UNHCR Country Office in Cyprus
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Job Requisition ID: JR2325563
Staff Member / Affiliate Type: General Service (GS)
Grade: GS6
Target Start Date: 02 October 2023
Deadline to apply: 11 September 2023
Operational Context and Nature of Position:
The Protection Associate shall report directly to the Protection Officer, supporting the functions of the Protection Unit. The incumbent shall be responsible for identification of durable solutions with a focus on integration. Integration has been deprioritized in view of the sharp increase in the number of asylum applications since 2013. Evidently, the last integration strategy expired in 2012 with no new strategy adopted since. The incumbent shall maintain contact with the responsible officers both at the central and local level, including the Ministry of Interior, the forthcoming Deputy Ministry for Migration and Asylum and Municipalities, as well as Civil Society Organizations providing support to forcibly displaced and stateless persons in Cyprus. The Protection Associate shall provide them with information on the protection challenges, gaps and needs of forcibly displaced and stateless persons to ensure that policies, actions, projects, as well as the future strategy, will be designed to meet the integration needs of the population. In this regard, the incumbent shall monitor the situation of forcibly displaced persons and maintain contact with individuals and organizations, including refugee-led ones, maintaining two-way communication with UNHCR and providing relevant advice and support, as well as appropriate referrals. The Protection Associate shall also ensure that detention is a measure of last resort and alternatives are exhausted. In this regard, the incumbent shall regularly monitor detention, as well as de-facto detention, both at designated centres and police stations and other facilities. The Protection Associate is expected to identify protection gaps and ensure that policies are in line with international standards. In this regard, periodic reports shall be prepared and submitted to the authorities and oversight bodies, including the Ombudsperson. Given the multifaceted nature of protection activities, the incumbent is also expected to support the Protection Unit as necessary, demonstrating adequate flexibility.
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