Recruitment for the Registration Roster

Becoming a member of the Registration Roster

The following qualifications and requirements are required for membership of the Registration Roster:

• Minimum 5 years of technical experience 
• A minimum of 3 years relevant international field experience
• Proficiency in one (preferably two) official UN language. English is mandatory, while French, Arabic, or Spanish is considered a strong advantage
• Knowledge and understanding of the complexities involved in refugee and IDP responses
• Relevant educational background and preferably UN experience
• Ready to work effectively under stressful and hardship environments

In addition, the following qualifications are taken into consideration as requirements:

• Case Processing Experience (Protection/Resettlement/Assistance, etc.)
• Experience managing data, generating, and analyzing statistical reports
• Experience delivering trainings or participation in relevant trainings on data collection, analysis, statistics
• Familiarity with UNHCR
• Experience working with partners, including governments, NGOs, etc.
• Any other relevant experience (information management, ICT, Business Analysis)

For Operations Data Management (ODM) specialists we also take into consideration the following qualifications:

• Previous ODM experience (Data Processor or Data Manager)
• Familiarity with tools and applications, including (UNHCR) Population Registration and Identity Management EcoSystem (PRIMES), such as:
  • ProGres version 3 and/or 4
  • Rapid Application (RApp)
  • Biometric Identity Management System (BIMS) and IrisGuard
  • Global Distribution Tool (GDT)
  • RAIS
  • Structured Query Language (SQL)
  • MySql
• Experience generating and analyzing statistical reports
• Experience in performing database administration functions in relation to local field server machines, which contain operational data and data of persons of concern
• The ability to build and manage local applications (front and back end) to meet operational needs
• Experience delivering trainings or participation in relevant trainings on data collection, analysis and statistics

Membership obligations and conditions

Accepting membership of the Registration Roster implies accepting the following obligations:

• The member should be available for deployments with short notice
• The member should nominate him/herself for deployments on a regular basis
• The member should on a regular basis update personal data on the member site MyPages
• The member should commit to active membership of minimum 3 years

The Registration Roster has the right to exclude a member if qualifications no longer match the demands of UNHCR, if he/she is unable to pass UNHCR’s integrity clearance or if performance during a DRC deployment or any other employment is not satisfactory.