Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 12 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities and tasks
Program Responsibilities
• Adhere to GBV guiding principles to ensure the safety of the survivors and their children; and staff involved at all times, respect the confidentiality of the information provided by GBV survivors if using interpreters, interpreters must be trained on respecting confidentiality, and conduct interviews in private settings. Maintain a non-judgmental manner and respect the survivor’s decision.
• Provide legal counseling for GBV survivors regarding potential avenues of legal response; Respect the right to be informed on the details of the legal procedures, including available options, time frame, and the consequences.
• Provide and facilitate legal access to all GBV Survivors who opt for legal action including accompanying and escorting GBV Survivors to Police stations and Court whenever requested i.e. by ensuring GBV Survivors and witnesses summoned to court attend court sessions; Respect the right to legal aid, including the right to refuse legal aid at any time prior or -depending on the type of the crime committed- during the legal process.
• Coordinate with the Prosecutor, pre-court legal counseling, and preparation support to GBV Survivors, witnesses, and medical experts before court sessions i.e. District Courts, Primary Courts.
• Continually update the GBV Psychosocial Officer about the survivors’ case and link the survivor with the caseworker for ongoing psychosocial support or referral to additional services.
• Monitor GBV survivor’s overall security risk as a result of pursuing legal action; ensure the survivor is protected against any risks of further offense that the alleged offender may cause and link the survivor with the Psychosocial Officer / GBV Case Workers to provide adequate response/referral to ensure needs and security concerns of the survivors are met.
• In collaboration with the GBV Team leader and Protection coordinator monitor the situation of the survivor even after the finalization of legal proceedings to prevent retaliation or secondary victimization at the hands of the perpetrator, the perpetrator’s family, or friends, as well as address stigmatization by the community.
• Conduct different trainings for different groups in the camp on Tanzanian and international law, as it relates to women and girl’s protection from GBV to the Police, Community watch team, women’s representatives, Zone Leaders, religious leaders, other community representatives, service providers and implementing partners.
• Conduct legal information dissemination or other targeted legal activity in different zones in the camp to increase awareness of preventing and responding to GBV incidents.

Data collection and reporting
• Monitor all cases sent to court by using a tracking system as well as follow-up.
• Contributing to developing, drafting, and updating legal guidelines, and training materials on GBV related to Tanzanian law and/or international law.
• Ensure proper and safe legal documentation, case information, data security, and storage. Utilization of GBVIMS consent form, legal intake form, and action plan. All forms must be used accurately and appropriately, strictly follow data protection protocol and confidentiality, and maintain confidentiality concerning client information at all times.
• Track indicators and analyze data on all legal counseling, and legal access, including those where legal action is not pursued or has been pursued but subsequently failed.
• Prepare and submit timely and quality monthly and weekly, donor reports as per the donor requirements, including assisting in proposal input on access to justice gaps, and needs.
• Support and work closely with the GBV Team leader on program data collection.

Coordination
• Following up on cases with law enforcement bodies to ensure that the rights of the survivor are promoted and protected throughout the legal process,
• Advocate with court officials where there are gaps in dispensing the justice system,
• Link and coordinate with other service providers to ensure integrated approaches to access to justices e.g. TRCS, MSF, Judiciary, etc.
• Participate in coordination meetings with Legal actors to smoothen the process of access to legal justices for GBV Survivors, including conducting weekly meetings with Gender and Child Desk Police, SGBV WG, and CP WG to build capacities on survivor centers while handling cases.
• Supervise and capacitate paralegal refugee staff including GBV and Tanzania Law through training, daily mentoring, and weekly meetings, including managing refugee staff planning and budgeting.

Experience and technical competencies
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience
• Having experience working in a humanitarian context will be an advantage
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and respect for people with specific needs and other vulnerabilities.
• Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team player.
• Ability to provide technical support, training, and supervision to Assistants.
• Excellent writing, reporting, and analytical skills.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills as well as communication and interpersonal skills.
• Punctuality and respect for applicable rules and procedures.
• Self-motivation, goal/result-orientation and teamwork.
• Flexibility, creativeness, tolerance and maturity;
• Computer/IT literacy (OS Windows, MS (Word, Excel in particular), etc

Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in law from a recognized University
Languages:
• Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English and Swahili, knowledge of Kirundi is an advantage.



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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