Job Description

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based) A (least hardship)

Family Type (not applicable for home-based)

Family

Staff Member / Affiliate Type

Internship Local

Target Start Date 2023-04-17

Job Posting End Date April 10, 2023

Terms of Reference Terms of Reference

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering a full-time internship with the Community Based Protection Team at UNHCR Malaysia.

Established in December 1950, UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for asylum seekers, refugees, returnees, internally displaced communities and stateless people. Every year, millions of men, women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. UNHCR currently operates in over 130 countries, using its long expertise to protect and care for millions.

Title: Community-Based Protection Intern
Duty Station: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 5 months
Contract Type: Internship
Closing date for application: 07 April 2023
Start date: ASAP

Organizational context
The intern will be working with the Community-Based Protection team of UNHCR Malaysia.

The Community-Based Protection Team aims to strengthen community engagement with activities that focus on the following:

• Strengthening communications with communities to improve dissemination of accurate and relevant information and establishing structured feedback and response mechanisms for the operation.
• Encouraging meaningful participation of refugee communities in planning, implementation, and monitoring of protection activities, and incorporating their feedback to adapt programming.
• Establish network of outreach volunteers to improve information dissemination, support access to services and identification of persons with specific needs.
• Strategic engagement with NGOs, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, refugee learning centres, local government, private sector, academia, to enhance network of support for protection of refugee communities
• Build strategic partnerships with relevant stakeholders including members of parliament, state assembly persons, local councillors, and host communities to support the peaceful co-existence initiatives.

The intern will have opportunities to support case management and referrals for refugees in need and work with refugee communities from diverse nationalities and cultures. The attachment will present opportunities to hone competencies in teamwork and collaboration, stakeholder management, planning and organizing, judgement and decision making.

All UNHCR interns are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their terms of reference. 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, interns are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional and cross-functional competencies and UNHCR\xe2\x80\x99s core values of professionalism, integrity, and respect for diversity.

The intern will be working in the Community Based Protection team to implement community-based protection activities and comprehensive case management within the sub-team\xe2\x80\x99s assigned areas of responsibility under the direct supervision of the CBP Associate and the overall supervision of the CBP Officer.

The intern will take part in visits with the outreach staff members, to community pockets to conduct community meeting, counseling and if needed protection interview and case management as well as engagement with services providers, NGOs, and CBOs in the particular area. The intern will also participate in outreach work on peaceful co-existence by meaningfully engaging with host communities and local authorities. Applicants should be aware that the role may involve considerable time spent on outreach to refugee communities on the ground or meetings with relevant stakeholders. The intern should possess good communication and interpersonal skills besides strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a team. This role will involve case management with a holistic approach and previous experience in Child Protection / Sexual & Gender Based Violence, health, protection, and education work will be advantageous.

Duties and responsibilities

• Assist with the referrals from community-based organizations and Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence case referrals
• Administrative support for events with refugee community
• Support reporting on community activities and ensure good record keeping.
• Other duties as required depending on prioritized activities and initiatives

Minimum Qualifications Required
In order to be considered for an internship, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Be either a recent graduate (having completed their studies within two years of applying) or a current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by IAU/UNESCO; and
• Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR.

Desirable Qualifications and Skills

• Degree in Social Sciences, Social Work, Psychology
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Stakeholder management
• Knowledge of case management

Conditions
It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 8.00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week). The successful candidate will be assigned to support the team in UNHCR Malaysia.

Allowance
Interns who do not receive financial support from an outside party will receive an allowance to partially help to cover the cost of food, local transportation and living expenses.

How to apply
Interested applicants should submit their application through www.unhcr.org/careers.html. Click on vacancies and search for JR2315556.

The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing, or training.

Additional Information:

This internship is offered for 5 months and requires fluency in English and Malay languages.

Recruitment as a UNHCR staff member and engagement under a UNHCR affiliate scheme or as an intern is subject to proof of vaccination against Covid-19.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified. The selection process might include a written test and/or oral interview for this job opening. No late applications will be accepted.

UNHCR does not sponsor work visa or work permit and an applicant who is not Malaysian national should already have their status confirmed that they are able to secure a work visa at the time of the application.

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Required Languages Malay

, English

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Other information This position doesn\'t require a functional clearance

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