Deadline: Aug 14th 2023 | Registration and Identity Management Officer Rwanda | Unhcr
- Hardship Level: A (least hardship)
- Family Type: Family
- Residential location (if applicable)
- Grade: PR3
- Staff Member / Affiliate Type: Professional
* Staff members will not normally serve in International Professional positions in the country of their nationality. In addition, in case of a first appointment upon recruitment, the assignment must be outside the staff member’s country of nationality.
In practical terms this means that you are not eligible to apply for International Professional vacancies advertised in the country where you are national of.
- Reason: Regular > Regular Assignment
- Remote work accepted: No
- Target Start Date: 2023-07-26
- Job Posting End Date: August 14, 2023
- Standard Job Description:Registration and Identity Management Officer
Job Description
The Registration and Identity Management Officer (RIMO) will function under the direct supervision of a Senior Registration or Protection staff in the Section, Bureau or Country Operation. The incumbent supports the management of UNHCR’s registration or enrolment-related activities in the region/ country. S/he may receive functional guidance from the Global Data Service, Headquarters. The RIMO coordinates closely with registration operations, Bureau and advises on identity management of POCs, and will support, monitor and advise on registration or enrolment-related activities, whether conducted by UNHCR, partners or Governments. S/he is responsible for ensuring that registration/enrolment activities in the region/ country follow global registration and identity management practices, policies, standards and guidance and will also advocate for the strengthening of human resource capacity building in the areas of registration, identity management and digital identity.
The position supports the operationalization of identity management and digital identity strategies such as the inclusion of refugees and asylum-seekers into host States¿ population registers and digital identity systems and the registration of birth, marriages, deaths and other vital events of forcibly displaced persons in the host Government¿s civil registries. The incumbent will also ensure that identity management systems and practices are actively leveraged to support all UNHCR activities, including identification of specific needs, targeting and delivery of assistance, support to protection intervention, fraud mitigation and response, data protection, case management and conduct of durable solution processes.
Minimum Qualifications
- Years of Experience / Degree Level For P3 – 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree;
- or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree;
- or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree Field(s) of Education Law;
- Development Social Sciences; Information Technology, with focus on Database development, data management and analysis;
- Demography; Geography;
- Political Science; Business Administration;
- Humanities; Statistics;
- or other relevant field. (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Certificates and/or Licenses
- Certification Programme ¿ International Protection (CP-IP) HCR protection Learning Programme Training on Emergency Registration Operations Data Management Learning Program (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Relevant Job Experience
- Essential Strong understanding of the principles and concepts of international protection and UNHCR, including Guidance on Registration and Identity Management and the Policy and Guidance on the Protection of Personal Data of Persons of Concern.
- Strong team-building, managerial, planning, coordination and representation skills.
- Experience in process re-engineering (process redesign, process transformation, or change management).
- Experience working with partners, including host and donor Governments, humanitarian and development partners.
Desirable
Technical expertise in registration, identity or biometric management systems. Experience with UNHCR¿s PRIMES applications. Familiarity with planning, programming, strategic planning, project development, budgeting and resource mobilization. Demonstrated understanding of digital identity standards and of civil registration, population registers and other national identity management systems. Demonstrated knowledge of UNHCR and interagency policies, standards, programmes and operations. Functional Skills DM-Data collection methodologies DM-Data Management *PR-Individual Case Management PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards and indicators *RG-Civil Registration data collection/processing (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
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