Title: Protection Officer-Legal
Location: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Employment Category: H
Reporting To: Protection Manager
Start of Contract & Duration: December 31, 2022
Posting date: November 4, 2022
Required Employee: 2
Salary: USD 540.00 to USD 656.00 based on you work experience and educational qualification.
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, 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 ROLE:
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), is planning to implement a UNHCR funded project titled Access to Safety and Justice for IDPs in Somali region. The overall objective of the project is to promote safety and access to justice for 25,284 beneficiaries in Fafan, Sitti and Afdher zones of Somali region through enhanced capacity and linkage between the formal, customary and community structures, and extended access to legal aid service for target populations. With the project DRC will provide direct legal aid service through awareness raising, legal counseling, legal assistance, financial legal assistance and court representation in partnership with university legal service centers. Added, DRC will provide capacity building activities for formal, customary and community structures, humanitarian partners and legal service providers with the aim of improving the legal protective environment.
DRC, therefore, is seeking a highly qualified, enthusiastic and action-oriented individuals for the position of Legal Protection Officers to support with the implementation of the activities under the project. Applicants are expected to have a demonstrated legal background combined with experience in project implementation. DRC highly encourages female applicants.
We are seeking for three legal protection officers, One for Jigjiga(Fafen zone), One for Dollo Ado(Afdhar zone) and one for Dire Dawa(Siti zone).
RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical Responsibilities
Implementation
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
EDUCATION: (include certificates, licenses, etc.)
LANGUAGE: (Indicate fluency level)