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: 26 Nov 2024

Education:
∎ LL.B. (Hon's) or LL.M. from any reputed University/Institutions with all second class/ division or equivalent GPA/ CGPA in academic examinations.

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:
∎ Close coordination with respective supervisor to ensure quality, time and effective delivery of legal assistance and awareness to persons of concern (PoCs) as per BRAC and UNHCR guidelines
∎ Ensure legal counseling and advice to PoCs on legal matters/issues and support to 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, religious leaders and PSN
∎ Supporting Legal officer to conduct mediation to resolve disputes among PoCs and follow up on settlement of disputes resolved and maintain mediation files, records and register
∎ Support Legal Officer for drafting file complaints, FIR, GD and cases at police stations and to the courts
∎ Conduct visits to detention centers and advocate or intervene with law enforcement agencies including police and courts to release PoCs who are held in detention
∎ Inform and facilitate with PoCs to appear before court when required
∎ Organize and facilitate prison visits for refugees to visit their immediate/close family members in prison
∎ Collaborate with police to rescue refugees who are victims of human trafficking or smuggling including offer legal support to the victims Facilitate and conduct training and build capacity of refugee volunteers (paralegals) on legal assistance
∎ Maintain effective interfaces, coordinate with PoCs, local authorities, protection as well as ensure PoCs access in legal assistance, remedies to their needs and appropriate responses are identified
∎ 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 yet these communication priorty will be set by Legal Officer
∎ Cooperate Legal Officer to prepare monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/yearly legal statements/ reports and work plan as per guideline
∎ 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
∎ 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
∎ Close coordination with respective supervisor to ensure quality, time and effective delivery of legal assistance and awareness to persons of concern (PoCs) as per BRAC and UNHCR guidelines
∎ Ensure legal counseling and advice to PoCs on legal matters/issues and support to 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, religious leaders and PSN
∎ Supporting Legal officer to conduct mediation to resolve disputes among PoCs and follow up on settlement of disputes resolved and maintain mediation files, records and register
∎ Support Legal Officer for drafting file complaints, FIR, GD and cases at police stations and to the courts
∎ Conduct visits to detention centers and advocate or intervene with law enforcement agencies including police and courts to release PoCs who are held in detention
∎ Inform and facilitate with PoCs to appear before court when required
∎ Organize and facilitate prison visits for refugees to visit their immediate/close family members in prison
∎ Collaborate with police to rescue refugees who are victims of human trafficking or smuggling including offer legal support to the victims Facilitate and conduct training and build capacity of refugee volunteers (paralegals) on legal assistance
∎ Maintain effective interfaces, coordinate with PoCs, local authorities, protection as well as ensure PoCs access in legal assistance, remedies to their needs and appropriate responses are identified
∎ 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 yet these communication priorty will be set by Legal Officer
∎ Cooperate Legal Officer to prepare monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/yearly legal statements/ reports and work plan as per guideline
∎ 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

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.

Address::
∎ 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: 4 Dec 2024

Category: NGO/Development