Senior Protection Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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Borno Maiduguri

Posted 2 years ago

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Protection Officer

Job Requisition ID: JR2315877
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Grade: PR4
Family Type (not applicable for home-based): Non Family with Residential Location
Staff Member / Affiliate Type: Professional
Target Start Date: 2023-03-24

About United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1950, during the aftermath of the Second World War, to help millions of Europeans who had fled or lost their homes. We had three years to complete our work and then disband. Today, over 65 years later, our organization is still hard at work, protecting and assisting refugees around the world.

Job Requirements

Years of Experience / Degree Level:

For P4/NOD 9 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 8 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 7 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education:

Law, International Law, International refugee Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, Refugee and Forced Migration, Political Sciences or other relevant field.

Certificates and/or Licenses:

Protection Learning Programme RSD-Resettlement Learning Programme Management Learning Programme.

Relevant Job Experience:
Essential:

Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in the area of refugee protection, internal displacement, human rights or international humanitarian law, including experience in working directly with Field Offices.
Very good knowledge of International Refugee and Human Rights Law and ability to apply the relevant legal principles, and of UNHCR’s protection strategies and policies. Excellent legal research, analytical skills and drafting.