Title: Protection Officer - Legal
Location: Addis Ababa
Reports to: Protection Team Leader
Grade – H1
Number of Positions - 1
Start of Contract & Duration: up to July 15, 2022
Posting date: October 20, 2021
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 including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender-based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Protection Officer - Legal, under the supervision of Protection Team leader will undertake protection and legal activities within the project framework. The Protection Officer - Legal will be engaged in the provision of legal aid service including legal information dissemination, counselling, assistance, and facilitation of representation to the target population. In addition, the officer will take on any additional protection activity as required by the Protection Team Leader to meet the project objective.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Programming & Operations
Reporting
· Prepare and submit progress reports of activities to protection team leader;
· Keep up to date record of legal cases and provide update as needed.
Coordination
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s 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 act in line with our vision and values.
· University Degree in Law
· Minimum 2 years work experience in the legal sector, preferably in a humanitarian context;
· Prior Experience working with persons of concern including refugees, internally displaced and/ or returnees;
· Experience and familiarity with Ethiopia’s judicial system;
· Familiarity with international laws focusing on refugee rights;
· Understanding of protection principles and protection minimum standards;
· High level of personal initiative, analytical and problem-solving skill;
· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain working relationships across the organization.
· Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures
· Good proficiency in Microsoft Office package.
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