Protection Specialist – Legal Aid Specialist-DRC Retour vers les opportunités

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Protection Specialist in Legal Aid.

About the job

The Protection Specialist – Legal Aid Specialist provides technical oversight to all DRC Tunisia legal protection activities. S/he guides the strategic development of DRC’s legal aid programme in Tunisia and will play a lead role in the roll out and facilitation of the Legal Aid Assessment Framework (LAAF). The role also provides support and/or technical guidance to all field staff and partners working on projects with protection and legal components. Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Provides technical oversight of all protection legal activities implemented by DRC Tunisia
• Supports Protection Manager in ensuring quality of all protection activities in country
• In collaboration with the Protection Manager, make recommendations for the strategic direction and design of DRC’s legal aid program;
• Provides capacity building for DRC staff and partners working on projects with a legal component, including the development of capacity building plans and training materials.
• Provides technical oversight for all partners with a legal component, including supporting on capacity assessments, trainings and day-to-day monitoring of programme quality.
• Develops SOPs and tools for all new legal activities.
• Develops outreach material with a legal focus, and supports on delivering awareness session, as required.
• Ensures up-to-date knowledge of relevant legal matters through legal research.
• Ensures all legal activities have relevant MEAL tools for assessing impact and quality, in collaboration with the Protection and MEAL Managers.
• Conducts regular field visits to ensure that all legal activities are of a high quality.
• Contributes to donor and management reports.
• Develops needs assessment tools to inform program design and strategic direction, in collaboration with the Protection and MEAL Team.
• Participates in relevant coordination meetings, as agreed with the Protection Manager.
• Undertakes other tasks, as requested by the Line Manager.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have between 3 to 5 years of experience working for an INGO in the protection sector, with a focus on legal aid/ access to justice programming. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Full professional proficiency in English, French and Arabic.
• Significant technical experience in Legal Aid Programming (including in the provision of legal representation, legal counseling, and legal awareness raising).

• Experience providing training on legal topics.
• Experience working with national partners, local/government authorities, and UN organizations.
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills.
• Good understanding of humanitarian and do no harm principles.

Desired

• Degree in Law; (Masters would be an advantage).
• Experience of implementing alternative dispute resolution would be an advantage.
• Experience working in an advisory role would be an advantage.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: 12 months

Band: G non management

Designation of Duty Station: Family duty station

Start date: 10/07/2023.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 17 June 2023.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.