Legal Consultant/lawyer

  INTERSOS Office LEBANON National Consultancy Position _____________________________________________________________________________ Position:          Legal Consultant/Lawyer Job site:           Mount Lebanon (1 Position), South Lebanon (1 position) Report to:         Project Manager with Technical Supervision of the Protection Coordinator Status:              Consultancy _______________________________________________________________________ The Legal consultant/Lawyer is responsible for providing legal information, counseling, assistance and representation to vulnerable persons, in accordance with INTERSOS’ mandate, priorities and donor agreements. The Legal Consultant will focus on provision of support to survivors of SGBV, Women at Risk, and children affected by Child Protection concerns, that are already receiving case management support under the INTERSOS programme in Mount Lebanon and South of Lebanon. The Legal consultant directly reports to the INTERSOS Protection Officer for Case Management.   Project component:   INTERSOS is providing case management services to Women at Risk, survivors of SGBV, and children affected by Child Protection concerns. As part of the case management support we offer, beneficiaries are provided with legal assistance where relevant. This assistance can include legal counselling and advice, support in dealing with legal procedures, legal representation in court, and mediation between the two parties or parties indirectly involved where needed. The lawyer will also be requested to provide counselling support and advise to the INTERSOS team in dealing with particular legal challenges related to Child Protection and support to survivors of SGBV in Lebanon.   Main legal issues to be covered by the legal consultant:   -          Family Law (including Family Violence) -          Child Protection Legal Framework (including dispute of custody)   Responsibilities/duties for the legal officer:   Conduct basic interviews with beneficiaries in order to assess legal and urgent protection needs of the IC. Provide beneficiaries (GBV survivors and families with children with legal concerns) and/or family legal counseling to beneficiaries, in order to orient them and make them aware about the legal procedures available and most suitable for each case. When necessary provide legal guidance to people who are in need of urgent and legal protection; services include legal advice, legal representation at court, mediation between the two parts and with the community leaders. Undertake follow-up visits to clients in very specific cases. Attend meetings and workshop/training as requested by the Project Manager and Protection Coordinator. Inform the Project Manager and Protection Coordinator of the individual progressive legal cases conditions on a weekly basis. Plan, develop and conduct legal awareness sessions for the refugee community and host community. Write report of the awareness sessions in collaboration with a Legal Assistant Be involved in the office organization of awareness sessions or any other topic to be decided according to the need. Ensure steer and capacity building for the assistant legal officer ensuring the assistant can work independently for conducting interviews, providing basic counselling and support mediations. Respect deadline for the delivering of weekly and monthly reports and any kind of urgent reporting to the Protection Officer. Any other task not listed here but necessary to the project and activities. Available to work extra hours and available at the weekend for emergency cases.   Qualifications:   Education and experience: -          University degree in law. Advanced university degree, preferably with the specialization in international human rights law and/or international refugees law; -          Relevant professional experience, registered at Lebanese bar association and not less than three (3) years (practicing civil law and family law); -          Prior experience in working with or coordinating with other international humanitarian organizations or governmental authorities; -          Prior experience with UNHCR’s persons of concern; -          Familiarity with international protection and human rights legal standards; -          Familiarity and experience with Family Law -          Experience working with GBV survivors is an asset -          Knowledge on how to communicate with children and on advocating for special measures to be taken by judiciary authorities when survivors are children   Skills and traits: -          Excellent command of (written and spoken) Arabic and English; -          Computer/IT literacy (OS Windows/Linux, MS Office, Internet etc.); -          Excellent analysis and reporting; -          Excellent communication and organization; -          Excellent knowledge and understanding of local communities and customary rules; -          Punctuality and respect for applicable rules and procedures; -          Strongly objective and impartial reasoning; -          Ethical and transparent decision-making; -          Independence, i.e. conducting tasks with minimal supervision, and stress resilience; -          Self-motivation, goal/result-orientation and team work; -          Flexibility, tolerance and maturity.