DUTIES - Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment. - Assist in providing comments on existing and draft legislation related to PoC. - Provide advice and guidance on protection issues to PoC; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation. - Assist in conducting eligibility and status determination for PoC in compliance with UNHCR procedural standards and international protection principles. - Contribute to measures to identify, prevent and reduce statelessness. - Contribute to a country-level child protection plan as part of the protection strategy. - Contribute to a country-level education plan as part of the protection strategy. - Assist the supervisor in implementing and monitoring Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all protection/solutions activities. - Manage individual protection cases including those on GBV and child protection. Monitor, and assist the supervisor with intervening in cases of refoulement, expulsion and other protection incidents. - Assist in identifying durable solutions for the largest possible number of PoC through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement. - Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with implementing and operational partners. - Contribute to and facilitate a programme of results-based advocacy with sectorial and/or cluster partners. - Facilitate effective information management through the provision of disaggregated data on PoC and their problems. - Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures. - Assist the supervisor with intervening with authorities on protection issues. - Provide assistance to the supervisor in deciding priorities for reception, interviewing and counselling for groups or individuals. - Assist the supervisor with enforcing compliance of staff and implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services. - Assist the supervisor with enforcing compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures. - Recommend and prepare payments to individual cases. - Perform other related duties as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education & Professional Work Experience Years of Experience / Degree Level: - Minimum 4 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher. Certificates and/or Licenses: - International Law. - Political Science. - Or other relevant field. Relevant Job Experience Desirable: - RSD-Resettlement LP - Protection Learning Programme. Functional Skills: - IT-Computer literacy. - CL-Protection & Solutions Awareness. - PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards, and indicators. - PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework. Competency Requirements Core Competencies: - Accountability. - Communication. - Organizational Awareness. - Teamwork & Collaboration. - Commitment to Continuous Learning. - Client & Result Orientation. Managerial Competencies: - Judgement and Decision Making. - Empowering and Building Trust. Cross-Functional Competencies: - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution - Political Awareness - Stakeholder Management **Language Requirements** Language requirements: - Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station (Spanish). ======================================================================================================== See below for this postion's Operational Context ======================================================================================================== Colombia is the country most impacted by the outflow of over 5.9 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants, hosting over 1.84 million Venezuelans, the majority of whom in an irregular situation or in the process of regularization. In addition, and despite the 2016 Peace Agreement, conflict and armed violence continue to uproot Colombians (an estimated 650,000 people newly displaced by the internal conflict since November 2016) and, in a growing and worrying trend, also Venezuelans and other nationalities. In February 2021, the Government of Colombia issued a Temporary Protection Status (TPS) that is likely to benefit the 1.84 million Venezuelans already in Colombia as well as those who arrive through official border points over the next two years. The TPS provides a 10-year protection status and access to a full range of rights including healthcare, education, formal employment, and financial inclusion. However, xenophobia against Venezuelans has considerably increased in the last year, and it is projected to worsen with the introduction of the TPS. Misinformation and the perceptions that Venezuelans will take away job