Associate Legal Officer
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Associate Legal Officer, UNHCR Sweden, NOB level
The UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe is responsible for eight countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. Within the Protection Unit at the Regional Representation for Northern Europe, this Associate Legal Officer (National Officer) position covers Sweden and is based at the UNHCR Office in Stockholm, Sweden.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Every year, millions of men, women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. UNHCR teams are present in 128 countries, working hard to help the displaced, specializing in a wide range of disciplines, including legal protection, administration, community services, public affairs and health.
The Associate Legal Officer is relied upon by the Office to coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern. Another important function of the position is to ensure that persons of concern are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, authorities, protection and assistance partners as well as a broader network of stakeholders who can contribute to enhancing protection.
Accountability (key results that will be achieved):
• Promotion of protection principles and international law as relevant to persons of concern is undertaken.
• Assistance is provided in preparing legal advice and guidance.
Areas of responsibility are:
• Monitor the development of law and doctrine.
• Contribute to advocacy towards proper interpretation of law and doctrine as well as in the development of standards of protection.
• Assist in the preparation of legal advice and drafting of position papers and guidelines on pertinent legal and operational issues.
• Consistently apply international and national law and UNHCR policies and standards.
• Provide inputs to the formulation of protection strategies.
• Liaise with DIP, Division and Bureau work units and external actors to enhance awareness of protection principles.
Qualifications and Professional experience:
• University degree in law, preferably with focus on human rights, refugee law and/or international humanitarian law.
• At least 4 years (2 years with Advanced University degree) of related professional experience.
• Excellent legal research, analytical and drafting skills.
• Excellent knowledge of English and Swedish.
Salary: Approximate tax free monthly net salary SEK 30 000 to 32 000.
Closing date: 08 March 2017
For more information: Please contact
swest@unhcr.org IMPORTANT: The applicant must be a Swedish National. Submit your application in ENGLISH, personal letter, CV, copies of diplomas/certificates AND P11 form available at
www.unhcr-northerneurope.org. Only short-listed will be contacted. This is a temporary position for one year. Please note testing of shortlisted candidates is obligatory.
Send your application to: UNHCR, Ynglingagatan 14, 113 47 Stockholm, SWEDEN. Mark your application "NOB SWE".
Applications by e-mail are not accepted.
Issued on 09 February 2017
Publiceringsdatum2017-02-20Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2017-03-08
KontaktFöretagUNHCR
AdressUNHCR
Ynglingagatan 14
11347 STOCKHOLM
KontorsadressYnglingagatan 14
Jobbnummer 3331244
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