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Job Title ⇒ Legal Officer
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Organization ⇒ ALIGHT American Refugee Committee
Duty Station Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Program Manager
About US ⇒
ALIGHT, formerly the American Refugee Committee ARC, is an international
nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that has provided humanitarian assistance
and training to millions of beneficiaries over the last 40 years. In 2011,
Alight helped nearly 2.5 million people get essential services to regain their
health and take back control of their lives. Alight works with its partners
and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to communities of
refugees and internally displaced persons in seven countries in Africa, Asia
and Europe, including Iraq, Kosovo, and in the Darfur region of Sudan and is
currently providing for emergency relief and recovery in Haiti. Alight
provides shelter, clean water and sanitation, health care, skills training,
microcredit education, protection to help survivors of war and natural
disasters to rebuild their lives with dignity, health care, security and self-
sufficiency.
Job Summary ⇒ Under the supervision of Program Manager, she/he will
identify legal needs in the field; provide counseling, information and legal
options. The Legal Officer will be responsible for conducting legal
information sessions, legal case management and follow ups, detention facility
visits, awareness creation on rights and obligations of refugees under Ugandan
Laws. She/he will work with communities particularly Paralegals to ensure
access to legal assistance is accessible by all. You will be part of an
integrated protection team, working on issues on general protection and sexual
and gender based violence issues
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ Monitor prisons within or around the Refugee settlement monthly in
partnership with other agencies and stakeholders to interview imprisoned
asylum seekers and/or refugees to establish reasons for their imprisonment and
offer legal counseling. A report shall be submitted to UNHCR Mbarara on all
imprisoned asylum seekers and/or refugees;
⇗ Liaise closely with other implementing partners and ALIGHT / ARC program
Services staff on reported cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence SGBV to
ensure these incidents have been reported to the police in the settlement, and
they have been followed up with district police, and actions have been taken
to led to prosecution;
⇗ Conduct training and provide legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers in
Rwamwanja in liaison with relevant local authorities as necessary on their
rights and obligations in Uganda, importance of obtaining documentations from
relevant national authorities such as birth certificates for the newly born
children, marriage certificates, death certificate, and custody
documentations; liaise with relevant local authorities as necessary to
facilitate the issuance of these documents to the UNHCR's persons of concern.
⇗ Prepare a weekly, monthly, bi annual, annual protection report and any
other reports based on a UNHCR and ALIGHT / ARC formulated themes.
⇗ Provide stationery, police forms and facilitate community policing by
police.
⇗ Follow up on charges filed either by the State authorities or the victims
against the SGBV perpetrators - as per UNHCR Mbarara Standard Operation
Procedures SOPs for victims of SGBV;
⇗ In liaison with OPM, UNHCR and other stakeholders; conduct peace building
sessions between the refugees and host communities to enhance peaceful co-
existence.
⇗ Monitor and support Community Paralegals in alternative dispute resolution
activities and legal case management.
⇗ Together with Protection Officers support community leadership structures,
especially the Neighborhood watch committees in their crime prevention and
response functions.
⇗ Undertake regular monitoring and visits of detention and prison facilities
⇗ Provide legal counseling, information and available legal options to
refugees and other persons of concern.
⇗ Conduct legal information sessions on human rights and key Laws relating to
protection of refugees and other persons of concern.
⇗ Conduct case management and follow up on legal cases with relevant
authorities.
⇗ Closely work with Police to provide necessary assistance to survivors and
witnesses.
⇗ Submit daily and weekly data, including narrative of high risk cases to
inform appropriate actions.
⇗ Participate in legal trainings for state and none state actors as directed
by the Senior Legal Officer
⇗ Support Senior Legal Officer to analyze data, highlight trends and legal
protection needs of refugees and other persons of concern.
⇗ Work on budgets and raise PRs to support procurement processes.
⇗ Participate in external meetings aimed at promoting access to justice for
refugees and legal assistance such as district coordination committee
meetings, Zonal meetings involving UNHCR, OPM and partners.
⇗ Work closely with the Protection Officers to ensure linkages and referrals
are done in a safe, effective and timely manner.
⇗ Perform any other duties assigned to you.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant must hold a University degree in Bachelor of Laws LLB or a
Diploma in Law with a minimum of 3 years’ experience working with IDPs, Asylum
seekers, refugees and stateless persons on legal matters.
⇗ Ability to conduct comprehensive interviews and provide accurate
assessments.
⇗ Excellent oral and written communication skills
⇗ Ability to write clear and concise reports
⇗ Must be fluent in written and spoken English
⇗ Fluency in Swahili and ability to ride with a valid license Class A is an
added advantage.
⇗ Prior experience working at the community level, with thorough
understanding of how to communicate clearly
⇗ Understanding of human rights and issues relating to gender equality
⇗ Ability to work individually and within a team.
⇗ Ability to write clear, detailed, and concise reports on computer and
consistently able to meet deadlines.
⇗ Willingness to travel throughout communities and work in a participatory
manner with a variety of populations.
⇗ Strong knowledge of the local population and language.
⇗ Ability to handle stressful working conditions with limited supervision
How to Apply ⇒
All candidates should send their applications online at the link below.
Click Here ]https//arc.hrmagic.co/careers/jobid=NDk4
Deadline 15 th September 2020

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