UN Trainer Job – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Job: Trainer

Organization: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Vacancy Notice: Internal/ External Vacancy Notice Number 001/IC/2021

Position Number: IC/001/01/21

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About UNHCR:

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to lead and co-ordinate action for international protection to refugees; seek permanent solutions for the problems of refugees and safeguard refugee rights and well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate concerning issues of statelessness, as it is given a designated role under Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Job Summary:  The consultant trainer will support the Global Advisor for Training and Curriculum Development (GATCD), who has developed a peacebuilding curriculum (7 modules) for UNHCR targeting young South Sudanese refugees and their hosts. The trainer will facilitate the 5-day training-of-trainers (TOT) in person, with remote support from the Global Advisor for the first training (through real-time video link). S/he will then go on to conduct subsequent TOTs in other locations, aided by UNHCR staff in each location. S/he will contribute to the assessment of MTs and their final selection, evaluate the MTs in the field and offer suggestions for improvement and refinement of both the youth training curriculum and the methodology of the training.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Refine and contextualise the training of trainers’ curriculum.
• Co-facilitate the 5-day Training of Trainers for the Master-Trainers with the Global Advisor.
• Facilitate the other TOT workshops across West Nile
• Contribute to the assessment of the MTs and the final selection
• Offer feedback on the performance of the MTs and suggested areas for their improvement.
• Perform field evaluations of the MTs, depending on need

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations Trainer job opportunity should hold a Post-graduate university degree, MA in a relevant social science related to youth, refugees, gender, peacebuilding, reconciliation, mediation, conflict resolution, community cohesion/social inclusion, or related fields is required
• Minimum of seven years of relevant work experience in the above-mentioned fields of work is required.
• Significant experience in designing and implementing peacebuilding, conflict management, resilience and leadership training programs using innovative methodologies is required.
• Enthusiasm for and experience working with youth / young people, including refugees and those from diverse educational, linguistic and socio-cultural backgrounds is required.
• Written and spoken fluency in English is required
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to effectively employ and combine online and offline communication and training tools and methodologies, reliability, maturity, and independence is required.
• Willingness and availability for extended travel to northern Uganda is required

Core Competencies

• Accountability
• Communication
• Organizational Awareness
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Client and Result Orientation

Desirable Qualifications & Competencies

• Working knowledge / understanding of MHPSS in humanitarian settings is desirable.
• Work experience in South Sudan and/or the region and a strong understanding of the South Sudanese context is highly desirable.
• Command of local languages is desirable

How to Apply:

All interested Ugandan nationals who wish to join the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to click on the link below and follow the application instructions after reviewing the job details.

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Deadline: 21^st March 2021