Job title:  Legal Assistant (Paralegal)
Employment category: I
Reporting to: Legal Team Leader    
Unit/department: Legal
Location: Nyarugusu and Nduta camps
Authorization level: N/A

The overall purpose of the role: 

The paralegal in support with legal officer will raise awareness to PoCs on humanitarian cases and offer legal training in Nduta and Nyarugusu camps. He/She will strengthen capacity of national staffs, organize trainings and work closely with partners in preparation of events for legal awareness.

Responsibilities and tasks

• In collaboration with legal officer, will provide legal advice and support to PoCs when  litigating refugee rights.
• Work with legal officer in drafting legal documents and organizing case files, statutes and other legal documents 
• Raising awareness to refugees and host community about GBV, child protection to refugees and asylum seekers
• Directing PoCs to legal help desk when in need of legal representation and advice.
• Keep law library up to date by monitoring legal statutes.
• Work with Legal officer in preparing case details and preparing witnesses.
• Linking GBV victims to case management officer and with legal help desk for more awareness and assistance.
• Assist in preparing relevant reports as needed and share to legal officer.
• Conduct community visits, focus group discussions with beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries to receive feedback on project activities.
• Identifying and linking refugees to UNHRC to obtain refugee status, and help refugees to get permits of going outside the camp.
• Take over any other task designated by legal officer.
• Ensure DRC’s accountability commitments are mainstreamed into all protection activities.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience) 

• Additional legal trainings will be an added advantage
• Minimum two years of relevant experience in humanitarian context
• Excellent knowledge of international refugee law and human rights law.
• Familiarity with judicial systems across Tanzania;
• Previous experience with electronic or mobile data collection software like KOBO Toolbox/Open Data Kit (ODK).  
• Good understanding of the law and practice of the Tanzanian courts;
• Experience of working in host community will be an added advantage
• 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.
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• Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel, as well as demonstrated experience in advanced data analysis or capacity to learn appropriate software.

Education: 

• Certificate/Diploma in law with additional legal trainings.    

Languages: 

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

Key stakeholders: 

• DRC Protection staff, refugees and donors
• Local Government (refugee camp) and host Community representatives.
• Community groups. 
• Other NGOs and relief actors. 

Core competencies    Basic    Advanced    Expert
Striving for excellence    ☐            ☒             ☐

Collaborating                  ☐            ☐             ☒

Taking the lead               ☒            ☐             ☐

Communicating              ☐            ☐             ☒

Demonstrating integrity  ☐            ☐            ☒

• Basic: I master the essentials, but may at times need help from others
• Advanced: I can work independently at full professional level.
• Expert: I am the go-to person when others need help.