Job Description
HUMAN ACCESS announces the following vacant position:
- Job Title: Legal Specialist
- Required number: two
- Location: Marib Governorate
- Contract Duration: Seven months
- Deadline: 12:00 pm on Monday, January 13, 2025
Job Specialization:
Interview the cases referred by the case management, assess their legal status, give the necessary legal advice, and solve their problem within the framework of the appropriate legal procedures and the consent of the case and the best interest of it according to the need.
Background
- Human Access for Partnership and Development (HUMAN ACCESS) is a non-governmental, independent, non-profit, humanitarian, developmental, charitable, voluntary, and community-based organization. It was established in March 1990 by an elite of volunteers and social personalities as a voluntary non-governmental organization that implements its programs, projects, and services according to periodic plans, a deliberate and renewed strategy, and a method of work based on the scientific methodology to be an effective link between donors and beneficiaries. HUMAN ACCESS is OCHA implementing partner in Marib. HUMAN ACCESS is characterized by a strong and renewed relationship with development partners at home and abroad, and it has joint efforts with official and popular authorities. It is also distinguished by a tangible presence in many charitable and humanitarian events and activities. During its period of operation, which extends for about three decades, the association obtained several memberships in various organizations and bodies.
- The association is a member of the Department of Public Information for the Non-Governmental Organizations of the United Nations (DPI-NGO), a member of the Arab Union for Voluntary Work, and an active and accredited partner to various international organizations, the most important of which are the World Food Program (WFP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- HUMAN ACCESS has also obtained membership in many local, Arab and international organizations and networks working in various fields of volunteer and humanitarian work. It in addition obtained the international quality certificate ISO 9001: 2008 as a culmination of its institutional work.
- This project is for IDPs and entitled:’ Lifesaving Integrated response for the vulnerable people in Emergencies in Marib city district (LIFE Project)’
- Safeguarding at HUMAN ACCESS is committed to the community members we work with and the beneficiaries we serve. As part of this commitment, HUMAN ACCESS has zero tolerance for violations of our Code of Conduct (Sexual Abuse of Beneficiaries and Community Members (PSEA), Child Safeguarding Policy, PSEA Misconduct Policy, Discrimination, Harassment Policy, and Anti-Fraud and Corruption).
Equal Employment Opportunity
HUMAN ACCESS is an equal-opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have a sustained global impact.
We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
Responsibilities and tasks
- Implementation of monthly and quarterly plan activities.
- Interview cases referred by the case department daily and provide the necessary legal advice.
- Implementation of field and office awareness sessions aimed at raising awareness of the law among the target groups.
- Networking with local authorities, including civil status, regarding the extraction of identification documents in coordination with the Survey Department.
- Preparing and documenting success stories.
- Participate in the development of mechanisms and tools to raise legal awareness.
- Work on mobilizing and advocating for groups at risk of gender-based violence.
- Preparing monthly and quarterly reports on various awareness programs.
- Identify weaknesses and strengths and develop remediation proposals.
- Attend periodic meetings.
- Participate in any project activity or meeting and attend training courses and meetings related to activities in the same field that may be organized by government agencies, partners, donors, international organizations or local communities when requested.
- Implement the tasks assigned to it within the framework of the project.
Job Requirements
Qualifications and experience
1. Bachelor of Sharia and Law.
2. Experience of at least two years in the same field
Skills and abilities
- Ability to use computer Office programs.
- Ability to correspondence via e-mail.
- Ability to withstand work pressures.
- The ability to modernize, develop and innovate.
- Skill in writing success stories.
- Knowledge about humanitarian action and emergency response.
- Excellent level of English.
- Possess the skill in communicating with others.
- Ability to work within a team.
Other requirements
Note
- Anyone who does not meet the minimum specifications and conditions will be excluded
Job-related conditions
- Willingness to work full-time.
- The applicant must not have been convicted of any previous convictions related to exploitation, abuse, sexual harassment, fraud, corruption or conflict of interest.