Legal Aid Officer

• Country: Ukraine
• Organization: DRC
• Deadline: 2023-11-21
• No of Vacancies: N/A

Main responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Protection Manager, the Legal Officer will:

• Provide high quality one-on-one legal counseling to conflict-affected population on their legal rights and remedies in the displacement context
• Organize and facilitate community-level group awareness-raising programs on recent legal developments addressing the information and legal needs of IDPs and conflict-affected populations
• Provide administrative and other para-legal assistance to enable IDP and conflict-affected population to access welfare benefits, livelihood opportunities and government and non-government benefits and privileges
• Support preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/reports
• Participate in coaching and capacity building of the implementing partners
• Contribute contextual and needs analysis as well as recommendations/feedback relevant to developing new programmatic avenues and innovative approaches
• Participate in analyzing legal issues for drafting information materials, advocacy letters, briefing notes,
• Assist in conducting legal and protection assessments as part of DRC field office staff
• Facilitate and follow up incoming and outgoing protection referral cases
• Represent DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings
• Coordinate with other departments in DRC to facilitate referrals and information sharing
• Contribute to and provide field-related inputs for proposals for funding for new projects
• Provide regular reports to the Protection Manager
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Protection Manager relevant to the achievement of protection objectives.

Required experience and competencies:

• Minimum two (2) years of proven legal experience, preferably in the field of humanitarian response for an NGO
• License to practice law
• Experience working with vulnerable and conflict-affected people.
• Comfortable in speaking about sensitive topics and working with people in distress.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with vulnerable individuals, staff members, and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Strong sense of personal integrity and understanding of confidentiality and ethics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange, Windows operating systems.
• Good English language skills preferred.
• Ukrainian and Russian language skills required.

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies: 

• Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
• Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
• Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

Required education:
Bachelors degree in law

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