Юрист

Громадська організація «Десяте квітня» є Виконавчим партнером Агентства ООН у справах біженців та в рамках проєкту «Захист біженців, шукачів притулку та осіб без громадянства в Одеській області» оголошує конкурс на посаду юриста.

Дедлайн – 22 серпня 2024 р. (далі – на англ.)

The NGO “The Tenth of April” (“DESYATE KVITNYA”) announces the vacancy for the position of a monitoring lawyer for the project implemented under the partnership with UNHCR in Ukraine, “Protection for refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons in Odesa region.”

The monitoring lawyer will provide legal assistance for asylum seekers and refugees in Odessa. Employment in the project will cover 100% of the work time.

Introduction

This project seeks to establish an effective asylum system in Ukraine by improving the institutional capacity of state authorities to deal with refugees and asylum seekers and enhancing access to legal assistance and legal remedies for refugees and asylum seekers.

The lawyer will be directly involved in providing legal assistance to asylum seekers and refugees, and monitoring of work of state bodies involved in work with refugees.  

 Responsibilities

• Holding interviews and drafting legal assessments of the cases;
  • Representation of interests of the persons of concern before the state authorities, including at migration service during the reception procedures;
• Monitoring of work of migration service, provision of recommendations with regards to particular cases, and holding on-job training at the request;
• Organizing and holding capacity building events for migration service officers;
• Providing legal assistance for asylum seekers and refugees, including legal counseling, administrative assistance, and litigation support;
• Timely and qualified implementation of all the project activities;
  • Regular reporting on the performed project activities within agreed deadlines;
  • Compliance with all the relevant Organisation’s policies and procedures, including Procurement and the Code of conduct.

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in law or related field;
• Minimum two years of experience in law (preferably);
• Relevant work experience in the field of human rights protection (desirable, but non-obligatory);
• Knowledge and adherence to the principles of humanitarian work;
• Team player;
• Highly motivated;
• Fluency in Ukrainian, Russian and in English (speaking/reading/writing)
• High analytical skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong negotiation skills.

We offer

Temporary contract till the end of the year 2024. Prolongation of the contract will depend on the implementation progress and financial support by the donor.

Application process

Please send cover letter in English and CV to e-mail: [email protected]
Please indicate the Subject as: Monitoring lawyer

Applications closure date

22 August 2024