Latest Jobs: Protection Helpline Assistant
Applications are being accepted for qualified individuals in UNHCR to fill a vacancy posted in the daily newspaper Classified Source on the date 15 January, 2024.
UNHCR
Date Posted: | :: | 15 January, 2024 |
Department: | :: | UNHCR |
Category | Sector | :: | UNHCR |
Newspaper: | :: | Classified Source Newspaper |
Education: | :: | Intermediate |
Total Vacancies: | :: | Details in attached ads |
Vacancy Location: | :: | Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Job Type: | :: | Full Time |
Expected Last Date: | :: | 25 January, 2024 |
Vacant Positions: Protection Helpline Assistant
- PROTECTION HELPLINE ASSISTANT
Now, the UNHCR Islamabad is looking for a Protection Helpline Assistant to work there.
JOB Description: Protection Helpline Assistant
- Help Call Centre staff responding to the calls in a kind, helpful, and professional manner.
- Remain abreast of all information and updates on assistance and services to refugees. Liaise with relevant units – protection, registration, field, mass information, etc. to receive updates, organize briefings for Helpline staff, and ensure information being provided by the Call Centre is accurate and up-to-date.
- Support compiling and report on trends emerging from the Call Centre – including concerns, frustrations, and information coming from refugees.
- Support in generating daily, weekly and monthly reports on the number of calls received, average waiting time, number of referrals made, etc.
- Observe and listen to Call Centre staff for quality control purposes.
- Liaise closely with colleagues to ensure the most effective operation of the Call Centre.
- Utilize UNHCR tools to enable refugees to make appointments at the reception centre, update bio-data, etc.
- Refer cases to protection colleagues for assistance, as needed.
- Answer and respond immediately to emergency calls received on the Call Centre, including collecting relevant information and forwarding to the appropriate colleague for assistance.
- Provide basic counselling to refugees.
- Make outbound calls to refugees as needed to schedule appointments, collect information, participate in emerging exercises, etc.
- Provide face to face counselling and information dissemination periodically at the UNHCR reception centre.
- Compile and enter the statistical data into the protection database.
- Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
- Perform other related duties as required.
How to Apply?
Interested candidates should submit their curriculum vitae (Documents specified in the attached advertisements) by the Closing date: 25 January, 2024, The applicant’s subject line must include a clear reference to the job title. UNHCR ensures equal opportunity for all similarly qualified candidates.