Title: Legal Protection Coordinator
Reports to: Area Manager
Location: Shire with frequent travel to Addis Ababa, Dolo Ado and Jijiga
Start of Contract & Duration: One year with possibility of extension
Posting date: February 22, 2017
INTRODUCTION
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, response to gender based violence, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
DRC, as part of consortia comprised of DRC and other NGO partners, is seeking an experienced Legal Protection Coordinator to be based in Shire Endaselassie to oversee the implementation of activities related to Access to Justice under funding by the European Commission’s Regional Development and Protection Programme in Ethiopia (RDPP). The project aims to create evidence-based, innovative and sustainable development and protection solutions for refugees and their host communities in Ethiopia, thereby discouraging risky irregular migration. These activities will be in Hitsats, Mai Aini and Adi Harush refugee camps in the Tigray Regional State as well as in refugee communities in in Somali Region.
The Legal Protection Coordinator will provide technical support and quality assurance to Access to Justice Activities implemented in similar projects in Dolo Ado and Fafan Zone of Somali Region. While the position will be based in Shire, the Legal Protection Coordinator is expected to provide support to Access to Justice Components and technical staff, including by to travel to other sites including Addis Ababa, an estimated 25% of his/her time.
POSITION’S OVERALL OBJECTIVES
Working under the day-to-day supervision of the Shire-based Program Manager, the Legal Protection Coordinator will be responsible for providing technical leadership in the development of the project’s strategy, design and approach to implementation of all Access to Justice-related activities, ensuring they are well-informed and responsive, strictly adhere to best practices, and are cohesive across the areas of implementation. The Legal Protection Coordinator will also provide technical support and supervision to legal protection staff operating in Somali Region.
The Legal Protection Coordinator will be the direct supervisor of a small team of Project Officers and Assistants and will regularly collaborate with other program staff to ensure DRC's Access to Justice activities are responsive, relevant and effectively mainstreamed throughout the organization’s program in Tigray Regional State. Furthermore, he/she will be required to provide regular support and guidance to project cycle management and new proposal development, and will work collaboratively with the Program Manager and Area Manager to monitor the overall operating context in the area. He/she will support DRC and the wider consortia partners by participating in and contributing to knowledge sharing and discussions related to Access to Justice, migration and protection issues in Tigray and Somali Regions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Technical responsibilities
To achieve the objectives of the position, the Project Coordinator – Legal Protection Coordinator will perform and undertake the following tasks and responsibilities:
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS:
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Key for the position is a solid knowledge of the history, context and dynamics of the Eritrean refugee camps in the North western zone of Tigray Regional State, as well as knowledge of international and national legal and policy frameworks such as the EU-Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative, Valetta Action Plan, protocols associated with the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNCTOC), relevant articles of the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and Ethiopia’s 2015 Trafficking Proclamation. Knowledge of the operating context and relevant actors within the realm of Access o Justice in Somali region is an advantage.
In this position, you will also be expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
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