Junior Lawyer - Part Time

Terre des hommes - Lausanne is seeking a qualified Junior Lawyer - Part time on Consultancy basis based in Tyre area or Surroundings.

Job Purpose / Main Functions:

The Lawyer will provide legal counselling, assistance, and representation tailored to the needs of conflict-affected individuals, focusing on Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) rights. The role includes addressing common legal concerns related to shelter, lost or damaged properties, and lost documentation. The Lawyer will also conduct legal awareness sessions on relevant laws and tenant/landlord rights. Additionally, the position requires close coordination with community centers, outreach programs, and humanitarian partners to identify and support beneficiaries requiring legal aid.

Job Theme Duty Details:

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.

• Provide one-on-one legal consultations to assess individual HLP cases and develop tailored action plans.

• Represent beneficiaries in legal proceedings, ensuring timely processing of civil documentation, residency permits, refugee registration, and property ownership certificates.

• Support the submission of applications for personal status documents and ensure compliance with legal requirements.

• Support the provision of legal services, the referral of legal cases involving conflict affected individuals.

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, girls, women, families and children.

Capacity Building, Advocacy & Awareness:

• Conduct legal awareness sessions on HLP rights, tenant/landlord laws, and dispute resolution mechanisms.

• Develop and disseminate legal awareness materials to targeted communities

• 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.

Case Management & Coordination:

• Track and manage HLP legal cases from consultation to resolution, ensuring timely follow-up.

• Maintain a case management system to document and monitor legal assistance activities.

• Identify eligible beneficiaries through community outreach, self-identification, and referrals from external agencies.

• Establish and maintain a fixed schedule in designated community centers for legal consultations.

• Conduct door-to-door consultations and mobile legal aid services by appointment.

• Collaborate with CP/GBV case management teams to identify and refer cases requiring specialized legal support.

Representation and Coordination :

• In collaboration with the Access to Justice Manager and as requested by the A2J senior technical officer, 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 project 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 with the line- Manager.

Other:

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

Organizational 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

• Good computer skills

• Excellent organization skills