Asylum and Refugee Law - Legal Research and Translation Support
Engage Online Volunteers for legal research and translation support on asylum issues.
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Overview
Engage Online Volunteers for legal research and translation support on asylum issues.
You have:
- Education or experience in legal research, asylum and migration law and policy or other relevant field
- Familiarity with refugee or humanitarian policy and legislative framework and practice
- Professional integrity and commitment to core humanitarian principles
- Excellent drafting skills; analytical skills; experience in data analysis and translation
Contract
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By a decision of the European Council on 4 December 2024, Bulgaria fully acceded to the Schengen zone as an EU Member State positioned on its external borders, lifting internal land borders with Romania. The evolving political and socio-economic landscape in Bulgaria, with a coalition government established in January 2025, poses challenges for asylum seekers and refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and from countries in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2024, Bulgaria received 12,250 applications for asylum compared to 22,518 in 2023.
Since the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine in 2022, Bulgaria has granted temporary protection to more than 205,190 refugees as of the beginning of April 2025. Through an annual verification exercise, the Government has renewed the validity of temporary protection ID cards. Temporary Protection (TP) for refugees from Ukraine in Bulgaria has been extended until March 2026, in line with the EU Directive.
UNHCR supports government-led efforts to provide key protection, including legal assistance, information on services, education, and psychosocial support. UNHCR's priority protection interventions include access to territory and asylum procedures, inclusion of refugees in essential services, Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence response, support to persons with specific needs, and mitigation of risks related to trafficking and other forms of abuse and exploitation.
To that end, we are seeking to engage Online Volunteers with experience and qualification on legal research and translation through this online assignment. The research conducted by the Online Volunteers will support UNHCR’s efforts to provide technical assistance to the national counterparts, and may include translation of desk review of UNHCR positions and case law on asylum issues of European and national courts, reception conditions, child protection, and country of origin information. The Online Volunteers will be provided with resources and training to conduct such research, and will receive feedback from UNHCR experts.
Selected candidates will assist UNHCR with specific legal research tasks concerning Bulgaria’s protection and inclusion regime concerning asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons as well as relevant legal and policy matters and good practices, and the impact of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum on refugee protection and inclusion/integration in Bulgaria.
Specifically, the Online Volunteers will support in: - Conducting legal research on issues relating to refugee protection with regards to Temporary Protection regime and the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum - Conducting desk review of UNHCR information and guidance, and legal research on questions formulated by UNHCR experts, relevant to Bulgaria’s protection and inclusion regime concerning asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons including translation - Compiling and translating briefs on legal issues and case law of the national and European courts
We expect the selected online volunteer(s) to start with this task. 15 June 2025
Education or experience in legal research, asylum and migration law and policy or other relevant field Familiarity with refugee or humanitarian policy and legislative framework and practice Professional integrity and commitment to core humanitarian principles Excellent drafting skills; analytical skills; experience in data analysis and translation
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with legal research in asylum law? | This question helps assess your knowledge and practical experience in the specific area of asylum law. | Provide specific examples of past projects or research conducted related to this field. |
| How do you ensure accuracy and integrity in your translation work? | The interviewer wants to understand your approach to maintaining quality in translations, especially in legal contexts. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What is your understanding of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of a challenge you faced in legal research and how you overcame it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How would you approach conducting a desk review of legal materials? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What familiarity do you have with the refugee or humanitarian legislative frameworks? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Why is core humanitarian principles' commitment important in this position? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What skills do you possess that are relevant to data analysis in this context? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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