Working under the day-to-day supervision of the Addis Ababa-based Protection Coordinator, the Legal Protection Coordinator will be responsible for providing technical leadership in the development of the project’s strategy, design and approach to implementation of all Access to Justice-related activities, ensuring they are well-informed and responsive, strictly adhere to best practices, and are cohesive across the areas of implementation. The Legal Protection Coordinator will also provide technical support and supervision to legal protection staff operating in the Tigray and Somali Regions.
The Legal Protection Coordinator may be required to directly supervisor a small team of Project Officers and Assistants and will regularly collaborate with other program staff to ensure DRC's Access to Justice activities are responsive, relevant and effectively mainstreamed throughout the organization’s program in Tigray and Somali Regional State. Furthermore, he/she will be required to provide regular support and guidance to project cycle management and new proposal development, and will work collaboratively with the Protection Coordinator and relevant Area Managers to monitor the overall operating context in the area. He/she will support DRC and the wider consortia partners by participating in and contributing to knowledge sharing and discussions related to Access to Justice, migration and protection issues in Tigray and Somali Regions.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Key for the position is a solid knowledge of the history, context and dynamics of the Eritrean and Somali refugee camps in Tigray and Somali Regional States, as well as knowledge of international and national legal and policy frameworks such as the EU-Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative, Valetta Action Plan, protocols associated with the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNCTOC), relevant articles of the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and Ethiopia’s 2015 Trafficking Proclamation. Knowledge of the operating context and relevant actors within the realm of Access o Justice in Somali region is an advantage.
In this position, you will also be expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies: