Legal Officer (Lawyer)

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Are you a passionate legal professional committed to advocating for women's rights and providing vital legal support? AMAL Healing and Advocacy Center is seeking a skilled and dedicated Legal Advisor to join our team!

Title: Legal Officer (Lawyer)

Reporting to: Programs Coordinator

Location: Gaziantep, Türkiye

Position Status: Full time

Length of Contract: 6 Months - with possible extension

Closing Date: 12 August 2024

About Amal Healing & Advocacy Center

Amal Healing & Advocacy Center (AHAC) is a women-led organization that specialized in empowering women, who have experienced psychological symptoms resulting from social and sexual violence within their family or community.

AHAC seeks to contribute to creating a change in the status of women in Syrian society and to support them in becoming more aware of their rights and opportunities.

The motivation to start the organization was led by the desire to contribute to building a Syrian society based on fair and equal human rights in an independent civil state.

The organization was founded in 2014 in Antakya, Turkey, which is located near the Syrian-Turkish border and strives to respond to the needs of Syrian refugee women, survivors of violence in particular.

AHAC recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. AHAC is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach toward any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

AHAC employees and related personnel must not take part in any form of tolerating sexual exploitation and abuse, or any kind of harassment, discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside AHAC.

For more information please follow the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tZ73Kz3UFJz5TpCHOKB8Ods0nqpRDYDK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110420846302832258380&rtpof=true&sd=true

About the job vacancy:

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a legal consultation and support on Turkish and Syrian law, including family law, domestic violence, immigration, human rights and relates to it, in general.
• Conduct and supervise legal workshops and awareness sessions in different topics that support the beneficiaries in recent context.
• Progress follows up to the hot-line calls by responding to legal inquiries and requests from internal and external Referral in accordance with a case management process in a timely and professional manner.
• Provide Legal services physically as a consultation session inside the center.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, operations, and human resources, to address legal issues and support activities initiatives.
• Ensure that the organization's activities and operations are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
• Conduct and participate in legal research, documents, briefs and advocacy campaign with additional legal representation with donors actions .
• Provide accurate reports monthly, quarterly and trackers of activities in details with analyzing the timeline of legal team outcomes and improvements.
• Collaborate with other staff members to provide holistic support services.
• Stay informed about changes in laws and regulations affecting women’s rights.
• Develop and maintain relationships with legal aid organizations, law enforcement, and other relevant entities.
• Perform other legal tasks and responsibilities as assigned by project management.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• The candidate must have Turkish nationality.
• A lawyer with solid academic foundation in legal studies, particularly with a focus on Turkish and Syrian laws.
• Demonstrated fluency in English and Turkish languages (reading and writing) to effectively communicate and provide legal services.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in family law, immigration law, or related fields.
• Deep understanding of issues affecting women, particularly those related to domestic violence and human rights.
• Ability to conduct thorough legal research, draft precise legal documents, and advocate effectively on behalf of clients.
• Strong ability to interact and communicate with clients, colleagues, and external partners.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity.
• Commitment to social justice and women’s empowerment.

Core Competencies:

• Team player with the ability to multitask and cope with competing demands under tight deadlines.
• Creative approach to solving problems.
• Effective lecturer with strong skills.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficient in stress and time management.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships in a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-disciplinary environment.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates, please attach a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover letter in English (in a separate file of no more than one A4 page) describing how your experience and education relate to the skills and experience outlined in the terms of reference with your salary expected before 12 August 2024, stating “Legal Officer “in the subject line to: vacancies@amals-ac.org

Documents sent in other language than English will not be reviewed

Notes:

• All candidates must be eligible to work in Türkiye
• Female candidates minorities, and differently-abled persons who fit the criteria are highly encouraged to apply
• Applications in languages other than Arabic or English will not be accepted.
• Multiple application submissions will be ignored (please send your CV and cover letter only once).
• No resume will be reviewed after the specified date to receive applications for the announced vacancy.
• Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• Due to the urgency of filling this post, AHAC reserves the right to review the CVs on a rolling basis, and selected candidates may be interviewed prior to the closing dates listed, therefore early applications are encouraged.

We thank all applicants; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Please consider your application unsuccessful if you do not hear from us within one week after the application deadline.