Legal Advisor

Job Description

• Conducting legal analysis and researching legal matters.
• Providing advice on legal matters.
• Drafting legal opinions, memoranda, and briefing documents.
• Reviewing legal material.
• Provide the consolidation and harmonization of all legal activities being implemented by the legal unit/team across all areas of implementation, with an emphasis on maintaining and improving program quality.
• Provide direct technical support and oversight to higher management to ensure quality is delivered at field level and accurate reporting in accordance with SHEILD and donor regulations. 
• Ensure all interventions are in compliance with SHEILDs strategic action plan, protection mainstreaming framework, protection standards, and national policies.
• Collaboratively manage and support the development of project monitoring frameworks, project review, and adaptation, review reporting, and support coordination with other actors and government stakeholders
• Undertake regular field monitoring visits to assess progress and identify technical quality issues and/or other implementation issues, provide solutions and support implement modifications as required if need be
• Represent SHEILD in high-level or strategic meetings related to legal issues if need be.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.

Job Qualifications

• A university degree in Lebanese penal law
• Minimum 5 years work and practical experience in legal representation of penal cases and knowledge of early legal intervention mechanisms
• Demonstrated previous work with minors at early detention phases is an asset
• Computer, Microsoft office skills is a must
• English language is preferable
• Excellent reporting skills in regard to legal cases processed
• Strong personality and ability to create networks and establish relations within the prisons and detention sector in designated areas is essential