Senior Liaison Officer for Regional Bureaux(m/w/x)

Description

You will serve as a vital link between the Regional Bureau and Geneva-based stakeholders, managing high-level diplomacy and strategic communication to advocate for refugee protection and solutions.

Requirements

• •9 years experience with Undergraduate degree, 8 with Graduate, or 7 with Doctorate
• •Degree in Law, Political Science, Economics, or relevant field
• •Experience in government relations, stakeholder management, and diplomacy
• •Experience leading international policies, programmes, and projects
• •Ability to consult with senior-level professionals
• •Ability to build collaborative team culture
• •Client-oriented with ability to anticipate needs
• •Skills in political decision-making and negotiation
• •Tolerance for changing and highly charged situations
• •Desirable Donor, UN, or NGO experience
• •Change Management skills
• •Organisational Development skills
• •People Management skills
• •Knowledge of project management industry best practices
• •Experience with capacity building initiatives
• •Risk Management skills
• •Critical Thinking and problem solving skills
• •High-level diplomatic and advisory skills
• •Experience with UNHCR internal functioning and ExCom
• •Knowledge of protection, solutions, and finance fields
• •Experience organizing events and managing stakeholders
• •Essential Spanish language skills
• •Knowledge of Americas political and displacement dynamics
• •Ability to work independently and multitask

Tasks

• •Align regional and corporate UNHCR positions
• •Support the regionalization process with stakeholders
• •Maintain contacts with high-level mission officials
• •Address queries from Permanent Missions
• •Direct mission requests to appropriate entities
• •Share member state concerns across the organization
• •Facilitate humanitarian engagement with external stakeholders
• •Update missions on UNHCR engagements and events
• •Coordinate high-level visits of senior officials
• •Support the Executive Office with visiting delegations
• •Represent the Regional Bureau at HQ meetings
• •Organize Bureau Director visits and stakeholder meetings
• •Engage in humanitarian diplomacy with New York teams
• •Liaise with regional bodies on policy implementation
• •Advocate for refugee inclusion in development initiatives
• •Facilitate regional coordination platforms and events
• •Lead strategic communications and advocacy efforts
• •Monitor and advise on regional emergency trends
• •Strengthen internal communication between Bureau and HQ
• •Foster engagement with civil society and institutions
• •Manage risk assessments and strategic resource allocation
• •Act as focal point for the GRULAC group
• •Provide strategic advice on HQ priorities
• •Support the Chile Plan of Action Technical Secretariat
• •Coordinate special events to promote regional solutions

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