Senior Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Assistant (Digital)
UN Refugee Agency
- Location
- Beijing, China
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
- Aug 14, 2026
About this role
Deadline for Applications August 25, 2026 Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based) A (least hardship) Family Type (not applicable for home-based) Family Staff Member / Affiliate Type UNOPS LICA5 Target Start Date 2026-09-01 Terms of Reference Title: Senior Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Assistant (Digital) Project: UNHCR/DER/PSP ASIA/2026-001 Duty station: Beijing, China Section/Unit: Private Sector Partnership Services (PSP) ICA Level: LICA-5 ICA Type: Regular Corresponding level: GS-5 Duration: from 01/09/2026 to 31/12/2026 Supervisor: Assistant PSP IG Officer 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. The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress adopted an Exit-Entry Administration Law on 30 June 2012, which came into force on 1 July 2013. This domestic law includes a provision (Article 46) regarding the treatment of refugees, which foresees, interalia, the possibility for persons of concerns to legally reside in China on the basis of a temporary identification to be issued by the authorities. UNHCR has been advocating for implementing regulations concerning Article 46 as well as working on building the capacity of the Government of China to implement its obligations under the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. UNHCR will continue to work with all stakeholders in China to ensure persons of concern receive adequate protection and assistance as well as to seek durable solutions for refugees. The Private Sector Partnerships Service (PSP) sits within UNHCR’s Division of External Relations (DER) and is responsible for mobilizing resources and other forms of support from the private sector. In 2019, UNHCR China Office set up a new Private Sector Partnerships team to mobilize resources from the Chinese private sector to support our work globally. One of the key aspects in PSP’s work is to expand UNHCR’s engagement with the general public including UNHCR’s existing and potential supporters. Given such, UNHCR China is looking for a digital specialized staff who has experience and skills focusing on supporter engagement and donor development, particularly on engaging digital content creation, data analysis and CRM related work. This incumbent will also cover part of digital multi-channel work including donor communications, E-commerce operation and data analysis as well as IG related admin tasks. This position is a UNOPS position with a contract which is renewable each calendar year. 2. Purpose and Scope of Assignment Under the overall supervision of Assistant PSP IG Officer, the individual contractor will assist in the following: 1/ Accountability (key results