CBP Assistant Vacancy Job Ref: VACUNHCR1175-42

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established on 14 December 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary objective is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees.

It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the opportunity to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or resettle in a third country (www.unhcr.org).

Since 2012, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Mauritania, in collaboration with the Mauritanian government, has been providing assistance and protection to refugees who have fled armed conflicts in northern Mali to the Mbera camp (Moughata of Bassikounou).

The operation is carried out by its sub-office based in Bassikounou, in partnership with international and national organizations as well as other agencies of the United Nations system. As of 31 January 2024, approximately 104,658 Malian refugees continue to receive humanitarian assistance in several vital sectors: food security, health/nutrition, water, sanitation, shelter and non-food items, education and livelihoods.

UNHCR coordinates its response in the camp and ensures that refugees have access to basic needs and benefit from international protection.

Within the framework of delegated authority and under the supervision of the Protection Officer or his/her mandated representative, the UN Volunteer will:

Provide daily “on-call” protection at the UNHCR reception and registration center, inside and outside the camp. Establish mechanisms for the identification, documentation, referral and assistance of persons with specific needs, such as women at risk, older persons, children at risk, single-parent families, victims of violence and persons living with disabilities.

Monitor assistance provided to persons with specific needs, in particular with partners and relevant authorities. Contribute to the implementation of Best Interests of the Child Assessments (BIAs) and contribute, where necessary, to the Best Interests Determination (BID) of each child case.

Contribute to the implementation of gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response activities. Contribute to the implementation of education strategies aimed at strengthening educational provision for refugee children. Contribute to the promotion of activities that foster peaceful coexistence between refugees and host communities that have hosted them.

Draft regular situation reports. Document incidents, assessments and interventions and enter data into procedures, in accordance with applicable operational standards. Through relationships with forcibly displaced persons and a network of partners, keep informed of political, social, economic and cultural developments impacting the protection environment and provide advice to the protection team.

Understand the perspectives, capacities, needs and resources of forcibly displaced persons and advise the protection team accordingly, highlighting the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups.

Support operational partners as well as displaced and local communities to develop community-based activities to address, where appropriate, social, educational, psycho-social, cultural, health, organizational and livelihood concerns, as well as child protection and GBV prevention and response. Assist in working with host communities to engage national civil society groups in improving the protection of forcibly displaced persons.

Assist in the analysis of the capacities of forcibly displaced communities and the risks they face. Support participatory assessments and ongoing consultations with forcibly displaced persons. Support communities in establishing representation and coordination structures. Ensure community understanding of UNHCR’s commitment to ensuring accountability and quality assurance in its response.

Collect data for monitoring programmes and budgets from an AGD (age, gender and diversity) perspective. Assist in the implementation of participatory and AGD-sensitive analysis as a core basis for all of UNHCR’s work. Identify and recommend individuals or groups to be prioritized for advice and field visits based on agreed criteria.

Carry out other related tasks as required. In addition, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the mandate of the UN Volunteers programme into their mission and to promote voluntary action through engagement with communities during their work. As such, UN Volunteers are expected to dedicate part of their working time to some of the following activities:

Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteering by reading relevant UNV and external publications and actively participating in UNV activities (e.g. International Volunteer Day events); Become familiar with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteering in the host country;

Provide annual and end-of-mission reports on UN Volunteering actions, results and opportunities; Contribute articles/writings on field experiences and submit them to UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; Assist in the Sponsorship Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers;

Promote or advise local groups on the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV online volunteering service whenever technically feasible. Expected results/outcomes: As an active member of the UNHCR team, effective, responsive, friendly and high quality support provided to UNHCR and its beneficiaries in the performance of its duties, including:

The Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the mission. A final statement of achievements related to volunteering for peace and development during the mission, such as the report on the number of volunteers mobilized, the activities they participated in and the capacities developed.

Required experience with asylum seekers and refugees: 2 years.

Experience in the field of protection is desirable.

Knowledge of interview techniques with vulnerable people desired.

Ability to take initiative when necessary. Fluency in French and Arabic or another local language is required.

Working knowledge of English, Arabic or other local languages ​​is desirable.

As this is a national level UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own accommodation and other living necessities.

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