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L'Alto Commissariato delle Nazioni Unite per i Rifugiati(UNHCR) ricerca un consulente per le Commissioni territoriali per l'esame delle domande di status di rifugiato - scadenza 26 aprile 2006

UNHCR – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , in the context of the implementation of the "Bossi-Fini" Immigration Law, is recruiting one Eligibility Consultant for the Territorial Commissions.

Qualifications required:

- advanced University Degree in Law/Political Science;

- specialization in refugee law and/or working experience with refugees or in refugee related field;

- excellent command of written and spoken English, Italian essential.

How to apply:

Applicants are invited to send an updated curriculum vitae to <mailto:itaro@unhcr.org>itaro@unhcr.org addressing the correspondence to the attention of the Representative.

Deadline for applications: 26 April 2006

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Eligibility Consultant

Under the (overall) supervision of the Senior Protection Officer of RO Rome, and the direct supervision of the Eligibility Consultant Coordinator, the Eligibility Consultant will:

1. Participate, on behalf of UNHCR, in the sessions of the Territorial Commission (in Crotone, Foggia, Gorizia, Milano, Roma, Siracusa, Trapani), as a regular member, which includes, inter alia, interviews of individual cases and an active role in the decision-making process, as per art.1-quarter, para.1 of Law no.189/02;

2. Carry out his/her functions in the Territorial Commission in line with the relevant legal domestic provisions, in particular those foreseen by Law n.39/90, as amended by Law n 189/02, and the respective implementing regulations, as spelled out in Presidential Decree 303/04 and in line with the 1951 Convention on the status of refugees, the related 1967 Protocol, UNHCR's Statute, UNHCR's or other relevant UN'guidelines, recommendations and instructions and other applicable Human Rights norms and standards;

4. Participate, upon request of UNHCR Rome, in training activities organized for the members of the Territorial Commissions, in particular in those organized by the "National Commission for the right to asylum" (henceforth National Commission) and by UNHCR as well as any other similar training exercise that may be deemed appropriate to take part to;

5. Constantly update his/her knowledge in all matters related to asylum, with particular reference to international refugee law, legal domestic developments, country of origin information, trends in the international Human Rights Law and the related international and domestic jurisprudence;

6. Regularly report to UNHCR RO Rome, as instructed;

7. Carry out, as may be requested by UNHCR RO Rome, any other activities aiming at implementing UNHCR's protection mandate, including prevention of refoulement;

8. Liaise, in close co-operation with UNHCR RO Rome, with NGOs, lawyers and other qualified persons or bodies working in the asylum field in matters regarding individual cases;

UNHCR Rome, April 2006