ThaiNGO

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Representation in Thailand

Vacancy Announcement No. 13/2017   

Internal/External Circulation

Availability of the Position         As soon as possible

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide interpretation/translation for staff members as needed.
• Assist the Assistant Protection Officer in police and legal proceedings involving refugees and to interpret in Karen, Thai and English for individuals involved in protection cases.
• Assist in liaison with the refugee leaders on individual cases and protection issues.
• Assist in organizing and conducting awareness raising activities on core UNHCR issues, including SGBV, child protection and durable solutions, particularly voluntary repatriation.
• Support focus groups discussions in the camps.
• Assist in preparing and dissemination information for refugees, particularly in relation to the situation in Myanmar and future durable solutions.
• Conduct simple follow up on protection cases, under the close guidance of the Assistant Protection Officer and the Protection Officer.
• Assist the resettlement/durable solutions unit in identifying and interviewing individuals interested in resettlement and in providing basic resettlement-related counseling.
• Assist the district/provincial registration teams with monthly registration updates in camp.
• Update ProGres database with relevant case information and developments, including on resettlement status, birth registration, etc.

Qualifications and Required Competencies

• Post-secondary training/certificate in Business Administration, Secretarial Work, Translation and/or related field.
• Three years professional experiences relevant to the function.
• Familiarity with the refugee camps and the background and context of the Myanmar refugees in Thailand
• Fluency in written and spoken Karen and/or Burmese, English and Thai; Karenni desirable as well
• Demonstrated sensitivity in dealing with vulnerable refugees and knowledge of the basic principles of casework such as confidentiality and survivor choice
• Good communication skills, particularly for communicating with refugees in the camp setting
• Prior experience in interpretation/translation is desirable.

Please submit your Motivation Letter, P.11 form, Curriculum Vitae and a copy of official ID card/national passport indicating the vacancy announcement number and position title to:

THABAHR@unhcr.org

Applications will not be acknowledged.  Only candidates under positive consideration will be contacted for a written test and/or interview.

P.11 form can be downloaded from: http://unhcr.or.th/sites/default/files/p11.doc