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
Published: 1 Feb 2024
Education:
∎ Bachelor of Laws (LLB-Hon’s) from any UGC approved University/ Institution.
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge of national and international laws and policies applicable to refugees
∎ Knowledge and skill in 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, and awareness of socioeconomic, cultural, and political sensitivities
∎ Effective communication, report writing, and presentation for external and internal audiences
∎ Understanding in evidence-based behavior change practices
∎ Fluency in writing 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.
∎ Knowledge of national and international laws and policies applicable to refugees
∎ Knowledge and skill in 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, and awareness of socioeconomic, cultural, and political sensitivities
∎ Effective communication, report writing, and presentation for external and internal audiences
∎ Understanding in evidence-based behavior change practices
∎ Fluency in writing 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
∎ Provide legal counseling and advice to PoCs on legal matters/issues
∎ Subsistence /supporting Legal Officer 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 the 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 offering 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, and protection as well as ensure PoCs access to legal assistance, remedies to their needs, and appropriate responses are identified
∎ Attend coordination, protection, etc., or meetings, at camp level as required
∎ Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedentsSupport legal officer to Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases
∎ Gather evidence to formulate a defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case
∎ In the absence of a legal officer, an associate legal officer can represent clients before government agencies
∎ Examine data or records of cases involving refugees to determine the advisability of defending or prosecuting the lawsuit
∎ Maintain communication with concerned CiC, APBn post, other stakeholders, Block-Majhee /Sub-Majhee, and Head-Majhee yet these communication priorty will be set by Legal Officer
∎ Assist the Legal Officer in preparing monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/yearly legal statements/ reports and work plans as per guideline
∎ Assist the Legal Officer in preparing internal and external reports within agreed deadlines using BRAC and donor formats
∎ 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 to strengthen their technical capacity, exchange knowledge, addressing gaps and providing professional development
∎ Collaborate with the Project Manager, Senior Case Management Lawyer, 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
∎ 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
∎ Provide legal counseling and advice to PoCs on legal matters/issues
∎ Subsistence /supporting Legal Officer 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 the 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 offering 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, and protection as well as ensure PoCs access to legal assistance, remedies to their needs, and appropriate responses are identified
∎ Attend coordination, protection, etc., or meetings, at camp level as required
∎ Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedentsSupport legal officer to Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases
∎ Gather evidence to formulate a defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case
∎ In the absence of a legal officer, an associate legal officer can represent clients before government agencies
∎ Examine data or records of cases involving refugees to determine the advisability of defending or prosecuting the lawsuit
∎ Maintain communication with concerned CiC, APBn post, other stakeholders, Block-Majhee /Sub-Majhee, and Head-Majhee yet these communication priorty will be set by Legal Officer
∎ Assist the Legal Officer in preparing monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/yearly legal statements/ reports and work plans as per guideline
∎ Assist the Legal Officer in preparing internal and external reports within agreed deadlines using BRAC and donor formats
∎ 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 to strengthen their technical capacity, exchange knowledge, addressing gaps and providing professional development
∎ Collaborate with the Project Manager, Senior Case Management Lawyer, 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
∎ 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.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Health & Wellness Facility
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave
∎ others as per Organisation policy.
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Health & Wellness Facility
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave
∎ others as per Organisation policy.
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
Address::
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
Application Deadline: 10 Feb 2024
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 10th Feb 2024
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