Associate RSD Officer
Core
Provides legal, operational, and strategic support for Refugee Status Determination (RSD) adjudication, including conducting interviews, drafting assessments, and advising on mandate and national asylum systems.
Role type
Junior Professional Officer (Associate RSD Officer)
Builds
RSD strategies, operational SOPs, and capacity-building programs for UNHCR and partner authorities
Domain
International Refugee Law / Human Rights Law / Asylum Systems
Required skills
International Refugee Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, RSD adjudication, case management, legal drafting, training delivery, risk assessment
Preferred skills
Experience as a decision-maker in UNHCR or Government SD procedures, legal representation experience, team supervision
Technologies
UNHCR AGD policy, Forward Plan, RSD Staffing Benchmarks
Responsibilities
Conduct RSD interviews and draft assessments for complex cases; provide legal advice on exclusion and revocation; train staff on interviewing and legal principles; monitor RSD trends and compile statistics; develop RSD strategies and SOPs; identify and prevent fraud in RSD processes.
Seniority
Junior Professional Officer (P2), hands-on IC
