Procedures and Eligibility
This vacancy is opened in the context of the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme sponsored by the Government of the USA and is addressed exclusively to candidates WITH THE US NATIONALITY.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
UNHCR works in the Dominican Republic to provide protection and durable solutions to asylum seekers, refugees and persons pending a nationality solution.
Following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, UNHCR reopened its office in the Dominican Republic to coordinate the humanitarian response to the thousands of Haitians, who arrived seeking international protection.Since the onset of the Venezuela crisis in 2017, the number of Venezuelans in the DR has been increasing. According to the R4V platform, the DR hosted around 114,050 Venezuelan refugees and migrants by end-2020. Currently, the office works to ensure a coordinated response to the needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the country, to strengthen the asylum space and provide prote
Procedures and Eligibility
This vacancy is opened in the context of the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme sponsored by the Government of the USA and is addressed exclusively to candidates WITH THE US NATIONALITY.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The incumbent will be part of the Protection Team and work under the direct supervision of the Senior Protection Officer. The protection team is composed by protection, community based protection and field protection, resettlement and registration staff and the incumbent will be working in close collaboration with all protection collegues and with programme staff for programmatic purposes. He/She will also liaise with and provide guidance in his/her relevant areas of expertise to partner organizations and government counterparts and to UNHCR relevant field offices staff.
Senior Research Fellow, International Regulatory Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield leaves after being sworn in as as US Ambassador to the United Nations in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, February 24, 2021. SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
Both sides of the political aisle now recognize that China is an adversary and has increasingly used the United Nations as a vehicle to promote its interests.
The Biden administration should build off its predecessor’s work and prioritize getting more Americans into the UN system.
Congress could also assist by tasking Congressional Representatives to the United Nations to inquire about efforts to increase American employment.