Senior Management Support Assistant at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Target Start Date: 2025-10-01

Terms of Reference

1. General Background
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The UN Refugee Agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country. UNHCR has helped millions of people to restart their lives. They include asylum seekers, refugees, returnees, stateless people and internally displaced persons. Its interventions in the areas of protection, shelter, health and education have been crucial, healing broken pasts and building brighter futures.

The UNHCR Office in China was established in 1979. Although China has been party to the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol since 1982, it has no law comprehensively governing asylum. In the absence of national refugee legislation, UNHCR continues to register asylum seekers, conducts individual refugee status determination under its mandate, seeks durable solutions for refugees, and provides direct assistance to the refugee population in mainland China. UNHCR works with the Government authorities to build domestic capacity and will continue working with all stakeholders in China to ensure refugees and asylum-seekers receive adequate protection and assistance.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Head of Management Support Unit, the Senior Management Support Assistant provides quality administrative support across multiple functional areas to country office, including administration, finance and procurement in compliance with the regulatory framework of UNHCR as well as relevant accountability frameworks. S/he takes a client-orientated and results-focused approach to assist operation to fulfill its mandatory and delivery the service in effective and efficient way.

This position is an Individual Contractor contracting through UNOPS. The agreement is issued and renewable by calendar year.

2. Purpose and Scope of Assignment

Administrative Support including procurement
- Assist day-to-day administrative matters. Maintain tracking tools and shared documentation systems for operational and administrative tasks.
- As Fleet Management Focal Point, check vehicle log and reconcile fuel record on monthly basis and ensure availability of all requirement documents including vehicle insurance, driving permit, etc.

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