Country Guidance Adviser(m/w/x)

Description

You will lead the development of authoritative country guidance and policy, ensuring global consistency while advising senior management and representing the organization in international forums.

Requirements

• •9 years experience with Undergraduate, 8 with Graduate, or 7 with Doctorate
• •Degree in Law, International Law, Human Rights, or Humanitarian Law
• •Completion of HCR RSD Learning Program
• •Detailed knowledge of international refugee law and inclusion/exclusion criteria
• •Understanding of UNHCR’s doctrinal guidance on international refugee law
• •Knowledge of COI standards and country guidance policies
• •Understanding of UNHCR and state-led refugee status determination processes
• •Experience in protection information research and drafting country guidance
• •Five years developing internal capacities at institutional levels
• •Two years working directly with RSD principles and procedures
• •Two years developing and delivering training on COI
• •Efficiency under demanding conditions and tight deadlines
• •Experience representing UNHCR in global and regional networks
• •Sound judgment and strong political acumen
• •Legal research skills
• •Knowledge of protection-related guidelines and standards
• •Interviewing and counselling refugees or asylum seekers
• •Knowledge of RSD principles, procedures, and operational arrangements
• •Accountability
• •Communication skills
• •Organizational awareness
• •Teamwork and collaboration skills
• •Commitment to continuous learning
• •Client and result orientation
• •Empowering and building trust
• •Performance management skills
• •Judgement and decision making
• •Strategic planning and vision
• •Leadership skills
• •Resource management skills
• •Analytical thinking
• •Political awareness
• •Policy development and research skills

Tasks

• •Develop and review authoritative country-specific policy positions
• •Ensure quality control for external publication standards
• •Maintain consistency in country guidance and approaches
• •Monitor legal and human rights developments globally
• •Advise Regional Bureaux based on country information
• •Oversee external information gathering from partner organizations
• •Identify trends in flight patterns and profiles
• •Recommend guidance updates to senior management
• •Analyze asylum decision-making and advise on court interventions
• •Present policy positions to judges and legal stakeholders
• •Provide training on country information and guidance
• •Develop manuals and training materials for staff
• •Liaise with country experts and external networks
• •Interview refugees and experts on country conditions
• •Represent the company in international expert forums
• •Promote consistent guidance use across headquarters and bureaus
• •Advise on standards for assessing information reliability
• •Validate external country information for internal use
• •Manage content for Refworld and practitioner platforms
• •Support regional capacity for producing country guidance
• •Lead risk assessments and strategic resource allocation
• •Supervise personnel and head the guidance unit

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