Legal Field Coordinator

General Description   International Relief and Development, Inc. (IRD) is an international charitable, non-for-profit, non-governmental organization that collaborates with local and international partners to design and implement humanitarian relief and development aid programs. IRD’s mission is to reduce the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable groups and provide tools and resources needed to increase their self-sufficiency. IRD was founded in 1998 and has grown over the past decade into an organization that is operating in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.   IRD has been present in Lebanon since 2006, and the first activities included assistance to poor rural households in southern Lebanon adversely affected by the July War. Today, IRD implements projects funded by BPRM and UNHCR bringing benefits to Syrian and Iraqi refugees, as well as Lebanese host communities. IRD has three offices in Lebanon: Beirut, Tripoli and Akkar.   In March 2013, IRD joined the UNHCR’s pool of Implementing Partners in Lebanon providing legal assistance and protection to Syrian refugees, as well as community support projects benefiting both Syrian refugees and Lebanese host communities. In 2015, IRD will continue to assist Syrian refugees by providing legal services and campaigning to raise awareness on legal issues and other common problems refugees face in North Lebanon within the Legal Assistance to Syrian Refugees in North Lebanon - LASYR project. In addition to the legal assistance, IRD also plans to conduct the activities within the Social Cohesion sector in Tripoli area as per the UNHCR’s further guidelines in the later stage of project implementation. In terms of geographic region, the project will focus on Tripoli or “T5” areas and Akkar areas.   Main Responsibilities:   Under the supervision of the Sr. Legal officer officer and in coordination with the Program Manager, the Legal Field Coordinator will be responsible for the in compliance with the relevant IRD policies and procedures. The specific duties include:   Receive and assist all refugees coming into IRD offices. Establish timeframe for the legal work Coordinate field work with local representatives/community members and the legal Team at IRD. Manage the specialized legal ROV’s recruited by IRD Train the specialized ROV’s on all legal related matter and referral pathways. Secure permission from local community leaders for data collection in selected clusters with help from local government representatives when is necessary. Ensure follow on Administrative legal procedure with local and civil authorize. Review all data collection forms for consistency and completeness and data entry Ensure the successful development, implementation and monitoring of the project and the objectives of the project. Be accountable for the transparency and quality of grant implementation processes and activities at the field level, including contracted services and project committees at the community level, including service-delivery community coordination and reporting. Whenever is necessary, attend all related work meetings in the regions to coordinate with other agencies working. Provide regular reporting to the legal officer and the senior management team on all aspects of legal services implementation. Monitor the political and security developments throughout the areas of active and potential implementation; provide regular analysis and discussion with the senior management team of the same. Perform other related duties as may be assigned