Project Officer (Associate Legal Officer), Protection, Bhasan Char, HCMP
Job Description
Title: Project Officer (Associate Legal Officer), Protection, Bhasan Char, HCMP
Company Name: BRAC
Vacancy: --
Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)
Maximum Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
∎ At least 1 year
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency
Published: 16 Feb 2025
Education:
∎ LLB or LLM from any reputed university
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ English competency in writing skill i.e. experiences of developing/constructing Qualitative and Narrative reports
∎ Ability to organize and prioritize work and completing tasks, meet deadlines and maintain composure without supervision
∎ Excellent communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, maintain confidentiality, respect of all ages, background and diversity
∎ Knowledge on national and international laws and policies applicable to refugees
∎ Knowledge and skill on legal practices in national courts
∎ Proven skills and competencies to work with MS Office and data analysis and presentation packages
∎ Experience in documentation support functions, such as referencing and terminology, editing and handling of official documentation is an asset
∎ Excellent communication and articulation skills, awareness of socio-economic, cultural and political sensitivities
∎ Effective communication, report writing and presentation for external and internal audiences
∎ Understanding in evidence-based behavior change practices
∎ Fluency on written in English is a must
∎ Drafting and reporting skills, accuracy in document production and editing
∎ Fluency in English and Bangla languages including Chittagonian dialect. Excellent English drafting and reporting skills are required.
∎ English competency in writing skill i.e. experiences of developing/constructing Qualitative and Narrative reports
∎ Ability to organize and prioritize work and completing tasks, meet deadlines and maintain composure without supervision
∎ Excellent communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, maintain confidentiality, respect of all ages, background and diversity
∎ Knowledge on national and international laws and policies applicable to refugees
∎ Knowledge and skill on legal practices in national courts
∎ Proven skills and competencies to work with MS Office and data analysis and presentation packages
∎ Experience in documentation support functions, such as referencing and terminology, editing and handling of official documentation is an asset
∎ Excellent communication and articulation skills, awareness of socio-economic, cultural and political sensitivities
∎ Effective communication, report writing and presentation for external and internal audiences
∎ Understanding in evidence-based behavior change practices
∎ Fluency on written in English is a must
∎ Drafting and reporting skills, accuracy in document production and editing
∎ Fluency in English and Bangla languages including Chittagonian dialect. Excellent English drafting and reporting skills are required.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide response and prevention services to ensure access to justice through direct interventions impacting the lives of women, girls, men and boys, diversified gender and mainstreaming in other response programming and operational areas for ensuring access to justice through providing legal assistance.
∎ •Closely coordinate with UNHCR Legal Protection to ensure quality, timely and effective delivery of legal assistance and awareness to persons of concern (PoCs)
∎ •Provide legal counseling and advice to PoCs on legal matters/issues
∎ •Provide legal support to PoC at police stations and courts
∎ •Facilitate and conduct legal awareness sessions for refugees in the camps including community, refugee leaders and religious leaders
∎ •Assist Legal officer to conduct mediation to resolve disputes among PoCs and follow up on settlement of disputes resolved and maintain mediation files and records
∎ •Assist refugees to file complaints, FIR, GD and cases at police stations in Bhasan Char, Noakhali, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar, if required.
∎ •Follow up and track cases in Noakhali Court.
∎ •With Coordination with BLAST, ensure support to the refugees to accompany them as required.
∎ •Conduct visits to detention centers and advocate or intervene with law enforcement agencies including police and courts to release PoCs held in detention
∎ •Inform and facilitate PoCs to attend court when required
∎ •Collaborate with the police to rescue refugees who are victims of human trafficking or smuggling and offer legal support to the victims
∎ •Facilitate and conduct training and build capacity of refugee volunteers (paralegals) on legal assistance
∎ •Maintain effective interfaces and coordinate with PoCs, local authorities, protection and assistance partners to ensure PoCs access legal assistance and remedies and their needs and appropriate responses are identified.
∎ •Attend coordination, protection, and other meetings, as may be required, at camp level
∎ •Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions, assistance and protection partners to improve access of justice to PoCs
∎ •Interpret laws, rulings and regulations to refugees
∎ •Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents
∎ •Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases
∎ •Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case
∎ •Examine data or record of cases involving refugees to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit
∎ •Maintain communication with concerned CiC, APBn post, other stakeholders, Block-Majhee /Sub-Majhee, Head-Majhee as required.
∎ •Search for and examine public and other records of cases and draft legal opinion
∎ •Perform administrative and management functions as required.
∎ Grant Management and Reporting:
∎ •Assist Legal Officer to prepare monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/yearly legal statements/ reports and work plan as per guideline
∎ •Assist Legal Officer to prepare internal and external reports within agreed deadlines using BRAC and donor formats
∎ Staff Management and Development:
∎ •Maintain open, supportive, and professional relationships with team members, and promote a strong team spirit
∎ •Provide related feedback to paralegal volunteers, develop action plans
∎ •Coach, train, and mentor paralegal volunteers with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge, address gaps and providing professional development
∎ Coordination:
∎ •Collaborate with Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager and Legal Officer to ensure programming is properly supported and that all activities are conducted according to BRAC Administration, HR, Logistics, Finance and other policies and procedures
∎ •Coordinate with BRAC’s other departments as required to ensure effective and collaborative working relationships
∎ •Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders including community members, NGOs, government authorities and UN agencies;
∎ •Participate in internal coordination meetings as required and liaise with BRAC's other programs as needed to ensure effective collaboration.
∎ •Coordinate and follow-up with partner organizations and other project stakeholders as required
∎ Safeguarding:
∎ •Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ •Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ •Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
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Skills & Expertise:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Health and Life Insurance
∎ Maternity/Paternity leave
∎ Others as per organisation policy
∎ Free Accommodation
∎ Health and Life Insurance
∎ Maternity/Paternity leave
∎ Others as per organisation policy
∎ Free Accommodation
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)
Read Before Apply:
BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities.
Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification.
Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
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∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
Application Deadline: 26 Feb 2025
Category: NGO/Development
