Lebanon: Consultant - Border Monitoring and Reporting Officer (Protection), Beqa’a, Lebanon (re-advertised)

CONSULTANCY - TERMS OF REFERENCE

UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.

Consultant -Border Monitoring and Reporting Officer (Protection), Beqa’a, Lebanon

(re-advertised)

Description of Duties and Responsibilities

· Monitor and provide verbal and written reports on population flow of Palestine refugees from Syria (PRS) to Lebanon and from Lebanon to Syria;

· Intervene with the Lebanese authorities at the border and negotiate locally on behalf of UNRWA on protection issues as required;

· Communicate with PRS newcomers at the border to explain UNRWA services and answer protection concerns whether through ad hoc and one-on-one discussions and/or interventions;

· Supplement the protection work of the Operations Support Officers team in Beqa’a area;

· Maintain and reinforce referral pathways with other protection actors, and monitor to ensure referrals are followed up and adequate responses to protection concerns are met;

· Ensure a proper analysis and report the information collected through existing reporting mechanisms of the Operations Support Officers team;

· Ensure information on services provided by UNRWA and other service providers to PRS are disseminated internally and externally;

· Represent UNRWA in protection working group meetings in Beqa’a and other meetings with relevant stakeholders and act as UNRWA area focal point for the referral of protection activities;

· Stay abreast of humanitarian, political, social, economic, and cultural developments affecting PRS;

· Closely follow up the humanitarian situation of PRS hosting communities, especially Palestine refugees in Lebanon (PRL).

MINIMUM Qualifications and Experience

· An university degree from an accredited educational institution (Master degree strongly desirable), in political science, sociology, law, international law/international studies and/or relations, public administration, journalism or related field;

· A minimum of five years of relevant work experience in humanitarian affairs, inter-agency coordination or refugee/Internally displaced persons (IDP) affairs in a UN agency, international non-governmental organizations, or human rights organization, including one year of field experience;

· Demonstrated experience with protection issues in an emergency setting.

· Demonstrated oral fluency in Arabic and English and good Arabic reading skills.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

· Knowledge of UNRWA’s operations in Lebanon;

· Experience working with Palestine refugees;

· Experience of field reporting systems.

Competencies

• Valid driving license with willingness to drive Agency vehicle in the Beqaa/Border Area;
• Commitment to UN values of non-discrimination on the basis of race, gender, economic status, or religion;
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and work collaboratively with UNRWA staff, partners and local authorities to achieve common goals;
• Capable of working independently with minimum supervision;
• Excellent analytical skills underpinned by a thorough understanding of protection principles and refugee law;
• Ability to identify humanitarian-related issues and proactively provide relevant and actionable information on PRS and protection concerns;
• Excellent written communication skills and ability to draft/edit a variety of reports, studies and other correspondence in English;
• Articulate, politically aware while remaining impartial and discreet at all times;
• Proven computer literacy.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Ability to work flexible hours.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

· The duration of the assignment is twelve months (extendable subject to availability of funds).

· Remuneration for this consultancy will depend on the qualifications and experience of the consultant.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV or UN Personal History Form demonstrating clearly the knowledge and experience required to meet the consultancy requirements via consultancy@unrwa.org clearly indicating the title of this consultancy “**Border** Monitoring and Reporting Officer (Protection), Beqa’a, Lebanon” in the subject line of the message. The deadline for the submission of applications is 12 February 2016(late applications will not be considered). Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interview. UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from both women and men. UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced female candidates. Only those applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. UNRWA is a non-smoking environment

Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV or UN Personal History Form demonstrating clearly the knowledge and experience required to meet the consultancy requirements via consultancy@unrwa.org clearly indicating the title of this consultancy “**Border** Monitoring and Reporting Officer (Protection), Beqa’a, Lebanon” in the subject line of the message. The deadline for the submission of applications is 12 February 2016(late applications will not be considered). Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interview.

UNRWA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from both women and men. UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced female candidates. Only those applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. UNRWA is a non-smoking environment.