Field Associate

Minimum Qualifications

• For G6 - 3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
  

- 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 refugee community or from the local authorities.

- 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.

- Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).

- Perform other related duties as required.