DEPLOYEE PROFILE: Resettlement Generalist

•   Minimum of two years professional experience in relevant work area (e.g. assisting  
    refugees in a resettlement context, identifying resettlement needs, preparing 
    resettlement referrals/submissions, etc.)
•   Excellent interviewing and counseling skills;
•   Excellent writing and analytical skills;
•   University degree in relevant area (preferable in international law/refugee law,
    human rights or social work);
•   Knowledge of the international legal framework governing refugees, asylum
    seekers, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and stateless individuals
•   Fluency in English;
•   Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills; ability to work effectively in teams;
•   Ability to conduct assessments and identify protection risks of individuals and groups;
•   Ability to work in stressful situations and in hardship locations;
•   Commitment to refugees, flexibility, willingness to work within the context of
    UNHCR rules and procedures;
•   Experience in giving advice on resettlement guidelines/policy – highly desirable;
•   Awareness of gender issues and how to apply rights and community-based approaches  
    to respond to specific needs - highly desirable;
•   Knowledge of an additional language (French, Spanish, Arabic, or Russian) – highly  
    desirable.

 Refugees Status      Determination Experts

     Conduct interviews in
     order to determine, in 
     accordance with inter-
     national conventions,
     the status of refugees.

     Determine, in accordance
     with the UNHCR Best
     Interest Guidelines, the
     protection and durable
     solution needs of sep-
     arated or unaccompanied
     children.

     Advocate for the
     protection of refugee 
     women and families
     and work to ensure
     that UNHCR's age and
     gender mainstreaming
     strategy is streamlined
     into the Agency’s work.

   
     Requirements:
    
     Prior experience
     conducting refugee
     status determinations/
     exclusion assessments,
     preparing resettlement
     submissions for prima-
     facie refugee population.

  
    Requirements:

    Prior experience in
    community services,
    social work/ counseling,     
    family law, child pro-
    tection/ welfare and
    best interest determi-
    nations.

   
     Requirements:

     Knowledge of specific
     protection risks such as
     Sexual & Gender-based
     Violence. Prior experience
     in community services,
     social work/counseling,
     advocacy for women's
     rights, family law, gender
     issues and/or the  
     protection or refugee
     women and girls.