Assistant Resettlement Officer job at HIAS
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Vacancy title:
Assistant Resettlement Officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Legal ]

Jobs at:

HIAS

Deadline of this Job:
19 October 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Essential Functions
• C onduct 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 trainings 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 counselling 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 required.
• Knowledge in Accountability to Affected Populations
• Knowledge in PSEA

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Legal jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 19 October 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 22-09-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 22-09-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 22-09-2065
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