Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world.

The Protection Officer (Legal Analyst) supports Programme Manager and Project Team Leader in leading, coordinating and overseeing all legal research and analysis works within the PSPU project. The legal focus in project is to provide support of local youth in improving their skills and confidence and local women in increasing their capacity in accessing social benefits within selected local self-governments as well as to support LSGs on the youth policy. The position ensures that high quality legal research and analysis are available for developing awareness raising materials, training program and capacity building initiatives within the project.

The position holder contributes towards research on the employment, taxation, and other legal issues for adolescents, research and analysis on youth policy, coaching DRC lawyers to deliver training and other related activities.

Responsibilities:

Thematic research, legal analysis and reporting

• Responsible for research and analyze law, by-laws, judicial and administrative practices on issues relevant for DRC program operations within the project
• Develop training materials on the basis of legal analysis
• Provide legal analysis on youth policy-related information and analytics, responsible for drafting and designing research on youth policy and programmes
• Draft and review raising awareness materials and training products on legal issues of adolescents to support local youth groups and create a platform for engagement with local authorities
• In coordination and under supervision of a Project Team Leader coaches lawyers on project-related thematic legal issues within designed training programs and project developments
• Contributes to project donor reporting
• Conduct research and analysis and thematic reports on issues assigned by the Project Team Leader and Program Manager
• Provide legal and conflict context analysis for the project purposes
• Contribute to preparation of questionnaires and other tools for needs assessment in the relevant areas
• Perform other project related tasks assigned by the Team Leader and Program Manager

Coordination, representation training and advocacy

• Work in close coordination with Project Team Leader to ensure that research, analysis, and project related training materials comply with DRC standards and are completed on time
• Create and maintain a network of major advocacy stakeholders at the local and regional level relevant for the project
• Coordinate work with field lawyers to observe the trends, gather data and facts for advocacy
• Conduct field visits if necessary
• Support communication and coordination with relevant DRC departments and programmes if necessary
• Represent DRC in humanitarian, public and private forums as assigned by the Team Leader or Program Manager
• Perform as a resource person for training programmes and drafting training materials
• Ensure youth-related advocacy integration with other DRC sectors
• Support the team in carrying out monitoring and evaluation exercises
• Collaborate with field lawyers to conduct pilot cases and strategic litigation
• Attend DRC internal meeting and Project Consortium meetings if necessary for collaboration and coordination within legal research and analysis on youth and women’s empowerment
• Cooperate with relevant focal points inside DRC and Project consortium on regular and ad-hoc basis

Key stakeholders:

• UN Agencies
• Other humanitarian actors and coordination mechanisms
• Relevant ministries (of internal affairs, social welfare, etc.) if needed
• Local communities in Lviv and Kyiv oblast of Ukraine
• Key informants and stakeholders in the region
• Liaises with key (inter)national NGOs in the country to ensure DRC has up to date information on the humanitarian coordination and response in project areas.

Experience and technical competencies:

• Minimum 2 years of practical experience in legal sector
• Technical expertise in youth policy and women empowerment promotion and strengthening LSGs in development and supporting of local youth
• Complete knowledge of the conflict and displacement related legal policies
• Strong skill on critical analysis of law
• Advanced written skill in English
• Experience in producing high-quality technical and analytical material (legal analysis, training material, assessment tools etc.)

Education:

• Strong analytical skill
• Advanced writing skills in English
• University degree in Law, International Law/ Human Rights or similar.
• Good writing and editing skills for external audiences.
• Good skills in cooperation and advocacy towards government officials.
• Extensive knowledge of national legislation pertaining to rights of IDPs and conflict-affected population.
• Good knowledge of human rights and international humanitarian law.

We offer

• Contract length: 3 months with possibility of extension based on available funding.
• Level H
• Start date: As soon as possible.

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 3rd May 2023

We reserve the right to conduct further interviews before the deadline for submission of applications.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo