Protection Associate

Posted July 19, 2026

About this opportunity

Opportunity Overview

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is hiring a Protection Associate to work on protection standards, operational procedures, and practices in protection delivery. The Protection Associate will report to the Protection Officer or Senior Protection Officer and will be responsible for coordinating quality, timely, and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern. The incumbent will also contribute to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and liaising externally with authorities and partners on protection doctrine and policy. The Protection Associate will work to ensure that populations of concern are involved in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. This will involve building and maintaining effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities, and protection and assistance partners. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of international and national law, as well as UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards, and codes of conduct. They will also have experience in providing advice on protection issues to populations of concern and liaising with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.

Responsibilities

Stay abreast of political, social, economic, and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment
Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards, and codes of conduct
Assist in providing comments on existing and draft legislation related to populations of concern
Provide advice on protection issues to populations of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation
Assist in conducting eligibility and status determination for populations of concern
Contribute to measures to identify, prevent, and reduce statelessness
Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy
Contribute to a country-level education plan as part of the protection strategy
Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities
Manage individual protection cases including those on GBV and child protection
Monitor, and intervene in cases of refoulement, expulsion, and other protection incidents
Assist in identifying durable solutions for the largest possible number of populations of concern through voluntary repatriation, local integration, and where appropriate, resettlement
Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of protection-related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners
Facilitate effective information management through the provision of disaggregated data on populations of concern and their problems
Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions, and NGOs to strengthen national protection-related legislation and procedures
Assist the supervisor in prioritizing populations of concern for interview, counselling, and propose protection support for individual cases
Assist the supervisor with enforcing compliance of local implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services
Assist the supervisor with enforcing compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures
Submit individual payments request for populations of concern for approval
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

Benefits

Salary as per UNHCR salary scale

Requirements & Qualifications

3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
Field of education: International Law, Political Science, or other related field
Certificates and/or Licenses: Not specified
Relevant Job Experience: Not specified
Functional Skills:
- IT-Computer Literacy
- PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework
- PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards, and indicators
Language Requirements: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English

How to Apply

Review the job description and requirements to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications.
Prepare your application, including your resume and any required supporting documents.
Click the Apply button below to submit your application.

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