Contribute to capacity-building initiatives for communities and individuals to assert their rights.
• Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must be Thai national.
• Education: University Degree in Law, International Law, Political Sciences or related field.
• Job Experience: Minimum 2 years relevant professional experience.
• Excellent knowledge of English and working knowledge of another language.
• Very good knowledge of local language and local institutions are essential.
• Diverse field experience desirable.
• Good IT skills including database management skills.
• Completion of the Protection Learning Programme, RSD-Resettlement Learning Programme.

How to apply:

Please apply in writing (P.11, Curriculum Vitae and Motivation Letter), indicating vacancy announcement number, position number and title to:

Administration Unit
UNHCR
P.O. Box 2-121
Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200
Attention: Ms. Wasinee Trayaporn

Applications will not be acknowledged. Only the successful candidate will be notified of the outcome of the selection process.

P.11 form can be downloaded from: http://unhcr.or.th/sites/default/files/p11.doc