Legal Officer at Danish Refugee Council Full-time Job

Overall purpose of the role:
The legal officer will provide litigation support to PoCs on humanitarian cases and offer legal analysis/training to refugees in Nduta and Nyarugusu camps. Will strengthen capacity of legal support in supporting legal practitioners representing POCs in need of international protection. Legal officer will work closely with paralegal on raising awareness to POCs on child protection, GBV, refugees rights, child labour, childs rights, help desk, juvenile court and mobile court.
Geographic scope: Tanzania-Kigoma Region
This role has a focus on Tanzania and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country. The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to country operations while overseeing country activities.

Main Responsibilities:

Reviews domestic violence police reports and establishes contact with the victim(s) to check on their status/safety. Educates the victim(s) on the criminal process and the role of the legal criminal advocate.
Acts as a liaison between the victim(s) in domestic violence criminal cases and the prosecutors and courts, coordinate interviews, meetings, court appearances and relay victim input.
Represent POCs in mobile court, juvenile court and planning visitation to prisoners in Kasulu/Kibondo DC and in camps.
Working with paralegal in ensuring there are legal help desks (mobile and stationed) for legal awareness to PoCs such as permits to go outside the camp.
Drafting legal submission and making legal representation of PoCs and community members during court sessions in cases of GBV and child protection.
Making mediation and negotiation in cases such as card splitting, neighborhood conflict and family conflict.
Assists PoCs seeking orders for Protection and attends court hearings when needed.
Assigning duties and supervising interpreters and paralegals in performing their duties.
Performs crisis intervention advocacy and social service referrals when necessary, and accompanies law enforcement with follow-up calls on Assessment of GBV survivors.
Serves as a link between the DRC and the judicial/legal communities.
Providing legal advice, trainings on child labor and trafficking to PoCs when litigating legal issues.
In collaboration with case management officer, linking GBV survivors to psychosocial social support and livelihood opportunities opportunities.
Undertaking legal research and organizing legal trainings to national staffs and partners.
Take over any other task designated by the Manager, Team Leader to ensure proper functioning of the Legal department.
Ensure DRCs accountability commitments are mainstreamed into all protection ac
Any other tasks required by his/her supervisors in the limit of his/her expertise.

About you

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRCs five 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.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential Experience
Experience of more than two years in humanitarian context.
Minimum of 2 years experience working in INGO, with additional knowledge of human rights law and international refugees law.
Able to work in challenging environment and meeting deadline.
Flexible, team player and independent
Technical understanding of core protection concepts, and response strategies in line with best practices.
Experience working in protection in an integrated manner with other humanitarian sectors of intervention.
Experience working with displaced or conflict affected populations.
Strong planning, organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and within a team.
Integrity, strong work ethic, and ability to consistently meet deadlines under pressure.
Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures.
Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
University degree in Law, and certified legal officer.
Must complete and pass the law school of Tanzania.
Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English and Swahili.
Knowledge of Kirundi is an advantage.

Competency profile
Compliance and Detail-oriented
Strong team player
Excellent interpersonal skills, culturally sensitive and adaptable
Flexible, enthusiastic and willing to learn from others
Understands humanitarian issues in Tanzania, and the region
Willing to travel to project sites in Tanzania

What we offer

Salary: in accordance with the Danish Refugee Councils Terms of Employment Management Band H.

Availability: 1st January 2023.

Duty station: Nduta and Nyarugusu camps, Tanzania

Reporting Line: Legal team leader

Providing equal opportunities We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on mutual respect for all employees. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other factor. At DRC we celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.
DRC strives to attract, motivate and retain qualified national staff within its programs. As such, we strongly encourage national and diaspora candidates to apply for this position. However, candidates should take into consideration that DRC cannot employ, under an international contract, a national of the country in which he or she will be working (in this case, the United Republic of Tanzania)

Promoting high standards : DRCs capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDPs and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRCs values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.

Application and CV

Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered.

DRC only accepts applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.ngo under JOB.

Please submit your application and CV in English no later than 14th December 2022

Workplace:
Nduta/Nyarugusu

DRC as an employer

By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:

• Professionalism, impact & expertise
• Humanitarian approach & the work we do
• Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
• Culture, values & strong leadership
• Fair compensation & continuous development

DRCs capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDPs and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRCs values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit

drc.ngo/about-us/job-and-career/support-for-job-seekers

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Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on mutual respect for all employees. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other factor. At DRC we celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply!

Founded in 1956, The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities in more than 40 countries around the world. DRC has been implementing emergency response projects in Tanzania since the onset of the Burundi refugee crisis in 2015 in three refugee camps in the Kigoma Region at the border with Burundi. DRCs integrated projects for refugees, asylum seekers and host communities comprise sectors such as Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), Protection, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter and infrastructure, General Food Distribution (GFD) and Livelihoods.