Senior Project Officer, Legal Officer, Protection, Bhasan Char, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Senior Project Officer, Legal Officer, Protection, Bhasan Char, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO,Development Agency

LLM or Post Graduation or equivalent degree in any relevant subject from any UGC approved reputed University and institution

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO,Development Agency

• 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.

• Enrollment under Bangladesh Bar Council

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.

Programming

• Coordinate with supervisor to ensure timely, quality legal services per BRAC/UNHCR guidelines

• Provide legal counseling and support to PoCs

• Conduct awareness sessions for refugees, leaders, and PSNs

• Support PoCs at police stations/courts as needed

• Facilitate mediation, maintain records, ensure follow-up

• Visit detention centers, advocate for release

• Assist PoCs with FIRs, GDs, legal complaints

• Arrange prison visits for refugee family members

• Collaborate with police on trafficking/smuggling cases

• Train and mentor Associate Legal Officers and paralegals

• Liaise with authorities and partners for legal access

• Attend protection/coordination meetings

• Analyze cases, gather evidence, draft legal opinions

• Engage stakeholders (CiCs, APBn, Majhees)

• Represent clients as per supervisor guidance

• Perform admin and other duties as assigned

Grant Management and Reporting

• Prepare and submit legal reports/work plans (monthly, quarterly, yearly)

• Ensure timely internal and donor reporting

Staff Management and Development

• Foster professional, supportive team environment

• Provide feedback, coaching, and mentoring to staff

• Build capacity of legal team and volunteers

Coordination

• Collaborate with Project Manager and legal team

• Coordinate with BRAC departments and external partners

• Build stakeholder relationships (govt, NGOs, UN)

• Join internal/external coordination meetings

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.

• Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Paternity/ Maternity leave

• Free Accommodation

• Health and Life Insurance

• Others as per organisation policy