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About IRC (International Rescue Committee)

The IRC will put in place high-impact, cost-effective solutions that help people affected by crisis. We'll also use our learning and experience to shape humanitarian policy and practice in ways that improve the lives of more people worldwide.

Job Description

Program Planning and Implementation:

• Provide quality administrative, registration and legal advice/aid to clients in need.

• Support individual cases, provide accurate legal advice and assistance to women and girls on accessing civil documentation and relevant procedures. In certain cases, assist in accessing these documents by administrative support and/or accompaniment to administrative authorities.
• Support building capacities of IRC case workers on legal procedures for civil documentation, specifically for women and girls.

• For cases falling outside the scope of work, the Legal Aid Officer will facilitate referrals to existing legal aid service providers and networks, as well as conduct follow-ups to ensure successful interventions.
• Support the establishment of appropriate Standard Operating Procedures for the identification, referral and response to individual civil administrative and legal cases
• Assist in the development of legal information and awareness materials and support targeted outreach sessions on relevant legal aid matters.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and confidential client records for review by the PRoL Team Leader.
• Ensure that principles of confidentiality and ethics are upheld throughout the program implementation.
• Prepare and update detailed work plans regarding administrative, registration and legal advice services.
• Provide regular reports and briefings to the PRoL Team Leader and Deputy PRoL Manager on case types and progress of women and girls seeking support for claiming of civil documents, access to registration and related legal aid matters.

Coordination & Representation

• Collaborate closely with the PRoL Team Leader, Deputy PRoL Manager and the protection monitoring team in the identification of recurring registration and legal challenges facing women and girls and based on this develop information materials on administrative requirements and processes for acquiring and recovering civil documentation.
• Initiate linkages with other legal aid service providers for the referral of cases that may require additional legal support.
• Participate in liaison, coordination, and information sharing activities with national NGOs, international organizations, donors and government

• Assist in advocacy actions relating to legal matters for better protection of women and girls.

Monitoring

• With the direction of the PRoL Team Leader ensure implementation of the agreed upon work plan and quality of technical activities, share relevant information and direction to improve quality and achieve timelines
• Support Legal Aid Manager in assessing progress (against project objectives) and identify technical quality issues and/or other implementation issues, provide solutions and implement modifications as required.
• Contribute to IRC and donor reports as per set schedules (monthly, quarterly and annually) on activities, indicators and achievements.

Professional Standards

• All IRC staff are required to adhere to THE IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies.

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION

Submission Guideline:

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

Application received without exact position title and location will be directly disqualified from the process.

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/31285?c=rescue

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.

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