Job Title: Legal Assistant (4 Job Opportunities)
Organisation: Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Funding Source: UNHCR
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Legal Officer
About US:
Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) is an international
African humanitarian and development organization that positively contributes
towards improving the living standards and conditions of those adversely
affected by disasters and conflict in the Horn, East & Central Africa by
implementing WASH, Health, Education, Livelihoods, Community service &
development and Protection programs in the region for a period of more than 20
years.
African humanitarian and development organization that positively contributes
towards improving the living standards and conditions of those adversely
affected by disasters and conflict in the Horn, East & Central Africa by
implementing WASH, Health, Education, Livelihoods, Community service &
development and Protection programs in the region for a period of more than 20
years.
About UNHCR Project:
HIJRA with funding from the UNHCR in Uganda is implementing a
multi-sectoral Program for refugees in Oruchinga settlement (Isingiro
district), Nakivale settlement (Isingiro district) and Nyakabande Transit
Center (Kisoro district).
multi-sectoral Program for refugees in Oruchinga settlement (Isingiro
district), Nakivale settlement (Isingiro district) and Nyakabande Transit
Center (Kisoro district).
Job Summary: The Legal
Assistant provides specific legal assistance to the assigned Legal officer and
office in the provision of direct legal support to victims of forced migration
and in carrying out policy advocacy on forced migration. The Legal Assistant
also provides technical support to in relation to Legal work through an active
contribution in defining Legal priorities on research, partnership, alliance
building and advocacy.
Assistant provides specific legal assistance to the assigned Legal officer and
office in the provision of direct legal support to victims of forced migration
and in carrying out policy advocacy on forced migration. The Legal Assistant
also provides technical support to in relation to Legal work through an active
contribution in defining Legal priorities on research, partnership, alliance
building and advocacy.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- In relation to Legal protection, ensuring
the protection of populations of concern is met through the application of
the relevant UN/UNHCR protection standards and IASC principles - Ensuring that protection incidents are
immediately identified and addressed. - Ensure the people of concern have access
to legal and fair hearing in court through court follow ups, prison
monitoring etc. - The incumbent will also sensitize the
Community and Local authorities on Refugee law and Human Rights relating
to refugees and others persons of concern to UNHCR, in order to ensure
that national legislation is in compliance with International Legal
Standards. - Send analytical reports of Legal
protection related trends and issues are produced on a monthly and ad hoc
basis - Keep abreast with political, social,
economic and cultural developments that have an impact on Legal protection
related issues - Actively promote International and
National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes
of conduct - Assists in dealing with police concerning
asylum-seekers and refugees to provide them protection to remain safely in
country of asylum. - Refers refugees/asylum seekers to
OPM/Police to legalize their stay in the country. - Provide follow up to court cases involving
asylum seekers/refugees, visits judges, public prosecutors, and explains
IC’s refugee status. If necessary arranges for a lawyer. - Guides on domestic legal issues including
immigration and alien laws regarding asylum seekers/refugees. - Provide counseling to asylum
seekers/refugees on their legal problems. Explain legislation and their
status in order to act accordingly. - Advocate for legal aid services from the
different legal aid service providers and Pro bono services from legal
practitioners for the purpose of disposing of refugee cases at court - Assists in assessing welfare and providing
assistance to the refugee caseload in prisons. - Compiles monthly statistics of refugees in
various prisons in the region. - Contribute to the design, implementation
and evaluation of legal related activities within the newly established
protection response framework - Providing capacity building to RWCs and
community members. - From time to undertake any other duty assigned
by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the HIJRA Legal
Assistant job opportunity should hold a degree in Law (with specialization
in criminal or human rights or any other related comparable line of
specialization in law) - A minimum of three years of work
experience in the same field of development and humanitarian work and
NGOs’. - Ability to produce high-quality legal
documentation. - Excellent presentation and communication
skills and the ability to interact with a number of different partners and
contacts, including governmental authorities, UNHCR, victims and their
families etc. - Strong judgments skills are also a
necessity - Ability to act ethically and make moral
decisions - Sociable and open minded
- A person who can keep confidential
information - Broad working knowledge of the local law
and be able to grasp new concepts with ease and accuracy - Good time management skills
- Ability to speak more than one indigenous
language would be desirable
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an
application letter and Curriculum Vitae including telephone and email contacts
of three referees including your current/most recent employer.
application letter and Curriculum Vitae including telephone and email contacts
of three referees including your current/most recent employer.
Application should be addressed to the:
Country Program Manager,
Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA),
P.O. Box 37703, Kampala, Uganda.
Email to:
[email protected]. The subject line should read: “Legal Assistant.”
[email protected]. The subject line should read: “Legal Assistant.”
Deadline: 20th December 2016
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