Manage a consultative process within the office and with external partners to draft UNHCR's reintegration and/or local integration strategies and to ensure their harmonization with broader national or area-based development plans.
Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with development agencies, bilateral agencies, civil societies and the private sector to bring area-based development programmes to communities hosting forcibly displaced and stateless persons.
Participate in inter-agency coordination meetings on early recovery/transition projects and represent UNHCR when appropriate.
Promote global/UNHCR's policies, guidelines and standards on durable solutions, peace-building and joint programming with the Office and partner staff.
Liaise with relevant offices at HQs and provide inputs into global policies, standards and indicators related to durable solutions and peace-building.
Design and conduct training activities aimed at building the capacity of UNHCR and partner staff to achieve durable solutions, peaceful coexistence and effective partnership.
Monitor durable solutions and peace-building activities, collect and analyze data on the status of persons of concern in order to inform durable solutions programmes and evidence-based advocacy.
Organize evaluations and/or reviews of UNHCR's reintegration programmes in order to allow for informed revisions of operational priorities including exit strategies.
Lead, or participate in, inter-agency joint project proposals and advocate for financial support to reintegration
Benefits
Vision insurance
Additional Information
Please note that this vacancy is only open to eligible staff members who have been individually notified of their eligibility to apply for positions advertised in the Accelerated Posting Compendium.
Deadline for Applications
June 12, 2026
Hardship Level
E (most hardship)
Family Type
Non Family
Residential location (if applicable)
Grade
PR4
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
Professional
Reason
Regular > Regular Assignment
Target Start Date
2026-05-26
Standard Job Description
Senior Reintegration Officer
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The incumbent provides policy advice and technical support relating to the assistance of urban, rural and camp-based refugees in a country of asylum or returnees in a country of origin, the host communities and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in their achievement of sustainable solutions. The job requires direct contact with the target population in assessing needs and considering aspects of age, gender and diversity mainstreaming in planning, the needs of host communities and political and socio-economic context.
The staff member represents an UNHCR office in developing a (re)integration strategy and an inter-agency programme in collaboration with the Government, UN agencies and other stakeholders. The staff member also works closely with UNHCR's Programme, Protection and Technical units to ensure that UNHCR Operation in a concerned country reflects the (re)integration strategy of its programme components and that UNHCR's protection principles are reflected in the strategy.
The staff member is directly supervised by the Representative/Head of Sub-Office and receives guidance and advice on technical matters from the Branch Office/ Bureau and relevant Units at HQ.
All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.
Unhcr · Damascus, Syria