Project Officer (Panel Lawyer) Legal Protection, HCMP
Job Responsibilities
- Closely coordinate with UNHCR Legal Protection and law enforcement agencies and courts to ensure quality, timely and effective delivery of legal support and of Persons of Concern (PoCs) in courts and police stations
- Assist PoCs to file complaints, FIR, GD and cases at police stations and courts
- Provide legal representation and support to PoCs at police stations and courts
- Conduct visits to detention centers and advocate or intervene with law enforcement agencies including police and courts to release PoCs held in detention
- Inform and facilitate PoCs to attend court when required
- Organize prison visits for refugees to visit immediate/close family members in prison
- Keep accurate records of court cases and prepare case reports, case summary report and case progress report to be submitted daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly report
- Provide legal advice on court cases involving PoCs and legal opinions on legal matters/issues/developments impacting on PoCs
- Update PoCs refugees with police and court cases on a regular basis and whenever there is a new development.
- Lawyers will regular monitoring the prisons and keep records, documentation and send report to Project manager. She/he will organize training, workshops and advocacy sessions across the spectrum of official and legal authorities in the area, support of specialist trainers will be sought when required.
- She/he will collect details of people with relatives in prison and send report to the lawyers.
- Establish and maintain good network with the judicial institutions and government stakeholders including the courts, police and prison officials in Cox's Bazar to deliver effective legal assistance to the POC
- Prepare monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/yearly legal statements/ reports and work plan as per guideline
- Perform administrative and management functions
- Perform all other duties as and when required by the Manager/ Supervisor.
- Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the program's goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
- Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
- Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage.
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Industry :
Functional Area :
Corporate And Commercial Law
Location :
Coxs Bazar , BANGLADESH
Salary :
Negotiable
Gender :
Any Gender
Work Type :
Contract
Age :
18-60
Education :
Graduate
Years of Experience :
0-3
Apply By :
20 of Dec 2021
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