Overview
The Repatriation Associate is responsible for ensuring the advancement of repatriation activities and implementing the voluntary repatriation programme in compliance with standard operating procedures. The role contributes to ensuring that all repatriation movements respect the principle of voluntariness and occur in safety and dignity.
Key Responsibilities
- Interview candidates for voluntary repatriation and ensure informed decisions on returns.
- Prepare documents, including Voluntary Repatriation Forms, and provide refugees with appropriate documentation.
- Facilitate UNHCR's access and communication to/with individuals and communities of concern, including through translation and cultural mediation.
- Participate in mass information activities about the voluntary repatriation programme.
- Provide logistics and administrative support to voluntary repatriation border-crossing/return movements.
- Assist in monitoring the implementation of voluntary return operations.
- Gather and enter data related to return movements and conditions in areas of return.
- Assess specific needs of vulnerable categories of returnees and advise on responses.
- Interview candidates to establish if their decision to repatriate is voluntary.
- Advise senior colleagues on individuals to register for further return processing.
- Enter information on voluntary repatriation into available databases.
- Draft and submit reports relating to voluntary repatriation.
- Support the identification and management of risks and opportunities impacting objectives.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher. Demonstrated knowledge in UNHCR refugee protection standards, procedures for Refugee Repatriation and its policies and principles on durable solutions for refugees and others of concern to UNHCR.
Qualifications
International Law, International Relation, Political science, or other relevant field.
