Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 03 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities and tasks
• Providing legal advice and support to DRC and PwS when litigating legal issues.
• Assessing and responding to litigation requests and complaints of PwS.
• Drafting legal documents when needed.
• Conducting daily visitation at detention facilities which include police, immigration and prison.
• Conduct legal awareness and monitoring ongoing legal training to people we serve in the camp.
• Undertake legal research as requested by supervisor.
• Assisting in developing legal projects such as concept note and proposal writing.
• Collecting relevant background information and documentation in order to respond to legal requests by PwS.
• Updating monitoring table and case database.
• Preparing various reports such as weekly, monthly and midyear reports.
• Represent PwS in court, minors in juvenile court and planning visitation to prisoners in Kasulu/Kibondo DC.
• Working with legal assistants and interpreters in ensuring there are legal help desks (mobile and stationed) for legal awareness to PwS such as permits to go outside the camp.
• Making mediation and negotiation in cases such as card splitting, neighborhood and family conflict.
• Assists PwS seeking orders for protection and attends court hearings when needed.
• Assigning duties and supervising legal incentives in performing their duties.
• Serves as a link between the DRC and other stakeholders such as judiciary, police, immigration, MoHA, UNHCR
• Undertaking legal research and organizing legal trainings to national staffs and partners.
• Take over any other task designated by the Manager, Team Leader to ensure proper functioning of the Legal department.
• Ensure DRC’s accountability commitments are mainstreamed into all protection units
• Any other tasks required by his/her supervisors in the limit of his/her expertise.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
• Experience of more than two years in humanitarian context.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in INGO, with additional knowledge of human rights law and international refugees’ law.
• Able to work in challenging environment and meeting deadline.
• Flexible, team player, proactive and independent
• Technical understanding of core protection concepts, and response strategies in line with best practices.
• Experience working in protection in an integrated manner with other humanitarian sectors of intervention.
• Experience working with displaced or conflict affected populations.
• Strong planning, organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and within a team.
• Integrity, strong work ethic, and ability to consistently meet deadlines under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures.
• Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.

Education:
• University degree in Law, and certified legal practitioner.
• Must complete and pass the law school of Tanzania.

Languages:
• Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English and Swahili, knowledge of Kirundi is an advantage.

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)
• DRC Protection staff, refugees and donors
• Local Government (refugee camp) and host Community representatives.
• Community groups.
• Other NGOs and relief actors.
• MoHA, police, immigration

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:
• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

Education:
• University degree in Law, and certified legal practitioner.
• Must complete and pass the law school of Tanzania.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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