Job Title: Legal Officer
Organisation: Humanitarian
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA)
Funding Source: UNHCR
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Project
Manager
Manager
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.
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.
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).
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).
Job Summary: The Legal
Officer will identify legal needs in the field and provide counselling and
representation in relevant administrative bodies. The Legal Officer will work
with community leaders to support advocacy at the community level and engage in
mediation and negotiation as needed.
Officer will identify legal needs in the field and provide counselling and
representation in relevant administrative bodies. The Legal Officer will work
with community leaders to support advocacy at the community level and engage in
mediation and negotiation as needed.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The protection of populations of concern
is met through the application of International and National Law, relevant
UN/UNHCR protection standards and IASC principles. - The protection strategy incorporates a
thorough age, gender and diversity (AGD) analysis and reflects the
Organization’s global, regional and country level priorities. - The participation of persons of concern is
assured through continuous assessment and evaluation using participatory,
rights and community based approaches. - Protection incidents are immediately
identified and addressed. - Analytical reports of protection trends
and issues are produced on a monthly and ad hoc basis. - Stay abreast of political, social,
economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection
environment. - Promote International and National Law and
applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct. - Foster their consistent and coherent
interpretation and application through mainstreaming in all sectors and
/or in clusters in applicable operations. - Contribute to the design, implementation
and evaluation of protection related activities and partners in particular
within the newly established protection response framework. - Compile data from the field and partners
in a systematic manner. Draft consolidated reports on update impact of the
protection response framework and legal issues. - Provide legal advice and guidance on
protection issues to the operation and draft legal notes, as required. - Contribute to the design, implementation
and evaluation of protection related AGD based programming with
implementing and operational partners. - Contribute to and facilitate a program of
results-based advocacy through a consultative process with sectorial and/or
cluster partners. - Facilitate effective information
management through the provision of disaggregated data on populations of
concern and their problems. - Contribute to capacity-building
initiatives for communities and individuals to assert their rights. - Participate in initiatives to capacitate
national authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen
national protection related legislation and procedures. Authority
(decisions made in executing responsibilities and to achieve results) - Decide in consultation with the supervisor
and the protection unit issues to be researched and topics for thematic
reports. - Enforce compliance with, and integrity of,
all protection standard operating procedures. - Line-manage the staff including day-to-day
management, development and training, appraisals, etc. - Facilitate regular staff meetings to
ensure awareness of project objectives, and opportunity for feedback. - Provide staff coaching and technical
supervision to develop ownership / responsibility for activities. - Make sure all possible durable solutions
are explored for persons of concern. - Take a lead role plan of action, to ensure
the protection of refugees and asylum-seekers through interventions with
local authorities and other entities on instances of arbitrary arrest and
detention. Ensure the people of concern have access to legal and fair
hearing in court through court follow ups, prison monitoring etc. - Sensitize the Community and Local
authorities on Refugee law and Human Rights relating to refugees and
others of concern to UNHCR, in order to ensure that national legislation
is in compliance with International Legal Standards. - 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.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the HIJRA Legal Officer job opportunity must hold a Law degree/ human rights or a
comparable discipline - Three years of work experience in the same
field of development and humanitarian work and NGOs’ - Ability to produce high-quality legal
documentation - Ability to present and defend cases in a
court of law - 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. - Must possess communication and negotiation
skills. - Strong judgments skills are also a
necessity - Someone who can make ethical and moral
decisions - Sociable and open minded
- A person who can keep confidential
information - Must have a solid knowledge of the local
law and be able to grasp new concepts with ease and accuracy - Very organized and need to have good time
management skills to meet deadlines on time.
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.
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 should be addressed
to the:
to the:
Country Program Manager,
Humanitarian Initiative Just
Relief Aid (HIJRA),
Relief Aid (HIJRA),
P.O. Box 37703, Kampala,
Uganda.
Uganda.
Email to: [email protected].
The subject line should read: “Legal Officer.”
The subject line should read: “Legal Officer.”
NB:
Please note that interviews will be done on a rolling basis given the urgency
of the positions.
Please note that interviews will be done on a rolling basis given the urgency
of the positions.
Deadline: 3rd March 2018
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