New Vacancy: Senior Protection Assistant (JR2664414)

The Senior Protection Assistant will work under the supervision of the Protection Officer of UNHCR. The Senior Protection Assistant shall be stationed at the Kofinou Reception Centre and shall provide integration support to the residents of the center facilitating their transition into the community. This support entails assistance for accessing government services; facilitation of access to key rights such as healthcare and education; enrolment in language and vocational training programmes; and support for the identification of accommodation and employment opportunities. In order to perform these duties, the incumbent would need to ensure a comprehensive mapping of the skills and the needs of the residents in order to design and implement individualized integration plans.

The incumbent will also need to maintain contact with key government departments, universities and civil society organizations providing services and/or implementing programmes that can enhance the integration prospects of forcibly displaced persons residing at the Kofinou Reception Centre.

The Senior Protection Assistant shall also provide support to the management of the Centre for the design and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures for the effective coordination and communication of the residents, the authorities and the service providers operational at the Centre.

In addition, the Senior Protection Assistant shall provide input to UNHCR for informing its strategy, as well as for data management purposes.

For full job description and instructions on how to apply, please visit this link: https://bit.ly/4rpMuq0

Deadline to submit applications: 27 February 2026