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: 9 June 2015
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Representation in Thailand
Vacancy Announcement No. 17/2015
Internal/External Circulation
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Position Title: Monitoring Assistant (Statelessness) |
Post Level: Equivalent to GS-4 |
Date Re-Issued of the Vacancy Announcement: 8 June 2015 |
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Post No.: - |
Report To: Protection Officer (Statelessness) |
Closing Date of the Vacancy Announcement: 19 June 2015
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Section: Protection Unit |
Duty Station: Bangkok, Thailand |
Contractual Status: Local Individual Contractor Agreement (UNOPS)
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Availability of the Post 01 July 2015 – 31 December 2015
Scope of Work
Within the frame of an innovative Pilot Project for the Reduction of Statelessness UNHCR deployed Community Statelessness Workers tasked with profiling communities with a high prevalence of statelessness and supporting stateless persons in completing nationality applications and compiling supporting documents. The Monitoring Assistant (Statelessness) is tasked to work with the Community Stateless Workers, provide guidance if and when requested, ensure smooth workflows and function as interface between the Community Stateless Workers and the Statelessness Unit at the Representation. The deployment of a Monitoring Assistant (Statelessness) to project sites is crucial for the evaluation of the project in order to assess whether the current format of the support to communities and respective district administrations effectively enables stateless persons to access the nationality application procedure and whether their applications are efficiently processed by the Department of Provincial Administration (DoPA) and the Bureau of Registration Administration (BoRA). The deployment of two Mobile Offices by UNHCR and DoPA to two pilot districts in 2015 will increase the need for monitoring. The Monitoring Assistant (Statelessness) will then be tasked to observe the processing of nationality applications and the acceptance of the project in remote communities in order to draft recommendations for adjustments if needed and identify additional areas to which the project could eventually expand.
Monitoring and Progress Controls
The Monitoring Assistant (Statelessness) is supervised by the Protection Officer (Statelessness). The benchmarks listed below will enable the UNHCR Representation in Thailand to assess progress made by the incumbent and provide appropriate feedback.
a. Deployment of Community Statelessness Workers: The incumbent will plan and oversee the deployment of Community Stateless Workers (CSW) to communities with a high prevalence of statelessness, identified in close cooperation with respective District Offices. The oversight includes monitoring the identification of suitable candidates by stakeholders in selected areas, in particular District Offices, Legal Clinics; organizing training sessions and capacity building measures when and where needed; monitoring procurement processes and logistical arrangement in relation with the deployment of CSWs. Subsequent to their deployment to remote areas, CSWs will be coached by the incumbent in view to increase their processing capacity and ensure the preparation of qualitative nationality applications, including related civil status documentation and supporting documents. The incumbent will also ensure that CSWs meet the agreed targets and complete reporting requirements. The incumbent is based at the Representation in Bangkok and is expected to undertake frequent missions to areas, where CSWs are deployed in order to monitor the progress made in preparing nationality applications, the quality of work completed by CSWs and respond to questions raised by members of the communities, including authorities at community-level. The incumbent will evaluate the efficiency of the deployment scheme and propose possible adjustments.
b. Deployment of Mobile Offices: The incumbent will plan and oversee the deployment of two Mobile Offices to District Offices, which includes to monitor the procurement process for equipment and other supply processes related to the purchase and the equipment of three units, including drafting a corresponding partnership agreement with the Department of Provincial Administration (DoPA), under which the Mobile Offices will be operated by District Offices. The incumbent will also provide support to Mobile Offices deployed by District Offices and ensure a synchronized implementation of activities by CSWs and District Registrars deployed with the Mobile Office. The incumbent will monitor the presence of Mobile Offices in remote areas and assess whether the Mobile Office system leads to the expected results. This includes flagging difficulties faced by Mobile Offices in processing nationality applications, as well as possible adjustments to be incorporated into a modified partnership agreement. The Monitoring Assistant will receive queries from the District Office, authorities at community level, as well as stateless persons, in view to provide the Protection Unit with accurate information on the current stage of implementation of the Mobile Office project.
c. Bi-weekly Media Scan on Statelessness: National media have been reporting a variety of issues faced by stateless persons and covered a number of national and regional events relating to the acquisition of nationality and access to human rights. The incumbent is tasked to compile a bi-weekly Media Scan containing information such as headlines, a summary of the content, the publishing company followed by a brief analysis of possible synergies with UNHCR funded programmes, if needed.
Qualification Requirements
Thai national only
Education:
- Bachelor degree in political science, international public law, international private law or similar is essential.
- Maser degree in the above mentioned specializations is a strong asset.
- Any additional degree or qualification certifying Legal, political, ethnological or sociological skills are a strong asset.
Work Experience:
- Previous work experience with UN agencies, non-governmental organizations or research networks is an asset.
- Previous exposure to thematic fields relating to access to nationality, civil registration, legislation on nationality is a strong asset.
- Experience in working with hill tribe communities and ethnic minorities in border areas will be helpful in order to monitor the implementation of the project in remote areas.
- Knowledge of minority groups (in particular Akha, Lahu, Karen, Hmong, Mien and Lisu) and exposure to projects for ethnic minorities, in particular on statelessness related issues is an asset.
- Work experience on statelessness related thematic fields is suitable, as well as familiarity with the situation of persons with legal status issues, the nationality application process, the issuance of civil status documentation, birth registration and the general situation in remote border areas.
- Knowledge of the national legal framework on nationality and civil registration is an asset, as well as in-depth knowledge of the international public law framework aiming at the protection of stateless persons and the prevention of statelessness.
Key Competencies:
a. Language Skills: Fluency in English both (oral and writing) is essential. Knowledge of a minority language will help to monitor the project in remote areas and increase the interaction with persons of concern. Experience in translating written content and interpretation (Thai/English) during meetings and conferences will be a meaningful resource.
b. IT Skills: The incumbent should be experienced in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents and should be able to prepare legal analysis, monitoring reports, tracking sheets, overviews, briefing notes, briefing kits and other documents using these software.
c. Flexibility: The Monitoring Assistant is expected to spend a considerable amount of time travelling to project sites where monitoring activities are undertaken. Mission often take place over weekends and request to stay overnight in remote locations. Willingness to travel over long period of time and upon short notice is expected.
d. Reporting: The Monitoring Assistant is expected to prepare weekly monitoring reports reflecting the progress made by Community Statelessness Workers and Mobile Offices. The Monitoring Assistant is expected to draft and structure reports and related content to be shared with stakeholders and counterparts.
Please submit your P.11, resume and motivation letter, indicating vacancy announcement number and position title to THABAHR@unhcr.org
Application will not be acknowledged. Only successful candidate will be notified of the outcome of the selection process.
P.11 form can be downloaded from: http://unhcr.or.th/sites/default/files/p11.doc
