Legal Officer

Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Assist the organization with any legal concerns that are related to its running projects, such as a contract that needs to be signed with a funder, company, partner, etc. 
• Draft or amend following a template all the legal documents needed: Service agreements, Scopes of work, MOUs, official letters or notices sent to public sector officials, etc. (in English and/or in Arabic);
• Assist the team with legal components that may arise in their ongoing projects;
• Coordinate with the lawyers we work with on any standing legal matter;
• In case there will be a new project with a larger legal component (research, advocacy, and so on), the officer may be contacted to assist and invest more time in the position.

Requirement and Qualifications:

• BA in Law and a master's degree is of added value;
• Fluent in written and spoken arabic (especially the legal terms);
• Experience in working in the humanitarian field (whether through volunteer work, internships, or previous employment);
• Ability to work in a cultural and conflict sensitive contexts;
• Ability to work and manage deliverables on a strict deadline.

Qualified candidates are kindly asked to submit their CVs on contact@marchlebanon.org