Protection Officer - Legal

Title:? Protection Officer (Legal) x1 Location:? Gambella Reports to: Protection Manager Employment Band: H2 Start of Contract & Duration: 1 March, 2024 -31 August 2024, with high possibility of extension Salary Range: USD 540.00 ? 656.00 per month which specific amount will be determined up on candidates experience and educational relevancy Posting date: January 31, 2024 INTRODUCTION? The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental organization founded in 1956 that works in more than 35 countries throughout the world, including Ethiopia and Djibouti. DRC commenced work in Ethiopia in 2009 and currently provides assistance in shelter, WASH, livelihoods and protection in the Gambella, Tigray and Somali regions of the country as well as in Djibouti. The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE The Protection Officer (Legal), under the direct supervision of Protection Team Leader (Social Cohesion/Legal) in Gambella, is primarily responsible for providing legal counseling/advice to the project beneficiaries and targeted communities, case management and referrals, follow-up, necessary support to partner organization, liaising with government and other key stakeholders and arranging trainings.? S/he will collaborate with the Protection team leader to ensure effective, relevant and holistic protection programming delivering activities in line with protection standards. Responsibilities and tasks Provide legal counseling/advice to the project beneficiaries and targeted communities in Gambella DRC project areas (refugee camps and host community kebeles);Provide support in conducting legal information awareness raising sessions in the targeted communities;?Engage the men and women of the community in discussions around women?s rights and gender issues;?Ensure case-intake of legal counseling sessions, keep all the case in-take records locked and confidential;Provide referrals of legal and human rights? violation cases to DRC general protection team (for case management and individual protection assistance) and other appropriate organizations for further legal and technical assistance;Maintain accurate and confidential records of the referred cases and follow-up of the cases;Draft reports concerning legal problems and issues related to family, inheritance, property and EVAW laws and documentation recovery, and efforts to mitigate them;Draft reports concerning human rights? violations and issues related to protection and efforts to mitigate or eliminate them;Identify problems with access to justice and provide recommendation to mitigate them;Support protection related advocacy initiatives;Provide support in needs assessment surveys for future protection programmin