Юрист/ка з питань адвокації (Advocacy Lawyer)

Introduction

Right to Protection (R2P) is a Ukrainian not-for-profit organization. R2P ensures the protection and human rights of vulnerable migrants: the conflict-affected, the internally displaced persons, the refugees, who find themselves in Ukraine due to dire circumstances, the stateless persons, the undocumented and those at risk of statelessness. R2P’s key programmatic strengths are legal assistance, monitoring, advocacy, as well as government and civil society capacity building.

The project Advocacy, Protection and Legal Assistance to the Internally Displaced Population of Ukraine is aimed at strengthening the protective environment for the internally displaced persons and other affected populations (hereinafter referred to as IDPs) through directly responding to their needs at the community and individual levels, as well as developing the civil society capacities to identify and implement durable, long-term solutions.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

The Advocacy Lawyer as a member of the Project Team will be reporting to the Advocacy Coordinator, Deputy Advocacy Coordinator, and Senior Analyst, and work in close cooperation with the Advocacy team, Legal and Protection Coordinators, Regional Team Leaders, as well as the Project Manager. The spheres of advocacy efforts will mostly include housing, land, and property (HLP) and the social protection issues.

Project Implementation

• Work autonomously within the scope of advocacy efforts identified by the Advocacy Coordinator, Deputy Advocacy Coordinator, Senior Analyst, Regional Team Leaders, as well as the Project Manager, in line with the Advocacy Strategy developed by the Advocacy Team; 
• Support the advocacy directions assigned, identify and implement most appropriate advocacy activities in close consultations with the Advocacy team, Legal and Protection Coordinators of the IDP-assisting project, and the Regional Team Leaders;
• Organize and conduct events and meetings with main actors, mostly at local levels;
• Communicate with local and national media concerning HLP issues and the social protection of IDPs and conflict-affected population;
• Identify the legal gaps in Ukrainian legislation concerning HLP and the social protection of IDPs and the conflict-affected population, and suggest improvements that need to be made in order to ensure that the Government’s legal and policy response to internal displacement in Ukraine is implemented;
• Draft letters, enquiries and other documents as may be required to effectively implement the advocacy efforts, communicate with state and local authorities in a number of regions of Ukraine in order to solve a wide range of issues in the spheres of HLP and social protection;
• Consolidate analytical information, draft analytical reports and other materials to present gaps that shall be addressed; 
• Draft new legislation, including amendments, regulations and instructions, to address the concerns identified;
• Liaise with the R2P’s partners to follow-up on the situation regarding the IDPs in Ukraine;
• Support the activity of the R2P and of the international observers in any other aspect that is required and provide advice to the R2P on any legal issues as required. 

Coordination and Representation

• Ensure effective communication, coordination and information-sharing with other R2P’s thematic components and key staff;
• Establish and maintain cooperation with key duty bearers;
• Represent R2P at all relevant coordination fora with partner organizations, as well as the duty bearers.

Reporting & Accountability

• Coordinate results of the efforts with the Advocacy team on a regular basis to ensure the implementation of the Advocacy Strategy and/or to amend the Advocacy Strategy, if necessary; 
• Produce high quality and timely reports in line with donors’ guidelines within agreed deadlines;
• Comply with all relevant R2P policies and procedures, particularly with respect to the code of conduct.

Required qualifications 

• Higher education in law;
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail;
• Proven capacity to conduct lobbying and advocacy activities, design, and produce quality knowledge products, including policy and legal papers, etc;
• Experience of working with the local authorities, Ukrainian Parliament and Ukrainian executive state institutions is a strong asset. Experience of working with the EU and the EU institutions is desirable;
• Experience or knowledge of humanitarian aid and development policy and research as well as specific knowledge and experience in working with IDPs human rights situation, HLP and social protection is a strong asset;
• Excellent ability to communicate effectively in English, Ukrainian, and Russian, both verbally and in writing;
• Availability for business trips within Ukraine;
• Cultural sensitivity and diplomacy;
• Treating all people fairly without favouritism;
• Fulfilling all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment;
• Ability to work independently and to meet deadlines;
• Ability to work in close collaboration with team members;
• Ability to take initiative;
• Commitment to teamwork;
• Highly motivated self-starter;
• Flexibility.

We offer

R2P will offer the successful applicant:

• A contract till December 30, 2022, renewable dependent on funding and performance;
• Opportunity to work with one of the strongest Ukrainian human rights and humanitarian NGOs;
• Mentorship;
• Fun and energetic team.

Application process

Send résumé to [email protected]. Responses will be sent only to those individuals who were selected for the interview. No phone calls, please.

For more information about the organization, please visit our web-site http://www.r2p.org.ua.

Applications close date

July  17, 2022. If an appropriate candidate is identified, R2P reserves the right to recruit ahead of this deadline.