Legal Assistant - Housing, Land and Property Rights (HLP)

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

UN-Habitat Yemen Programme is recruiting two (2) Legal Assistants on Housing, Land and Property Rights to support implementation of this project with focus on leading capacity building efforts, as well as other key activities of UN-Habitat Yemen Programme.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Head of Country Programme of Yemen or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer-Legal Officers on Housing, Land and Property Rights will be responsible for the following duties: 1. Provide legal support to the UN-Habitat team - Advise on legal matters related to HLP. - Support the identification and mapping of procedures related to property ownership registration in Yemen. - Support institutional mapping of land administration at national and governorate level. - Follow up on legal matters on HLP claims collected by the UN-Habitat team. - Feed into legal case management system, established by UN-Habitat. - Assist and monitor contracted/private property lawyers to follow up on HLP and restoration of HLP claims. - Support strategy and policy development on HLP. - Support the implementation project activities. - Legally review and confirm HLP claims collected by UN-Habitat team.

2. Project Implementation

- Contribute to advocacy initiatives on HLP issues for Yemeni returnee and provide legal guidance where relevant. - Contribute to capacity building efforts (including assessment and implementation) for different stakeholders, led by UN-Habitat.

3. Stakeholder engagement

- Support communication with local stakeholders (local authorities, CBOs, contractors), if needed.
- Attend the meetings with community leaders, events and participate in groups and committees as needed.

4. Monitoring and Reporting

- Support regular monitoring of legal issues of the programme activities in Yemen and share information with UN-Habitat’s relevant personnel as required. - Contribute to research and legal report drafts. - Perform other duties as assigned by Head of UN-Habitat Yemen Programme.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day). • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. • Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers. • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

•Accountability • Adaptability and Flexibility • Building Trust • Commitment to Continuous • Learning Creativity • Ethics and Values • Integrity • Planning and Organizing • Respect for Diversity • Self-Management Vision • Working in Teams

in conducting legal research and writing reports and assessments, preferably on HLP rights is required. • relevant experience after receipt of the required academic qualification in the relevant field to coordination, administration and projects management. • Proficiency in computer skills and word processing, spreadsheet, Microsoft access and other applications is required. • Experience in establishing inter-relationships with counterparts and organizations is desirable. • Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills is desirable. • Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team is desirable. • Previous work experience in Nineveh Governorate is desirable. • Excellent command of English and Arabic, both oral and written, is required.

UN personnel in Yemen operate in a volatile security environment. In Aden, personnel work in secured compound with limited access outside of the city, which usually can only be done with stringent clearances and depending on the destination, a military escort. Aden is a non-family duty station and is classified as security risk moderate. UN personnel in Aden live in Minimum Operational Security Standards (MOSS) compliant residences outside of the UN compound.