Assistant Resettlement Officer Job at HIAS… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at HIAS.
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Descriptions;
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HIAS is the global Jewish nonprofit organization that protects refugees-including women and children, and ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities-whose lives are in danger for being who they are.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct resettlement interviews, analyze claims, and apply applicable international law in accordance with HIAS Standards Operating Procedures.
- Advise and represent clients in court for child custody matters.
- Draft Resettlement Referral Forms and send to the Resettlement Coordinator for review.
- Complete resettlement forms for submission to relevant Embassies.
- Follow up on status of cases from submission to departure; ensure effective in-country communication on the status and follow-up on persons of concern being considered for resettlement; ensure that records on individual cases are kept up to date.
- Keep the Resettlement Coordinator abreast of weekly resettlement activities during weekly departmental meetings and by-weekly case tracking.
- Conduct individual counselling to clients on the HIAS internal resettlement process and HIAS anti-fraud policy.
- Provide timely and accurate feedback and information to HIAS resettlement partners and stakeholders.
- Provide technical and administrative support for resettlement-related training activities
- Attend case counselling sessions for individual clients with the aim of providing clients with timely and accurate feedback on the status of their cases.
- Maintain a database and an individual case management strategy for cases under resettlement consideration.
- Update status of resettlement cases on the Case Management System
- Maintain accurate resettlement statistics as well as up-to-date records on individual cases; assist in the preparation of reports.
- Conduct follow up for cases referred to external referral partners and provide timely updates on the status of the follow ups.
- Attend theme group meetings with various stakeholders and report back during weekly departmental meetings.
- Assist in preparing a budget for resettlement activities as well as monitoring expenditures and accounting for the same
- Facilitate and participate in training on resettlement and anti-fraud, including but not limited to preparing training materials and conducting research.
- Assist in the development of IEC materials on anti-fraud and resettlement case processing; and,
- Perform other duties as and when required.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
- University Degree in Law.
- Must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
- Minimum of 3 years professional experience in working in refugee-related context or in an NGO-related context. Refugee Resettlement experience is preferred.
- Knowledge of international legal framework governing refugees, human rights/human rights law preferred,
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interviewing and counseling skills
- Ability to interact with refugee populations, strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills
- Strong computer skills, in particular Microsoft Office,
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Proficiency in English and Swahili is required.
- Knowledge in Accountability to Affected Populations
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to ASSISTANT RESETTLEMENT OFFICER HIAS KENYA – Careers At HIAS Inc through hrmdirect.com
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Use the title of the position as the subject of the email.
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Application Deadline: 27th September 2022.
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