VACATURE: Senior Protection Associate (GL7), London Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Senior Protection Associate (GL7)

The London Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is seeking to fill two vacancies as follows:

Senior Protection Associate (GL7) 
The position is an opportunity to contribute to UNHCR’s legal protection function in the United Kingdom. The Protection Assistant will work within the UNHCR Quality Integration Project, assisting in the implementation of UNHCR’s oversight and training functions within the UK Border Agency.
Salary: starting from £43,042 (subjected to National Insurance contributions) depending on experience.
Job Description
The successful candidate will be expected to:
• Assess the quality of decisions and substantive asylum interviews, focus on methodology and provide feedback to UK Border Agency.
• Contribute to capacity building activities through the provision of substantive comment and advice on proposed revisions to asylum procedures, policy, training programmes and other aspects of the asylum process where relevant..
• Provide training on principles of international refugee law.
• Prepare and, where appropriate, present briefings for various external actors including civil society, UK Parliament, and media.
• Draft reports on the progress of the Quality Integration Project.
• Remain abreast of developments in international refugee law and subsidiary forms of protection, as well as domestic developments in asylum law, policy and case law.
• Assume any other legal/protection responsibilities that may be assigned by the Representative and or Legal Officer.
Person Specification:
• Knowledge of International Refugee Law and Human Rights Law and ability to apply the relevant legal principles.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of the UK asylum procedure is desirable

How to Apply
A written application form (P.11 available here) and covering letter is required and should be sent to Human Resources, UNHCR, Strand Bridge House, 138-142 Strand, London WC2R 1HH or emailed to gbrlo@unhcr.org

Closing date for applications: Sunday 4 August, 2014.
UNHCR has a policy of gender equity and equal opportunities. Recruitment is without distinction of race, sex or creed, and on a competitive basis.Candidates are required to be legally entitled to reside and work in the UK. Due to the nature of the position, candidates will have to have uninterrupted legal residence in the United Kingdom over the last 3 years. Acknowledgements will only be sent to short-listed candidates under serious consideration who will be required to demonstrate appropriate technical skills.

Found here: http://www.unhcr.org.uk/index.php?id=510#1304



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