Legal officer (Female)

Key Responsibilities

• Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (Dowry, dower, domestic violence’s & child marriage etc.)
• Provide legal support to the survivors referred by the IRC personnel on relevant legal issues.
• Ensure women, girls and child friendly environment in legal support.
• Ensure Legal counseling assistance to the safe shelter and safe space-based survivors.
• Ensure plan of legal sessions and conduct the session in the Rohingya camps and host community.
• Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance.
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues.
• Ensure compliance with the internal controls, statutory regulations and other formalities.
• Handle risks in legal support delivery process and decision making as and when required.
• Draft legal documents such as contracts, statements, agreements of panel lawyers and others.
• Handle litigation and make a good and professional coordination with the donor (IOM).
• Keep up with current changes on all relevant areas of laws and contribute to the enhancement of the knowledge base of the Company.
• Provide legal assistance (counseling/mediation/court case/bail etc.) to the GBV survivors.
• Maintain administrative rules and procedures, manage plan.
• Organize meeting, workshop and training and prioritize tasks.
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces.
• Communicate with the panel lawyers, local police stations and District legal aid committee as per project donor’s requirement.
• Filing FIR & GD at the local police station according to need of legal interventions.
• Refer the emergency cases to the panel lawyers for filing case in the court.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly report as per project requirements.

  Requirements

  • Experience: 3-5 years
  • Education:
  • Skills: legal & ethical, legal awareness, legal advocacy, gender-based violence prevention, empowerment & advocacy, employment law compliance, legal affairs, code of conduct, responsibilities, hr policies and procedures