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Category/grade: NO-A
Location: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
The Assistant Programme Officer manages the UNHCR National Office in Nur-Sultan and reports directly to the UNHCR Deputy Representative for Central Asia in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Assistant Programme Officer will also assist the provision of programmatic guidance and support for the implementation of UNHCR protection and solutions strategies within available resources in Central Asian countries. The incumbent will coordinate with other sections/units to ensure harmonized programmatic approaches at all levels and stages including through the new Results Based Management tool – COMPASS. S/he is expected to stay abreast of political, economic and institutional developments of relevance to the UNHCR programme. S/he will develop and maintain effective external relations with persons on subject matters of importance to UNHCR’s programme, including government and authorities, refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, implementing and operational partners, UN and development partners as well as other public institutions and the private sector. As a most senior staff in Nur-Sultan National Office, s/he will represent UNHCR in relation to counterparts in various organizations, including at working level in national Government as delegated by the Representative for Central Asia.
Closing date is 6 May 2021, 18:00 (Almaty time) the latest. Applications should be accompanied by duly completed UNHCR Personal History Form (PHF)/Supplementary Sheet and be sent to the e-mail address: [email protected].
Subject line should precisely indicate: VACANCY POSITION OF ASSISTANT PROGRAMME OFFICER, UNHCR KAZAKHSTAN.
UNHCR strongly encourages qualified female applicants for this position. UNHCR seeks to ensure that male and female employees are given equal career opportunities. UNHCR is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
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