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Mission and objectives
The international obligations of Turkey and its national legislative framework on asylum have shaped the form of the current collaboration with UNHCR. During the last 54 years, UNHCR and Turkey have been working together in close partnership. Turkey has provided the asylum space for persons seeking refuge, and UNHCR has assisted Turkey to determine who is in need of international protection and to enable access to rights by these persons, including access to justice. As the main partner of the Turkish State in the field of international protection, UNHCR Turkey continues to cooperate with the Presidency of Migration Management (PMM), the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (UTBA), the Justice Academy of Turkey (JAT) and other national institutions to enhance institutional capacity-development in the field of refugee protection.UNHCR in Turkey also intervenes to strengthen access to justice by persons of concern through conducting technical assistance and capacity development activities for legal actors, in a way to include lawyers, judges, prosecutors, interns, I/NGOs, national and local authorities. Access to justice is consisted of enabling access to various rights, such as, inter alia, legal aid, legal assistance, interpretation, and access to courts.
Context
As an active UNHCR team member, efficient, timely, responsive, and high-quality support rendered to UNHCR and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, includ-ing:•To support the overall activities of the Policy Development Unit as specified below•To complete the following trainings: Refugee Status Determination, Induction Training of Protection of Refugees, Security Training programs as indicated by the Office, and Code of Conduct for UNHCR Staff.•To increase her/his knowledge of UNHCR mandate and international protection•To apply the Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) perspective throughout the assignment•A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development dur-ing the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in, and capacities developed.•Take part in missions when required.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the Associate Protection Officer and general oversight of the Senior Protection Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:-Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) policy, standards, and codes of conduct.-Support the Unit in the implementation of the activities aiming to reinforce the national asylum procedures within and outside of the scope of the RNF-II Project by.-Co-facilitating capacity development activities-Support preparation of materials, engage in reporting-Support quality assurance activities: conducting initial desk review of interviews and decisions delivered by PMM and conducting initial drafts of relevant report-ing.-Assist in drafting the analysis and reports on national RSD procedures-Undertake missions and on-the-job visits and support relevant reporting-Conduct research (on country of origin and legal issues), manage and improve the country-of-origin materials database, report on general trends in the relevant countries of origin, and reply to queries on specific legal and protection issues while referring to the supervisor or seeking for advice -and more complex issues.-Support the Unit in drafting analysis papers to identify good practices and gaps in the national RSD procedures based on the information received from the Counselling Line-Observe and respect relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).-Participate in trainings, workshops, and meetings and support the unit in notetaking and reporting.-Translate materials and proofread the translated materials, when necessary.-Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
