Провідний юрисконсульт, БФ “Право на захист”

The Right to Protection (R2P) is a charitable fund that strives for Ukraine to become a country where refugees, stateless, non-citizens and displaced persons enjoy dignity and protection. For the new project, we are looking for the Legal Analyst to become a part of our team to share our values and to strengthen R2P potential.

The Project is focused on monitoring, protection counselling, and advocacy facilitating freedom of movement in the government controlled areas along the line of contact and in entry exit checkpoints to non-government controlled areas.

The position is settled in Kyiv at the R2P Head Office.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Project Implementation

• Work autonomously within the scope of advocacy efforts in line with the Advocacy Strategy and Targets;
• Identify and implement most appropriate advocacy activities in close consultations with the project;
• Identify the legal gaps in Ukrainian legislation concerning IDPs and conflict affected population and suggest improvements need to be made in order to ensure that the Government’s legal and policy response to internal displacement in Ukraine is implemented;
• Draft new legislation, including amendments, regulations and instructions, to address the concerns identified;
• Liaise with the R2P’s partners to follow-up on the situation for IDPs in Ukraine;
• Organize and conduct meetings with main actors at local, national and international levels upon request;
• Support the activity of the R2P and of the international observers in any other aspect that is required and provide advice to the R2P on any legal issues as required.

Coordination and Representation

• Ensure effective communication, coordination and information-sharing with other R2P’s thematic components and key staff;
• Establish and maintain cooperation with key duty bearers;
• Represent R2P at all relevant coordination fora with partner organizations as well as duty bearers upon request.

Reporting & Accountability

• Produce high quality and timely reports in line with donors’ guidelines within agreed deadlines;
• Comply with all relevant R2P policies and procedures, particularly with respect to the Сode of conduct.

Required qualifications

• Higher education in international law, international relations, refugee or migration studies, conflict studies;
• Cultural sensitivity and diplomacy;
• Treat all people fairly without favouritism;
• Fulfil all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment;
• Proven capacity to conduct lobbying and advocacy activities, design, and produce quality knowledge products, including policy and legal papers, etc;
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in the field of advocacy. Experience of working with the Ukrainian Parliament and Ukrainian executive state institutions is a strong asset. Desirable is experience of working with the EU and the EU institutions;
• Experience or knowledge of humanitarian aid and development policy and research as well as specific knowledge and experience in working with IDPs human rights situation is a strong asset;
• Excellent ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing in Ukrainian, Russian and English;
• Ability to work independently and to meet deadlines;
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail;
• Commitment to team work;
• Highly motivated self-starter.

Application process

Send résumé to [email protected]. Responses will be sent only to those individuals who were selected for interview. No phone calls, please. For more information about organization, please, visit our web-site http://r2p.org.ua.

Applications close date

10 July 2018. If an appropriate candidate is identified, R2P reserves the right to recruit ahead of this deadline.