Principal Protection Officer at Ghana Refugee Board

Job Description

• Leads the Protection / Eligibility team and represents the Board at meetings withGovernment, Partners and related agencies.
• Supervises the conduct of the overall refugee status determination preparatory processes including reception, registration, assessment, interviews and related arrangements for providing care, counselling, assistance and protection to Persons of Concern (PoC)
• Reviews all completed assessed PoC cases and presents to the Board for adjudication; responds to queries and enquiries of asylum seekers; and supervises the maintenance and update of all statistical records of registered PoC.
• Coordinates the preparation of unit periodic plans, annual budget, design of standard operation procedures (SoPs), the development of monitoring and evaluation tools.
• Liaises with Partners particularly, the UNHCR for collaborative assistance and support; supervises verification missions; and prepares periodic updates on team activities for presentation and discussions at Board meetings.
• Supervises, evaluates and appraises work performances and results agreements of staff within unit, and ensures the efficient workflow arrangements for the achievement of Board’s objectives

Requirement/Skills

• A minimum of a Maste