Senior Legal Officer

Job Description

Title: Senior Legal Officer

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 3 years

• Bachelor/Honors

• At least 3 years

• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian response with one year of supervisory Role in legal department.

• Enrolled as an Advocate in Bangladesh Bar Council at least 3 years of enrollment experience.

• Completed LL. B (Hon’s)/LL.M from a reputed University.

• Experience in court practice of civil litigation and criminal cases.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office (Bengali and English) Suite or related software.

• Basic understanding of court and administrative proceedings and documentation.

• Thorough understanding of legal assistance and drafting GD/FIR/Complaint, criminal case and civil litigation files, bail petition and proper maintenance of all legal records.

• Superior proficiency in administrative tasks.

• Proficiency in local language.

Program Brief

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solution driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Since 2017, IRC has supported Rohingya Refugees and Bangladeshi nationalities communities in Cox's Bazar, Khulna, Barisal, and Chittagong with integrated services. The organization also addresses climate change impacts by building resilience and promoting economic recovery, education, and protection.

Purpose of the Role

The Senior Legal Officer will be responsible for providing technical guidance and oversight of legal services to partners and direct program implementation in the host community. This will include leading internal and external legal capacity-building activities and identifying and analyzing legal trends and issues of concern. They will also ensure coordination with IRC partners in the host community. Additionally, the position holder will represent IRC in advocacy and court representation for clients at court and police station, in coordination with IRC, partner and government programs.

Line Manager: Technical Manager - Legal

Work Station: Ukhiya

Contract Duration: Till 30 June 2026 (with high possibilty of extension)

Major Job Responsibilities

• Supervise partner legal officers and maintain regular contact and support to partners for representing cases at police stations to file GD/FIR/Complaint.

• Ensure capacity building of partner staff on legal standards and instruments in line with national and international laws and regulations.

• Represent clients in court, especially in GBV cases.

• Properly monitor the documentation process, including legal documents of partners, to maintain proper filing and registers regarding cases as per guidelines.

• Ensure partners are aligned with the project plan, regularly monitored, and maintain proper reporting and documentation.

• Regularly scrutinize location-based documentation.

• Support legal officers in conducting mediation meetings when necessary.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and yearly legal statements/reports regarding received cases, mediation, litigation, and case studies as per guidelines.

• Conduct, organize, and attend meetings, workshops, seminars, and training courses for staff, partners, and government officials.

• Identify advocacy issues and regularly engage in advocacy with the government, including local justice mechanisms. Ensure necessary capacity building for government and non-government organizations on protection, human rights, and national and international laws and policies.

• Perform all regular duties under the supervision of the Legal Manager and seek technical support from resource persons when needed.

• Manage case files, ensuring that summaries are properly prepared and updated, litigation files are securely maintained, and records and documents needed for litigation are collected and organized.

• Perform all other duties as required by the organization.

Representation, Coordination & Advocacy

• Forge connections with counterparts, including the District Legal Aid Committee (DLAC), Union Legal Aid Committee (ULAC), protection sector, UNHCR legal unit, INGOs, local NGOs, and other governmental and non-governmental partners.

• Collaborate closely with other program departments to ensure effective linkages between programs and the incorporation of best practices from training.

Additional Responsibilities

• Communication between local judiciary and District legal Aid Committee.

• Support to Technical Manager for reporting and other relevant project work.

• Support to PRoL team if required.

Others

• Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC [team/office]

• Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies

• Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays,Insurance,Gratuity

• Yearly Two Retention Benefits equivalent to Basic Salary