Field Associate - Fast track - 30695, Kunduz,

Afghanistan
 Organization: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
 Country: Afghanistan
 City: Kunduz
 Office: UNHCR in Kunduz, Afghanistan
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Closing date: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in
Afghanistan invites qualified AFGHAN candidates to apply for the following vacancy:
Functional Title: Field Associate Type of Appointment: Temporary Appointment -
One Year Grade: G6 Position Number: n/a Duty Station: Field Unit Kunduz Issue
Date: 21 October 2021 Closing Date: 27 October 2021

Organizational/ Operational Context: Afghan refugees constitute one of the largest

protracted displacement crises of our time. The people of Afghanistan have suffered
from over 40 years of conflicts. The region remains in flux; and return movements
have been interspersed with waves of emigration, sporadic flows of refugees, and
exponential internal displacement particularly in the recent past leading up to 15
August. The recent imposition of foreign asset freeze has paralyzed the banking
system and heavily impacted on the national and local economy, which has already
been hit by stagnation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Community resilience
has been further weakened as many people face limited access to basic services.
Limited coping mechanisms pushed millions of vulnerable people further into
poverty, with potential implications for population movements within the region and
further afield. Hundreds of thousands remain further afield, notably in Germany,
other European Union Member States and Turkey.
UNHCR has stayed and delivered in the past tumultuous period in Afghanistan on
the basis of the humanitarian imperative. UNHCR will continue providing
humanitarian assistance to Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) in close coordination
and collaboration with partners. UNHCR is the lead agency for Protection and
ES/NFI (Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Item) clusters, providing technical advice
and ensuring humanitarian for the respective clusters. As of today, over 630,000
persons have been internally displaced in Afghanistan since the beginning of 2021.
Many of them fled from escalated fighting and violence without having prepared for
their departure, requiring emergency life-saving assistance including protection and
shelters. Since 15 August, some IDP families have started returning home. While
continuing emergency response to the IDP situation, UNHCR is also assisting those
who opt to return and rebuild their lives linking with ongoing protection activities
including Community-Based Protection Monitoring (CBPM) and resilience activities
especially through PARR (Priority Areas of Return and Reintegration).
Between 2002 and 2020 an estimated 7 million Afghans have returned to
Afghanistan, with more than 5.2 million being refugees who have voluntarily
repatriated with UNHCR's assistance. Full, explicit, and impactful inclusion of
returning refugees into national development planning and programming is essential
to enable their sustainable reintegration which will in turn solidify and fortify the
broader stabilization efforts. Reflecting the deteriorated security situation in the
recent past, UNHCR has issued a non-return advisory for Afghanistan, calling for a
ban on forced return of Afghan nationals, including asylum seekers who have had
their asylum claims rejected.
There are currently 72,445 refugees in Afghanistan. Most of this group were
displaced from Pakistan to Afghanistan in 2014 and settled in areas of Khost and
Paktika provinces. A small number (approximately 380 people) are residing in urban
areas of Kabul and other cities. Refugees constitute one of the most vulnerable
populations in the country. They face significant legal challenges due to the fact that
that the National Law on Asylum still has not been enacted.

UNHCR provides international protection and finds solutions to the refugee situation
in Afghanistan building upon the ongoing consultations within the context of the
Support Platform for the Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees (SSAR) and the
Global Compact on Refugees. These include the Inaugural Meeting of the Core
Group of the SSAR Support Platform (7 October 2020), the 7th Meeting of the SSAR
Quadripartite Steering Committee (1 October 2020), and the High-Level Meeting on
the SSAR Support Platform (6 July 2020).
The Field Associate is normally supervised by the (Senior) Field Officer or Head of
Office and performs a variety of functions related to Field activities within the office.
The supervisor defines general work objectives and provides necessary advice and
guidance. The Field Associate may supervise some General Service support staff.
The incumbent keeps frequent internal contacts with staff members in the same duty
station to exchange information, to establish understanding of respective needs; to
ensure provision of services and resolution of problems and with the external
contacts generally with officials of national and international institutions, leaders of
the refugee community, local population and/or Implementing Partners (IPs) on
subject matters which may be of importance to the Organization
All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in
their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the
regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff
Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as
relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to
discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional,
 cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of
professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision of Head of Field Unit, the
incumbent will undertake the following responsibilities:

  Monitor the situation in the AoR, collect data and other information relevant to
UNHCR and report to the supervisor accordingly.
  Monitor the implementation of UNHCR programme including the delivery of
all assistance items and monitoring of infrastructure.
  Undertake regular visits to various sites in order to assess needs of persons
of concern, with particular attention to vulnerable groups.
  Keep regular contacts with local authorities and implementing partners as
requested by supervisor.
  Act as interpreter when required.
  Contribute to the preparation of status and progress reports by providing info,
preparing tables, etc.
  Assist in administrative tasks as required such as preparation of reports and
meeting authorized personnel and assisting them during field missions.
  Inform and act on the reports received on persons of concern within the
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  In coordination with implementing partners, assist in the reception,
registration and provision of assistance to persons of concern to UNHCR.
  Negotiate with local authority counterparts, partners and populations of
concern.
  Represent UNHCR in physical monitoring of projects.
  Perform other related duties as required.

Essential qualifications, skills and professional experience

3 years---- relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work
experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
Essential Not specified
Desirable Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant
to functions of the position. UNHCR field experience
Certificates and/or Licenses
Business Administration Law Political Science .
Functional Skills
*IT-Computer Literacy EX-Field experience MS-Drafting, Documentation, Data
Presentation CL-Multi-stakeholder Communications with Partners, PG-Programme
Management (project formulation, programme cycles and reporting standards)
 Language: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if
not English
Core Competencies Accountability Communication Organizational Awareness
Teamwork & Collaboration Commitment to Continuous Learning Client & Result
Orientation
Managerial Competencies Empowering and Building Trust
Cross-Functional Competencies Analytical Thinking Planning and Organizing
Stakeholder Management
APPLICATION: The management of the advertised openings in this announcement
is in line with the provisions of the UNHCR Administrative Instruction on Recruitment
and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS). The vacancies are open to
eligible internal (Group 1 and Group 2) and external applicants.

  Internal applicants (Group 1 and Group 2) are requested to submit their

applications through MSRP - Self-Service - Recruiting - Careers or CLICK HERE . It
is important that applicants update their fact sheets (languages, education and prior
working experience) before submitting their applications.
  External applicants are requested to submit their applications through the
UNHCR website - www.unhcr.org - Career - Career Opportunities - Other
Opportunities or CLICK HERE and Filter by country (Afghanistan). You will need to
create an account as ----New User---- or login and then click on ----My Account
Information----. Complete the application and submit it.

Important note:

  Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be invited

for interview.
  The recruitment for this position shall be in line with the new Recruitment and
Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS) policy.
  Only applications submitted through MSRP will be accepted.
  Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for consideration