Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 19, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Essential Duties
The Resettlement Expert Level II will be expected to:
• Travel on deployment to UNHCR offices on short notice, including refugee camps
• Complete all duties in accordance with ARDU and UNHCR Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including country-specific registration and resettlement guidelines of the deployment location.
• Contribute towards identifying resettlement cases, compiling interview lists, scheduling interviews, conducting profiling and/ or Level 3 Registration (L-3 Reg.) assessments, tackling deferrals & resubmissions, as well as carrying out resettlement interviews with the goal of completing UNHCR Resettlement Registration Forms (RRFs) for review.
• Participate in briefing deployees about the current refugee processing practices in the region they will be working in prior to the start of their deployments.
• Train and support Resettlement Expert Level I on Profiling, Level 3 Registration, RRF Writing and Deferrals when/ as required.
• Complete RRF Review at UNHCR offices/Bureaus.
• Update new and verify existing refugee registration data and, ensure timely updates of all case files and database records per UNHCR SOPs and guidelines.
• Maintain updated knowledge of current refugee situations and populations served in subSaharan Africa.
• Be available, whilst on deployment, to answer any specific technical questions raised by UNHCR or RSC Africa colleagues regarding USRAP processing.
• Actively participate as a member of the UNHCR team and complies with UNHCR’s security requirements.
• Undertake additional work-related duties as agreed upon by the ARDU Management in consultation with both the UNHCR Supervisor and ARDU deployee.
• Ensure that ARDU staff resources such as Country of Origin Information, current practices and approaches in Profiling, L-3 Reg., RRF writing, RRF review and Deferral processing are updated.
• Communicate challenges related to casework, logistics and relationship with partners to ARDU Management in a timely manner.
• Submit regular reports to ARDU Management to document progress against deployment goals and objectives.
• Contribute to the development of deployment training topics, procedures and implementation.
• Undertakes additional assigned duties while in the field or at the CWS RSC Africa office in Nairobi to support ARDU and RSC Africa, including administrative tasks.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Experience
Qualifications:
• Five (5) years of work experience required.
• Eighteen (18) months of related experience, including work outside of Kenya (e.g. refugee, development or humanitarian work, training and capacity building).
• Previous or current experience with ARDU or other deployment schemes required.

Skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of UNHCR/ USRAP resettlement processes.
• Knowledge of international legal framework governing refugees, human rights/ human rights law preferred.
• Excellent interviewing and counselling skills.
• Excellent drafting, writing and analytical skills.
• Excellent spoken and written English; secondary language skills such as French, Arabic and other African regional languages (other than Kiswahili) is preferred.
• Previous assessment/ monitoring and evaluations skills preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills.
• Strong computer skills, in particular to Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Abilities
• Manage large and diverse workload under pressure with competing priorities.
• Maintain the integrity of official records.
• Analyse and solve complex problems and make sound decisions.
• Work with minimal supervision.
• Maintain a high-performance standard with attention to detail.
• Work independently and contribute to overall operations of RSC Africa.
• Actively participate in the implementation of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).
• Strong English communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment required.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and willingness to support CWS’ Platform on Racial Justice as a CWS employee required.

Education & Certifications
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study, or four (4) years of related work experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Master’s degree in a related field of study (including international affairs, refugee law, human rights or social work) is preferred.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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