Legal Officer - IDP(m/w/x)

Anforderungen

• Relevant experience with Undergraduate, Graduate, or Doctorate degree
• Degree in Law, Refugee Law, or relevant field
• HCR Learning Program
• Excellent legal research, analytical, and drafting skills
• UNHCR protection learning programmes or equivalent courses
• Drafting, documentation, and legal research skills
• Knowledge of English and UN working language
• Professionalism, integrity, and respect for diversity
• Technical knowledge of internal displacement law
• Experience supporting law and policy-making for IDPs
• Strong analytical capacities and strategic thinking
• Proven track record in drafting analytical documents
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, negotiation, and coordination skills
• Knowledge of French or Spanish
• Desirable knowledge of Spanish, French, or Arabic
• Bachelor of Arts in Law
• UNHCR HCR Learning Program

Aufgaben

• Monitor legal developments and doctrine
• Advocate for proper legal interpretations
• Draft position papers and guidelines
• Formulate comprehensive protection strategies
• Liaise with internal and external units
• Engage with governments and NGOs
• Manage complex individual legal cases
• Represent the office in high-level meetings
• Prepare protection documents and policies
• Develop and implement project proposals
• Identify and manage operational risks
• Produce guidance for IDP emergencies
• Research global and national legal processes
• Analyze laws to facilitate rights access
• Promote legislative reforms and judicial engagement
• Contribute expertise to durable solution initiatives
• Collaborate with the Global Solutions Hub

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