Lawyer based in Beirut or BML Areas.

Terre des hommes- Lausanne is seeking a qualified Lawyer based in Beirut or BML Areas.

Candidates applying to this position must have a valid driving license.

The lawyers (legal officer) contribute to provide technical support in the legal field on access to justice for children and youth and legal protection of families in SDC project in BML, South and Bekaa. He/she is responsible of the implementation of all activities linked to the legal and judicial objectives (counselling and representation), including workshops with formal and informal justice actors. He/she will also be in contact with other NGOs and stakeholders involved in the legal field. He/she technically supports the A2J Programme on legal aspects of the programs and participates in the creation of technical tools on A2J (guidelines, manuals, adapted monitoring tools, etc).

Under the management of the Project Manager, the Lawyer will perform the following tasks:

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Technical Support on Legal and Juvenille Justice:

• Support in the creation of technical supportive materials, in all aspects of the program on legal/judicial aspects (guidelines, manuals, adapted monitoring tools, awareness materials, etc)
• Support activities related to exchange between/ capacity building among formal and informal justice actors.
• Support in the identification of needs and gaps regarding the implementation of juvenile justice policies/laws in Lebanon in order to feed the strategic orientation of the A2J Programme.
• Identify and share information, research, best practices relevant to her field of work.
• Provide legal counselling to children, youth, children and youth. 
• Support the provision of legal services, the referral of legal cases involving children, youth, children and youth and follow-up.

Legal Support on Projects:

• According to the program strategic documents and work plans, advises and supports the field teams in the implementation and quality of all legal or judicial activities and all geographical locations.
• Support legal-related need assessment with partners, stakeholders, children, youth, families and children.

Capacity Building, Advocacy & Awareness:

• Support the development of training curricula of justice actors
• Support the identification the training needs of Tdh staff, Tdh partners and the stakeholders and update them on a regular basis.
• Facilitate and undertake training, and training of trainers in the areas of expertise as needed and requested by the senior A2J technical officer.
• Support the exchange of capacity building tools across the Lebanon program and MENA region programs
• Input as needed legal related awareness and advocacy actions
• Attend and facilitate workshops as needed in the area of expertise.

Representation and Coordination:

• In collaboration with other colleagues and as requested by the A2J senior technical officerand the A2J and Migration program manager, ensure Tdh's representation before national entities (Ministry of Justice, and other national and local legal and Judicial stakeholders),ensure a smooth coordination and collaboration
• In general, make sure that a positive and professional image of the foundation is conveyed. In particular, ensure that the foundation's mandate, ethics, values and views are followed in relation to third party.
• Build up a network with other organizations which operate in the same field of activity.

Internal Coordination:

• Work in close relationship with other members of the SDC team and with other departments of the delegation and regional colleagues.
• Participate in the data analysis and reporting as related to the position.

Reporting:

• Share the reporting tools on a timely manner with line manager.
• Support technical reporting as related to her/his scope of tasks

Security:

• Comply with Tdh Security Regulations.
• Inform and share any incident or information related to the security of staff and beneficiaries to the line- Manager.

Other:

• Undertake all other duties that may be requested by the line-managers and that are compatible with the job.

Organisational Policies:

• Respect the Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct (GCD), Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP), Prevention from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy (PSEA) and Policy on Gender and Diversity and its principles of child protection, ensuring the policy’s implementation and prompt notification of the CSP/PSEA Focal Point with any information regarding potential breaches of the policy
• Is aware of, abide by and promote the practices and values set out in all other Tdh policies and procedures such as the Internal Regulations, Standard Operating Procedures and other policies
• Undertake all other duties that may be requested by the line-manager and that are compatible with the job

Values:

The post holder is free-lance agreements, respectful, honest, punctual (and respects deadlines), creative, pacifist, proactive, committed and – during office hours – non-political. S/he is in constant exchange with colleagues and supervisors, communicates problems and enriches discussions. S/he treats people of different religion, age, sex, and economic status appropriate and equally and actively ensures their wellbeing and raises his/her voice when required. S/he is willing to improve own capacities and is open for all topics Tdh is working on to actively contribute to a comprehensive programme implementation.

S/he uses Tdh equipment, vehicles and premises, internet and electricity economically and responsibly. S/he positively represents Tdh to beneficiaries, stake holders and the general public.

Job Qualifications and competencies:

• At least 3 years’ experience in the field of legal protection/justice.
• At least 1 years experiences in INGO, NGO at officer level with at least one experience on child protection related experience.
• Experience in capacity building and training, experience in designing and animating workshops
• Mandatory university degree in law
• Mandatory fluent in English and Arabic
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Understanding and commitment to child’s rights and child protection issues
• Flexible, willing to travel
• Good computer skills
• Excellent organization skills
• Sense of humour, dynamic, pro-active
• Good attitude toward GBV

Organizational Competencies:

Personal, Social and Leadership Competencies (PSLC):

• Self-management: Manages oneself, time and priority, shows flexibility, availability and adaptability. Self-developing, Identifies and expresses development needs.
• Communication and interaction: Communicates in a clear, concise, responsible way and constructive way. Listens Actively. Shows Negotiation Skills. Manages conflict constructively.
• Teamwork: Ability to work on team building. Shows solidarity. Cooperates to achieving goals. Supports and advises colleagues. Uses a collaborative attitude within and outside the department. Creates Trust.
• Mission orientation: Respects the values defined, Courage, Ambition, Respect and Commitment. Represents the Mission of Tdh and contributes to it. Acts in the interest of Tdh.
• Leadership (for Managers):  Focuses on the positive, the opportunities, Inspires and motivates employees, Acts as secure base to staff, respects Institutional values, processes and rules, Builds and maintains relationships.

Technical and methodological competencies (TMC) :

• Respect for the institutional framework: Knows and respect Tdh working  framework. Knows and applies the business management policies. Reports any incidents or violations. Applies security guidelines.
• Innovation & Development: Stays informed on any innovation in the field of work, contributes to their development, shares into good practices. Shares Knowledge and helps to develop colleagues.
• Quality, Monitoring & Reporting: Selects, analyses and manages information, produces high quality reports, respects reporting guidelines. Collects necessary information for professional activities and monitors self-tasks and goals.
• Language & Computer skills: Masters language that are useful for the job: Fluency in  Arabic and high level of written and spoken English (Ability to write clear, well-argued and high-quality reports. Masters tools and application that are activity specific : Microsoft office
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• Management and Strategic competencies (MSC):
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• Managing a team: Defines the needs for staff and writes the JDs for staff members, ensures the welcoming of new staff members, translates the organizational strategy into clear priorities, goals and actions, carries out a yearly appraisal reviews, encourages and supports development of staff, takes care of the well-being of staff members, as well as their work/life balance, delegates responsibilities and tasks based on the available competencies, manages any conflicts that might arise, manages changes, takes the necessary decisions and carries them out, respects the rules and the processes.
• Budget: Defines, proposes and controls the usage of budgets of the department.
• Leading strategically: Defines policies, and sets quality guidelines.
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Reports to: A2J SDC Project Manager

Location/Travel:  BML, Baalback & South.

Tdh Foundation, Lausanne has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of beneficiaries.  Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours).  Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff.