Refugee Community Based Protection (CBP) Assistant

Details

Mission and objectives

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, works to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees all over the world. UNHCR’s purpose is to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge from war and persecution. UNHCR also protects stateless people.

Context

THIS UNV ASSIGNMENT IS EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED FOR REFUGEES HOLDING UNHCR IDENTIFICATION CARD.
It is part of UNHCR’s response to the Tunisia refugee situation and in this context an increased operational engagement with the relevant national stakeholders in the area of communication with communities, community empowerment and community-based protection. The assignment shall contribute to enhance UNHCR outreach to asylum seeker and refugee communities and lead to a better dissemination of information on services, rights and duties.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Community- Based Protection Officer, the UNV Refugee CBP Assistant will:
– Establish regular and stable communication mechanisms with refugees and asylum seekers in order to gain a better understanding of the refugee population, their concerns and priorities;
– Assist UNHCR in disseminating accessible information on available services and their providers, on the rights and duties of refugees and asylum-seekers in Tunisia;
– Promote and support community mobilization for organizing social, cultural and recreational events among refugee and host communities;
– Provide information and referrals to refugees and asylum seekers in need of UNHCR’s humanitarian support and ensure proper feedback is provided by UNHCR to forcibly displaced persons;
– Assist UNHCR in organizing participatory activities and awareness-raising sessions with persons of different age groups, gender and background;
– Assist in identifying opportunities for mainstreaming persons of concern into available national services and contribute to developing communication strategies with persons of concern to access such services;
– Assist in mapping community-based protection structures and network and support in establishing a referral mechanisms with such network for vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers.
– In coordination with the supervisor, lead the collection of data by the outreach volunteers on specific protection related thematic.
– Regularly update and share information related to areas of work, utilizing agreed data collection methods to identify gaps, assess trends and developments;
– Contribute to the planning, monitoring and evaluation of any further community outreach activities;
– Contribute age, gender and diversity mainstreaming in all of UNHCR Tunisia Republic’s activities, paying attention to and flagging to the office the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups; Identify and recommend which individuals or groups to prioritize for counselling and field visits;
– Performs other relevant duties as required by the supervisor;