Legal Assistant

Reporting to Legal Officer

Sector: Shelter/CCCM/Protection

Location: Taiz

Deadline: 30 January 2024

NMO is a registered national NGO with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor No 284. Our mission is to take the lead to empower communities in Yemen through humanitarian response and sustainable development programs in a professional way through effective partnerships. NMO started its activity in Yemen since 2012 and has been implementing projects in 5 sectors, namely FSL, Education and Child Protection, WASH and Health, Shelter and CCCM, and Governance and skill-building.

Nahda Makers Organization does not tolerate all forms of abuse such as (exploitation, sexual assault, harassment, bullying, discrimination).

NMO is looking for an efficient and qualified person to fill the post of Legal Assistant to carry out the following tasks:

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Provide IDPs with legal consultation and mediation help on legal concerns such as family, civil, and HLP matters (especially civil status paperwork).
• Facilitate the issuing of legal documentation to IDPs, notably Identity Cards. This includes advising for PoCs without IDs, preparing lists of individuals without IDs for submission to CRA, collaborating with local CRA branches following the procedure agreed upon between the Protection cluster and CRA to facilitate the application and receipt of IDs at CRA branches.
• Conduct awareness sessions for IDPs about HLP issues and improving IDPs’ access to legal and civil documentation such as birth/death certificates and marriage/divorce documents, and sensitize IDPs on their fundamental rights and procedures to access legal and civil services.
• Conduct HLP Diligence for HHs receiving housing rehabilitation and construction assistance in areas of return in coordination with the shelter/field team supported by HLP WG.
• Conduct HLP-related legal awareness and training sessions supported by HLP WG.
• Work with ExU and Local authorities to avert eviction cases by provision of HLP-specific legal assistance/case management in IDP sites.
• Regularly liaise and coordinate with Civil Registration Authority, ExU, and local authorities, including meetings attendance when needed, for the smooth implementation of IDs extraction and birth certificates.
• Collect application forms and review documentation quality before submitting to the CRA. After the issuing of IDs and birth certificates, continue to inspect and deliver IDs to beneficiaries in intervention areas with the assistance of community committees.
• Liaise and coordinate with the CRA on a regular basis, including meeting attendance where necessary, to ensure the smooth execution of ID extraction and birth certificates.
• Assist the community leaders in developing a work plan for creating awareness activities about legal issues/topics.
• Keep the Protection Officer and Legal Officer informed of the development and challenges of the implementation of the legal assistance program, regularly and in a timely manner.
• Maintain an Excel database with support from data management staff to ensure the timely production of statistics and reports.
• Compile weekly and monthly narrative and quantitative data and information to generate reports on legal-related protection trends and incidents faced by people of concern. Identify potential means to address legal issues.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the line manager.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in law, human rights, or any related field.
• Relevant professional experience of two (2) years in the legal sector.
• Previous experience providing legal services in the humanitarian sector.
• Written and spoken Arabic, English is a strong advantage.
• Effective oral communication skills.