Senior Policy Adviser at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

The Senior Policy Adviser will provide strategic advice to the management as well as coordinate with other Bureaux and Divisions on policy matters with the aim of ensuring harmonization across regions and in global policy matters of UNHCR. S/he will consult and closely coordinate with the Division of Resilience and Solutions, the Division of International Protection, the Division of Programme Management and Support and other Divisions as well as other Regional Bureaux and operations as required as is most relevant according to the matters to be dealt with as well as ensuring due information and coordination with concerned states. S/he will focus in particular on issues pertaining to inclusion and development, which represent a wide range of challenges and opportunities which crucially require working with new partners, including with local government actors, civil society, academia and the private sector. UNHCR has a role to play as a facilitator in integration dialogue engaging a diversity of partners. The incumbent is also expected to support and undertake new initiatives in regional fora which can extend UNHCR's influence and promote solutions for refugee situations in the region. The incumbent will also provide strategic advice and analytical support to the management.

Duties

• Facilitate the development and articulation of the  strategies and policies in the area of responsibility (AoR) by supporting their use and application, through consultative processes among senior managers in the field, and reflecting major global developments influencing UNHCR's work, such as the Global Compact on Refugees and UNHCR's support to applying comprehensive responses included therein.
• Review and analyse information related to solution perspectives in the AoR, ensuring overall harmonization and coherence of the solution strategies, policies and operations.
• Ensure effective representation and engagement with strategy and policy development and evaluation processes on selected cross-cutting protection and policy issues, both within UNHCR and, as appropriate, on the inter-agency level, or with relevance to government-led comprehensive responses at national or regional levels.
• Advise the Director on key strategic issues pertaining to solutions.
• Lead the development and formulation of solutions oriented strategies which would be sub-regional and country specific, as necessary, taking into account the local context.
• Contribute to fostering and maintaining new partnerships with UN, whole-of-government including local authorities as applicable, private sector, civil society, academia, development partners, regional organizations and other actors geared towards achieving solutions in line with the GCR and application of comprehensive responses.
• Closely coordinate work related to strategy development within the Bureau, with other Bureaux and Divisions at HQ, Regional and Country Representations, governmental departments, other major stakeholders, including in private sector, at high level. Reach out to People of Concern and their involvement in the process of the search for adequate solutions is key.
• In Regional Bureaux, contribute to strengthening the Bureau¿s capacity for results-based management, monitoring and the evaluation of operational performance through the development of relevant tools and approaches and identifying and meeting capacity-building needs. 
• Provide substantive guidance on the implementation of the solutions strategy and relevant ongoing activities to operations in the region and appropriate Divisions and Services at HQ.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level

• For P5 12 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 11 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 10 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree.

Field(s) of Education 

• Public Policy; Public Administration; Law; International Law; Political Science; Social Science; or other relevant field.