Senior Repatriation Assistant

Deadline for Applications August 5, 2026 Grade GS5 Staff Member / Affiliate Type General Service Reason Temporary > Temporary Assignment/ Appointment Hardship Level D Family Type Non Family with Residential Location Residential location (if applicable) Yaounde, Cameroon Target Start Date 2026-08-01 Target End Date 2026-12-31 Standard Job Description Senior Repatriation Assistant Organizational Setting and Work Relationships The Senior Repatriation Assistant reports to the Repatriation Associate, Senior Repatriation Associate, Associate Repatriation Officer, Associate Protection Officer, Repatriation Officer or Protection Officer in a Field Office, Sub Office or Country Office. The Senior Repatriation Assistant is relied upon to contribute to the advancement of repatriation activities. The incumbent should implement the voluntary repatriation programme, in compliance with requisite standard operating procedures. S/he should contribute to ensuring that all repatriation movements respect the principle of voluntariness and occur in safety and dignity, with the full participation and support of persons and communities of concern. All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity. Duties - Interview candidates for voluntary repatriation and ensure that they make informed decisions on returns, based on up to date information on the conditions in the country of origin. - Assist in proposing documents (including Voluntary Repatriation Forms) and ensure that refugees are provided with the appropriate documentation. - Facilitate UNHCR's access and communication to/with individual and communities of concern, including through translation and cultural mediation. - Participate in mass information activities aimed at informing refugee communities and other relevant stakeholders about the voluntary repatriation programme. - Provide logistics and administrative support to voluntary repatriation border-crossing/return movements. - Assist in assessing the specific needs of vulnerable categories of returnees during return movements and advise on responses. - Interview candidates for voluntary repatriation and advise senior colleagues on their decision to return is voluntary. - In line with the existing SOPs, advise senior colleagues on which individuals to register for further return processing. - Enter information on voluntary repatriation into available databases, in line with SOPs. - Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s). - Perform other related duties as required.

Education & Professional Work Experience Years of Experience / Degree Level For G5 - 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher Field(s) of Education Not applicable Certificates and/or Licenses International Law International relation Political science or other relevant field. Relevant Job Experience Essential Not specified Desirable Good knowledge of UNHCR's protection mandate and operations. Functional Skills IT-Computer Literacy UN-UN/UNHCR Mandate and Global Strategic Priorities PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards and indicators (Functional Skills marked