The Assistant Government Liaison Officer plays a crucial support role in ensuring UNHCR's approach to the Government is consistent, strategic and coherent, assisting in coordination, response delivery, and protection issues
Job Summary
The Assistant Government Liaison Officer plays a crucial support role in ensuring UNHCR's approach to the Government is consistent, strategic and coherent, assisting in coordination, response delivery, and protection issues.
The role involves advising senior management on issues concerning the relationship with the Government, including positioning, coordination, advocacy, information, resource allocation, fundraising, reporting, and communication with various stakeholders.
The position supports strategic planning, assessment, monitoring, and analysis concerning the relationship with the Government, and facilitates dialogue through meetings and information sharing.
Matching Summary
The Assistant Government Liaison Officer plays a crucial support role in ensuring UNHCR's approach to the Government is consistent, strategic and coherent, assisting in coordination, response delivery, and protection issues.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Government liaison and coordination
Support senior management
Drafting correspondence and reports
Information flow management
UNHCR's Mandate and policies
Nice-to-have
Inter-agency coordination
Development actors engagement
Risk management and opportunity seizing
Diplomacy and negotiation skills
Key Requirements
1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree
Graduate degree with no experience
Doctorate degree with no experience
Law/International Law, Political Science, Social Science, Business Administration degree
Fluency in English and UN working language of the duty station if not English
Fluency in local language if National Professional job