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Mission and objectives

Concerned with the security, humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in the Central African Republic and its regional implications, the Security Council authorized in April 2014 the deployment of a multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operation, MINUSCA, with the protection of civilians as its utmost priority. Its other initial tasks included support for the transition process; facilitating humanitarian assistance; promotion and protection of human rights; support for justice and the rule of law; and disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation processes. The newly established mission subsumed the UN Integrated Peace building Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA). MINUSCA current uniformed personnel levels stand at 11,650 military personnel and 2,080 police personnel, and are tasked with the strategic objective of creating the political, security and institutional conditions conducive to sustainably reducing the presence of — and threat posed by — armed groups. See http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minusca/.

Context

This position is located within the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central Africa Republic (MINUSCA). The Protection of Civilians Officer will be based in Bangui and will report to the Senior Protection of Civilians Officer, P-5.
The Protection of Civilians Officer will support the implementation of the Mission’s mandate for the protection of civilians. The UNV POC Officer will perform a coordination, analytical, and monitoring and reporting role. Specifically, s/he will be assisting the Senior POC Adviser to work with mission components and the Head of Offices to develop and regularly update the POC threat assessment for the area of responsibility; assist in establishment and provide secretariat services to POC coordination structures; contribute to the development of the mission wide POC strategy; support the working level PoC Working Group; and work with Community Liaison Assistants.

Task description

Within delegated authority, the UNV Protection of Civilians Officer will be responsible for the following roles and duties:
Coordination and communication
• Support the development and implementation of the mission wide PoC strategy.
• Provide secretariat support to the operational level PoC Working Group.
• Ensure close coordination with relevant PoC partners in the development and implementation of the strategy and local protection plans, including with focal points for child protection and sexual violence in conflict.
• Support PoC Advisors in strengthening cooperation with relevant protection actors, including national authorities, civil society, UN agencies and funds and programs with complementary mandates and other relevant partners, including with international security forces and the protection cluster.
• Support Community Liaison Assistants in their daily work; collect and analyze information they submit.
• Work with JOC and JMAC to provide early warning of POC threats to Head of Office.
Monitoring, analysis and reporting
• Assist coordinating the activities of Joint Protection Teams missions, and/or join protection assessments with other actors.
• Ensure that adequate PoC analysis is included in relevant reporting requirements, including SG reports.
• Take responsibility for any POC monitoring and reporting activities in the area of responsibility.
Training
• Support POC Advisor in assessing the training needs on protection of civilians’ issues within the mission, and design and support the delivery of tailored POC modules with relevant mission components, in close consultation with the IMTC.
• In cooperation with the IMTC and other mission components, ensure adequate training on PoC for Governmental institutions, and
Provide support as required and undertake other tasks as may be appropriate to the specific context and tasks vis-à-vis PoC.