Assistant Programme OfficerUNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesSanto DomingoNO-A, National Professional Officer - Locally recruited position - Junior level

Posted July 20, 2026

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Opportunity Overview

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is hiring an Assistant Programme Officer in Santo Domingo. This position is a National Professional Officer role, locally recruited, at the junior level. The Assistant Programme Officer will support the provision of programmatic guidance and support with regard to the implementation of protection and solutions strategies within available resources. The role will be based in the National Office in the Dominican Republic, which oversees operations in a complex environment characterized by the impact of the Haiti situation in the country. The Assistant Programme Officer will work in line with the overall UNHCR directions, which require working with partners, including forcibly displaced and stateless persons, governmental institutions, and the private sector. The incumbent will be expected to work in a multi-functional team approach, ensuring the participation of relevant stakeholders in all phases of the Program Management Cycle. The role will involve supporting the assessment and analysis of the needs of forcibly displaced and stateless persons, providing support on programmatic aspects of developing multi-year protection and solutions strategies, and assisting with the planning process. The Assistant Programme Officer will also contribute to the review and analysis of plans, mid-year and year-end reports, and ensure quality assurance and compliance with established policies and guidelines.

Responsibilities

Support in assessing and analysing the needs of forcibly displaced and stateless persons in a participatory manner, using an Age, Gender and Diversity perspective as basis for planning.
Provide support on programmatic aspects of developing multi-year protection and solutions strategies and annual plans with corresponding priorities taking into account corporate priorities.
Support Results Based Management and programme capacity in light of evolving requirements, programming approaches and gaps.
Assist the planning process in compliance with planning parameters outlined in the Programme Manual and the planning instructions.
Contribute to the review and analyse of plans, mid-year and year-end reports of UNHCR offices in the region, ensuring quality assurance and compliance with established policies, guidelines, procedures and standards.
Assist with the provision of overall direction to broaden partnerships with key stakeholders in order to maximize the protection and solutions response for forcibly displaced and stateless persons.
Contribute to the successful application of the framework for implementing with partners, including the effective implementation of the policy on selection and retention of partners, management of partnership agreements, risk-based project performance monitoring, and risk-based project audits, among others.
Contribute to ensure consistent and coherent monitoring approaches, tools and systems within the Area of Responsibility, in line with global standards and policies.
Actively contribute to UNHCR's programming of community of practice and continuously contribute to improvements of programming tools and processes.
Identify potential gaps and problems and in cooperation with other relevant sections recommend appropriate solutions to ensure the efficient implementation of programme activities.
Assist in a timely and effective follow-up of internal and external audits observations and recommendations that relate to programmatic issues.
Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility.

Benefits

No benefits are specified in the source.

Requirements & Qualifications

Minimum 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree, or no experience with Graduate degree, or no experience with Doctorate degree.
Field of education: Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or other relevant field.
Demonstrated experience in programme management including familiarization with the OMC and sound knowledge Results Based-Management.
Demonstrated experience in field operations, sound knowledge on the centrality of protection in programming, Joint Needs Assessments and the principles of targeting.
Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English, and local language.
Functional skills: UNHCR's Programmes, Results-Based Management, Stakeholder management and coordination with Implementing Partners, Programme Management.

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