Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations.
DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 700 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.
DRC is currently looking for a Protection Officer – Legal Analyst in Kyiv.
About the job
Protection Officer – Legal Analyst supports Project Specialist in conducting legal research, analysis and advocacy works within the Legal Aid Unit. The position contributes to high quality legal research and analysis in support of DRC’s advocacy and DRC partners` advocacy. Protection Officer – Legal Analyst contributes to legal analysis, facilitation of roundtable discussions, bilateral meetings and publication of analytical materials. This role has a strong focus on protection of rights and freedoms of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Housing, Land and Property (HLP), GBV response, and social protection related advocacy. The role requires some travel to field locations and work on the legal content of DRC Legal Alerts and DRC Digital Legal Platform.
Your main duties and responsibilities will be
Research, Analysis and Reporting:
Coordination, Representation, and Advocacy:
Other:
About you
To be successful in this role we expect you to minimum 2 years of practical experience in legal sector. Previous experience in legal research and analysis in Ukraine, preferably within the context of IDP rights, HLP, GBV social protection, human rights or humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Moreover, we also expect the following:
Required
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:
We offer:
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies.
Application process
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.
Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Closing date for applications: 22nd May 2024.
Please note, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the opening may end early if a suitable candidate is identified.
For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.