Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

The position Within this context, the Senior Social Protection Officer¿s role is to support UNHCR operations to further analyse government social protection programmes in order to plan for and support the transition of refugees, IDPs and stateless persons from humanitarian assistance to these programmes. The incumbent should have a demonstrated field experience in supporting and working with government social protection systems particularly in contexts of fragility and/or forced displacement; proven technical skills in implementing and monitoring of different types of social protection programmes; and relevant field experience in working with poor and humanitarian caseloads, particularly those impacted by forced displacement.
The incumbent is expected to work in line with the multi-functional team (MFT) approach of UNCHR and establish strong working relationships with staff supporting international protection, programme, livelihoods, economic and financial inclusion, education, public health, Cash-Based Interventions and partnerships with development actors.
The Senior Social Protection Officer will support the Regional Bureau for the Eastern Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region (EHAGL), working in the External Engagement Pillar, along with Economists, Economic Inclusion/Livelihoods and Development Officers and closely liaise with colleagues in the Protection Service. S/he will report to the Head of the External Engagement Pillar.

Duties and responsibilities
The Senior Social Protection Officer is expected to:
¿ Build on the recent mapping and analysis of existing and planned government social protection systems and programmes in the region and the key actors supporting this and work with Country Operations to refine and make progress on the key recommendations of the regional study (produced in 2021). ¿ Support selected Country Operations to develop roadmaps/country level plans towards the inclusion of UNHCR¿s Persons of Concern (PoCs) to social protection programmes, including how to align UNHCR assistance to these programmes within the Area of Responsibility (AOR), working with Multi-Functional Teams to transform this into planning (including resourcing) in accordance with UNHCR procedures. ¿ Support Country Operations in host countries accessing IDA-19 and IDA-20 WHR funding for social protection projects to engage in project design and implementation, including potential ¿transition action plans¿ for PoC inclusion. ¿ Contribute to policy development and advocacy, providing operational and best-practice briefs to senior management and other technical staff engaged in external processes and partnerships linked to social protection. ¿ Leverage external partnerships to influence government and donor policy dialogue. ¿ Represent UNHCR and support advocacy and funding partnerships with host Governments, key bilateral donors and international financial institutions working to strengthen social protection systems and COVID-19 responses in forced displacement contexts. ¿ Continue to organize and co-chair with ILO and the World Bank quarterly meetings of the Regional Knowledge Exchange on Social Protection and Forced Displacement (revived in 2021) which includes UNHCR, World Bank, ILO, UNDP, FCDO, UNICEF, WFP, GIZ, ECHO, EC Delegation, REDSS, NRC, Oxfam, Concern, CALP etc. Ensure the data portal for this group is kept up to date. ¿ Promote and support applied research to build the knowledge base for UNHCR and other external actors for the inclusion of refugees and other PoCs to social protection and economic inclusion programmes. ¿ Support the capacity building of regional and country operations staff through training sessions, sharing of internal and external best practices and relevant research and experience. ¿ Further develop relationships with key social protection stakeholders at a regional level to further the inclusion agenda. ¿ Perform other related duties as required.

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required
The ideal candidate will have: ¿ At least a master’s degree in Socio-Economic Development; Social Sciences; Development studies; Community Development; International Relations; Law; Political Science; Disaster Risk Management/Emergency Management/related Environmental/Earth science or other relevant field. ¿ At least 9 years of demonstrated experience in field programming and support related government social protection systems, particularly in contexts of fragility and/or forced displacement. ¿ Proven knowledge and technical skills in implementing and monitoring of social protection programmes. ¿ Relevant field experience in working with humanitarian and/or forcibly displaced caseloads. ¿ preferably, a good knowledge of UNHCR and/or other institutions working with displaced populations. Experience in poverty reduction and/or graduation programmes is a bonus. ¿ Excellent English skills and additional language skills relevant in the region a bonus.

Duration The duration is for 12 months starting 01 September 2022, it is a full-time role with working hours starting from 8.00am to 04:30pm (Nairobi time) Monday to Friday



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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