Legal Officer - Der Dalloum

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Job Description

Under the supervision of the senior legal Manager, Legal Officer will identify legal needs in the field when required and through referrals received and provide counseling, assistance and other legal support in relevant administrative, judicial bodies and governmental institutions including but not limited to Mayors, Noufous and Ministry of Foreign affairs. The Legal Officer will conduct direct case intake and will also receive referrals from IRC departments, other actors, including UNHCR and other NGO/INGOs.

The Legal Officer will be responsible for conducting legal information sessions on relevant legal topics, protection, rights and entitlements and other issues, as dictated by needs at field level and in accordance with relevant internal standard operating procedures. As part of a mobile team, the Legal Officer will be focused on multiple geographic locations, enabling them to conduct consistent follow-up with clients/persons of concern, if and as needed. The Legal Officer will work with community leaders to support advocacy at the community level and engage in mediation and negotiation as needed (especially with regard to housing, land and property disputes).

Major Responsibilities: Major responsibilities of the legal officer (not exhaustive) are listed below:

Field activities:

- Conduct Mobile Field Visits 3-4 times per week to sites in villages, urban areas, and informal settlements/tent clusters to meet with clients/persons of concern including but not limited to refugees and vulnerable Lebanese within the community according to the weekly work plan in order to: - Deliver information sessions on relevant legal topics, protection, rights and entitlements and other issues, as dictated by needs at field level. - Identify legal needs in the field and through referrals received and provide on-site counseling to Persons of Concern; and, - Work to strengthen IRC’s relationship with refugees, refugee/host community leaders and municipal actors in order to promote positive outcomes for clients/persons of concern. - Under the guidance of direct supervisor, facilitate one-on-one interviews and focus group discussions with person in concerns, state actors, service providers and relevant stakeholders in the field on selected protection and legal concerns.

Legal service

- Administer the legal hotline as per schedule and delegation from senior legal officer. - Under the guidance of their direct supervisor, assist clients/persons of concern in relevant administrative, judicial bodies, and governmental institutions including but not limited to Mayors, Noufous and Ministry of Foreign affairs and, - Engage in mediation and negotiation when needed including but not limited toon labor law, HLP and in relation to ID confiscation by service providers). - Identify, document, and report the urgent legal needs and the actions taken to assist clients/persons of concern.

Data Collection, analysis, and reporting:

- Conduct case intake on site and uploading data on a daily basis utilizing the applicable digital data collection system. - Analyze data and highlight trends and legal protection needs. - Produce weekly reports on activities and share legal updates and decisions based on IRC tools; - Conduct other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Supervision

- Maintain overall responsibility for overseeing Access to Justice consultants in the respective field. - Complete regular performance reviews and hold structured team meetings. - Ensure that all consultants have regular one-to-one check-ins to receive ongoing guidance and feedback. - Support and supervise the consultants in conducting their tasks and reaching deliverables. - Ensure consultants deliver quality services to clients. - Hold regular consultant mentoring and coaching sessions based on identified needs and gaps. - Maintain a positive working relationship within the team and promote team-building efforts.

Qualifications

- At least two years of prior professional experience in a similar post, preferably with an international organization. - Good legal and protection background and knowledge of refugee context.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

- Strong management and organizational skills. - Excellent time management skills and ability to meet deadlines. - Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently. - Flexible and able to work in a dynamic and diverse environment. - Must be computer literate (Office 365).

Education: Law Degree from an accredited University. Master’s degree preferred

Language Skills: High standard of spoken and written Arabic is required, and good spoken and written English is strongly preferred.

Certificates or Licenses:

Working Environment:

Located in Akkar, standard working environment, with daily field work.

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Added 1 day ago - Updated 1 hour ago - Source: rescue.org