Senior Durable Solutions Associate

<p></p><p><b>Hardship Level</b></p>H (no hardship)<p></p><p><b>Family Type</b></p>Family<p></p><p><b>Family Type</b></p>Family<p></p><p><b>Residential location (if applicable)</b></p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Grade</b></p>GS7<p></p><p><b>Staff Member / Affiliate Type</b></p>General Service<p></p><p><b>Reason</b></p>Regular &gt; Regular Assignment<p></p><p><b>Target Start Date</b></p>2025-09-01<p></p><p><b>Deadline for Applications</b></p>June 26, 2025<p></p><p><b>Standard Job Description</b></p><p>Senior Durable Solutions Associate<br/><br/>Organizational Setting and Work Relationships<br/>The Senior Durable Solutions Associate reports to a Durable Solutions or a Protection Officer. The incumbent may have supervisory responsibility for durable solutions support staff.<br/><br/>The incumbent is relied upon to ensure the implementation of a durable solutions strategy. S/he works closely with protection and programme staff. Fostering an environment to enhance partnerships is a critical element of the work, as are activities designed to strengthen the involvement of refugee communities and their hosts in the design and implementation of solutions strategies.<br/><br/>All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.<br/><br/>Duties<br/>- Provide counselling to refugees and other persons of concern (POC) to identify the most appropriate durable solution and to enable them to make a well-informed decision.<br/>- Implement and follow-through the country's repatriation programme in all protection, administrative and logistical aspects, and liaise with the appropriate entities (external and internal) to ensure full coordination of movements and adherence to protection guidelines.<br/>- Interview and prepare Resettlement Referral Forms (RRF), in line with Resettlement SOPs.<br/>- Interview candidates for local integration and prepare the appropriate documentation for onward submission to local authorities or partners, in line with Local Integration SOPs.<br/>- Liaise and contribute to discussions on durable solutions, with local authorities, host populations and partners.<br/>- Assist in updating the electronic database for resettlement, voluntary repatriation and local integration, in line with Standard Operating Procedures.<br/>- Process documentation to ensure that POC receive the documents required for their durable solutions in a timely manner.<br/>- Prepare statistical and ad-hoc reports to ensure accurate information is available and shared with relevant offices and partners.<br/>- Interview and decide on the appropriate durable solution to be provided to POC.<br/>- When counselling POC, decide on the content of information and advice to be shared.<br/>- Enter information into available database, in line with SOPs.<br/>- Draft and submit reports relating to durable solutions.</p><p>- 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).<br/>- Perform other related duties as required.<br/><br/>Minimum Qualifications<br/><br/>Education &amp; Professional Work Experience<br/>Years of Experience / Degree Level<br/>For G7 - 4 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher<br/><br/>Field(s) of Education<br/>Not applicable.<br/><br/>Certificates and/or Licenses<br/>HCR Protection Induction Prog;<br/>(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)<br/><br/>Relevant Job Experience<br/>Essential<br/>Not specified.<br/>Desirable<br/>Diverse field experience. Experience in Interviewing.<br/><br/>Functional Skills<br/>DM-Database Management<br/>IT-Microsoft Office Productivity Software<br/>(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)<br/><br/>Language Requirements<br/>For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.<br/>For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.<br/>For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.<br/><br/>All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a