Refugee Protection Assistant до UNHCR у Констанці, Румунія

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1950, during the aftermath of the Second World War, to help millions of Europeans who had fled or lost their homes. We had three years to complete our work and then disband.

Today, over 70 years later, our organization is still hard at work, protecting and assisting refugees around the world.

Since 24 February 2022, Romania has received nearly 1,095,000 refugees fleeing directly from Ukraine or coming from Moldova. While most refugees are passing through Romania as a transit country on their way to Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, or other countries, a growing number (over 77,000 at the beginning of April 2024) were present in Romania. There they either seek temporary protection status, with over 167,000 such statuses so far granted, or apply for work visas. Romania’s status as both a transit and a destination country necessitates a response premised on three key directions: first, providing immediate, urgently needed protection and assistance to arrivals to Romania; second, ensuring information about and access to legal statuses to which arrivals to Romania may apply, alongside non-discriminatory access to rights and services provided by the government and humanitarian actors, and third, ensuring accountability and effective two-way communication with the refugee population.

Requirements for candidates:

• Application to this assignment is open exclusively to individuals residing in the country of assignment, with stateless, refugee or similar protective status.
• Application to this assignment is exclusively open to individuals residing in Romania, registered as asylum seekers for at least 3 months or as refugees or with similar protective status, including Temporary Protection.
• 3 years of experience in working with vulnerable people, refugees or IDPs, or other relevant programmes, at the national and/or international level; experience with humanitarian work is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization;
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms used by Ukrainian communities, including Telegram, Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok is an asset;
• Fluency in spoken and written Ukrainian and/ or Russian and working knowledge of English is required;
• Fluency in Romanian is an advantage;
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
• Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;
• Sound security awareness;
• Have affinity with or interest in enabling access to services to vulnerable refugees with constant aim to assist in providing durable solutions, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.
• Willingness to work in remote field locations and to conduct field-based work much of the time.
• Secondary education
• Ukrainian, Russian, Level: Fluent, Required
• English, Level: Working knowledge, Required

You will have the opportunity to apply your talent while working for a noble cause. UN Volunteers receive a monthly living allowance (VLA), as well as life insurance and full health insurance.

This position comes with the following benefits and entitlements for UN Volunteers (Refugee UN Volunteer):

• Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) (equivalent in UAH): RON 7004.08
• Entry & Exit Lump Sum
• Medical and life insurance: Cigna Private Insurance
• Annual leave: 30 days
• Certified sick leave: 30 days annually
• Uncertified sick leave: 7 days annually
• Learning leave: 10 days annually

To apply for a vacancy, please first register on the UN Volunteers platform https://app.unv.org/ and send an application using this link: https://app.unv.org/opportunities/1762085253738752

The final date to apply is July 30 inclusive.