Associate Reporting Officer

at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted November 15, 2023
Category Personal Care & Services
Job Type FULL_TIME
Currency UGX

Description

The Associate Reporting Officer - P2 role, based in Kampala and part of the External Engagement team, plays a pivotal role in supporting the operation's fundraising and partnership management efforts.

Living and Working Conditions:: Kampala is a Family Duty Station Capital city with a large offer of comfortable houses and flats are available, bank services are excellent as well as a decent internet service and mobile coverage. Power supply might be irregular in some areas hence a generator or backup inverter might be necessary. Medical facilities including hospital of good quality are available as well as a large choice of international school and nurseries. Food and house supplies are available in supermarkets and markets and on-line purchase and home deliveries is efficient. No decent public transport is available, but Taxis/Uber are commonly used, and car purchase is an easy option as the offer is wide.

Although Kampala and Entebbe are considered under a moderate security level (Security levels III), many UN agencies and funds are headquartered in Kampala including UNHCR branch office to provide support on the mandate to protect and assist refugees of both Urban caseloads and those in settlements in the Southwest, Midwest and West Nile regions. Kampala is considered a family duty station with better social amenities- schools, recreation, and health services. The major threat to staff includes and is not limited to prospects of terrorism allowed heavy security presence in both uniform and plain cloth, high road traffic accidents, common law crimes and spontaneous outbreaks of water born disease like Typhoid, cholera plus occasional political /civil unrest mostly contained by Government. The security management systems have put in place mitigation measures to avert the impact of the threats therein and is a collective responsibility of all staff members

Additional Qualifications: Skills

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA): Journalism, Bachelor of Arts (BA): Law
Certifications

Work Experience

Competencies: Accountability, Analytical thinking, Client & results orientation, Commitment to continuous learning, Communication, Judgement & decision making, Organizational awareness, Planning & organizing, Political awareness, Teamwork & collaboration

UNHCR Salary Calculator: https://icsc.un.org/Home/SalaryScales

Compendium: Add. 1 to Bi-annual Compendium 2023 - Part B

Additional Information: Functional clearance: This position doesn't require a functional clearance