Saint Andrew’s Refugee Services, Cairo
Vacancy Announcement: Resettlement Volunteer Legal Advisor
Founded in 1979, StARS is a refugee service provider in central Cairo that works to enhance the quality of life for refugees and vulnerable migrants through five broad program areas: education, psychosocial, legal, community outreach and unaccompanied youth and children support services. We provide high-quality services meeting the unaddressed needs of refugees, and we provide a safe and inclusive space for displaced people to come together as a community. We work for refugees, with refugees, to make rights recognition a reality.
StARS’ Mission: Driven by a commitment to justice and fairness, StARS works as displaced people and for displaced people to respect human dignity and enhance quality of life.
StARS’ Vision: Displaced people lead in the creation and implementation of responses to different forms of migration to establish safe, just, welcoming, and inclusive communities globally.
We serve people from many places, including Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
To learn more please visit our website: www.stars-egypt.org or our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/standrewsrefugeeservices?fref=ts
Description of the Program
The Refugee Legal Aid Program provides advice and representation to refugees seeking recognition by UNHCR through refugee status determination procedures in Egypt, assists refugees in accessing resettlement to safe third countries, and advises refugees on protection matters. The Refugee Legal Aid Program is seeking Volunteer Legal Advisors to assist vulnerable refugees in resettlement processes and protection procedures.
Role
The Refugee Legal Aid Program relies on a team of volunteer legal advisors who conduct the majority of the casework, who can commit to work at the Refugee Legal Aid Program for a period of six months.
Under the supervision of the Resettlement Program Coordinator and Resettlement Senior Legal Officers, the Resettlement Volunteer Legal Advisors is responsible for the provision of legal advice to urban refugees in matters related to protection, and representation in resettlement.
This includes: the screening of refugee cases to identify those of heightened vulnerability fitting UNHCR’s resettlement criteria or needing protection interventions, and preparation of detailed written briefs addressing the refugee’s situation in Egypt in support of claims for resettlement. The Resettlement Volunteer Legal Advisors are part of a team of approximately 15 staff and volunteers.
Responsibilities
All duties are carried out under the supervision of the Resettlement Program Coordinator and Resettlement Senior Legal Officers.
Legal and Technical
Programmatic
Communication and Reporting
Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate will be energetic, articulate, and comfortable interacting with diverse segments of society. She/he will have demonstrated a firm commitment to human rights and refugee issues.
Essential qualifications
Desirable Characteristics
Working Hours: The Resettlement Volunteer Legal Advisor is expected to be at work for 40 hours per week, between the hours of 9am and 5pm, from Sunday to Thursday. Longer hours, evening and weekend work are sometimes necessary. Work will be conducted both in StARS premises and also in refugee communities and centers.
Supervised by: Resettlement Senior Legal Officers
This position is subject to a three-month probationary period, at which time the employee’s performance will be reviewed and probation may be extended.
To apply: Please send your Cover Letter and CV and brief legal writing sample to [email protected] using the subject line “Resettlement Volunteer Legal Advisor”. All applications should provide contact information for two professional/academic reference (referees will only be contacted after interviews).
Note: Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview.
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