Vacancy title:
Legal Officer

Jobs at:
War Child Canada

Deadline of this Job:
October 31, 2017 by 5:00pm

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
INTRODUCTION:
War Child Canada is an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO), with the vision of “a world where no child knows war". War Child Canada works with war affected communities to help children reclaim their childhood through access to education, opportunities and justice with cross cutting themes of child protection and gender. War Child Canada also takes an active role in raising public awareness around the impact of war on communities and the shared responsibility to act.

War Child Canada has been working in Uganda since 2005 and currently implements legal protection and education programs for refugees and host communities in Adjumai, Arua, Moyo and Yumbe districts in West Nile region, and is also staring new projects in Nakivaie and Lamwo refugee settlements in Isingiro districts.

The War Child Canada Legal Aid clinic is a one stop-stop shop with a broad range of legal aid services to refugees and vulnerable people within host communities, identified through a means and merits test. Some of the services offered include; legal representation, alternative dispute resolution, and legal awareness.

Background
War Child Canada is a registered Canadian charity based in Toronto.

War Child Canada works with war-affected communities to help children reclaim their childhood through access to" 5 education, opportunity and justice. War Child Canada takes an active role in raising public awareness around the impact of war on communities and the shared responsibility to act.

When war itself ends, the consequences endure. A lack of employment opportunities, the absence of effective economic or social structures, an under-educated population and a culture of impunity around rights violations combine to create conditions that make a return to conflict all too possible. But by making a long-term investment to create an environment in which childhood can thrive, the cycle 0.‘ violence can be broken.

War Child Canada currently works in Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jordan, Uganda and Iraq. In Uganda, War Child Canada is operational in West Nile region, Insingiro, and Kamwange districts.

Position Title: LEGAL OFFICER
Duty Station and Travel: Adlumani, Lamwo & Yumbe, Uganda, with regular field travel
Contract: 12 months, with possibility of extension
Reports to: Protection Manager,

Position summary

• The Legal Officer is responsible for the management of the War Child Canada's Uganda Legal Aid Clinic where he/she is attached to. Hel She coordinates all the Legal Aid activities the project is to undertake, including clients‘ management, awareness raising, and legal trainings.
  
• She/ he supervises the work and builds up the capacity of the legal team comprising of legal assistants and community based volunteers. Hel She will be actively be engaged in the strategic development and implementation of the War Child Canada “Legal Defense Program for Women and Children in Uganda". Hel She is in charge of ensuring a solid and active cooperation with key partners of War Child Canada.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
Essential:

• A University degree in Law.
  
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in Legal Aid Service provision.
  
• Lobbying and Advocacy Skills.
  
• Excellent communication skills both in written and spoken English, including report writing.
  
• Alternative dispute resolution skills
  
• Ability to mobilize communities and work with volunteer
  
• Good communication and presentation skills.
  
• Proven training and facilitation skills.
  
• Demonstrable computer knowledge and applications
  
• Strong team work with the ability to interact proactively and collaboratively with WCC and partners staff at all levels of the organization.
  
• Willingness to work in remote area.

Desirable:

• Experience working at a global organization, charity or law firm is an asset
  
• Experience oi developing and using information systems and running a range of reports.
  
• Able to travel, at times at short notice, and spend time away from work base and home.
  
• Proven appreciation ot human rights and understanding of gender issues including SGBV

Personal Attributes:

• Affinity with War Child Canada's mandate.
  
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy.
  
• Creative, energetic, adaptable and flexible.
  
• Stress-resilient to be able to cope with deadlines and complex problems.

Job application procedure
Salary and benefits
Salary and benefits will be commensurate with Wot; Uganda national staff salary scale and Human Resources (HR) regulations.

Application process
interested applicants are invited to submit hard copies of their curriculum vitae and an accompanying cover letter In a sealed envelope to:

Human Resources Manager
War Child Canada (WCC)
Block 244, Plot 1006, Muyenga
Kampala

War Child Canada is committed to providing a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Final candidates will be vetted in accordance with War Child Canada‘s Child Protection Policy, including appropriate reference and security checks.

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be notified. No phone calls please. Locals are encouraged to apply For more information about War Child Canada, please visit www.warchild.ca 

Deadline: October 31, 2017 by 5:00pm