Ajira Mpya 2017 at Asylum Access Volunteer Legal Advocates-Tanzania
Job description
Asylum Access is an innovative non-profit founded to make refugee rights a reality in Africa, Asia and Latin
America. Asylum Access envisions a world in which refugees live safely, move freely, attend school, work and rebuild their lives. Asylum Access believes that when refugees enjoy their human rights they can access effective, lasting solutions.
- Legal Services: Providing legal counsel, advice and/or advocacy on behalf of refugees seeking asylum or the assertion of other legal rights.
- Community Outreach: Facilitating community educational activities that promote grassroots refugee empowerment and train refugee community leaders to build the movement from within.
- Strategic Litigation: Supporting landmark refugee cases before national and international courts, through research, report writing, and legal strategizing. The Strategic Litigation tool focuses on winning high-impact cases to set new precedent for improved jurisprudence and the respect of refugee rights in future cases.
- Policy Advocacy: Advocating for national, regional, and interaction policy change or policy enforcement. May involve engaging with local government and UN leaders on refugee policy issues.
- Advise refugee clients on the Refugee Status Determination (RSD) process and assist them to understand their rights
- Conduct client intake and screening interviews, assess needs, and determine appropriate next steps
- Manage RSD caseload diligently and communicate updates with clients
- Occasional travel to offices other than your station depending on client demand
- Develop unique and innovative legal tactics to assist clients with non-RSD legal needs, including assistance to assert rights to employment, security, education and social services
- Develop legal and client resources through research on “country of origin” research and refugee law and protocols
- Develop material for “Know Your Rights” workshops for refugees and teach and/or participate in the workshops
- Develop a resource list and referral system that helps to connect clients to local social services and health providers
- Develop and execute client outreach strategy in collaboration with Asylum Access team;
- Participate in community meetings and identify and develop the leadership capacity of community members
- Provide information management regarding pending judicial proceedings
- Prepare written arguments for and carry out procedures with international courts and other agencies using legal argumentation based on statute laws and jurisprudence
- Carry out in-person court visits to national courts and other agencies
- Revise and analyze legislation and internal, international, and comparative jurisprudence according to the strategic litigation cases
- Assist in strengthening judicial strategy and complementary activities for the initiation of cases and obtain any other information necessary for adequate case management
- Assist the Country Director in the implementation of policy advocacy strategy of AATZ
- Participate in local, regional and global networks to ensure the strengthening of AATZ goals
- Help in advising governmental and international organisms to apply public policy and meet established national and international standards as well as pressure them to improve and develop new standards
- Assist in the update and monitoring of the Annual Plan of AATZ
- A Bachelor of Laws, JD or equivalent is preferred for legal aid and strategic litigation VLAs
- Public policy, International Relations, or International Development degrees will also be considered and sometimes preferred for policy advocacy and community outreach positions
- Community organizing experience (Depending on years of experience, can override degree requirement for community outreach positions)
- Demonstrated academic or professional background in human rights is strongly desired
- Interest in international human rights and/or refugee rights and/or related topics
- Ability to work with diverse individuals and groups. Candidate should be culturally sensitive
- Basic working knowledge of Gmail, Google Drive, Ms Office and related tools (Docs, Sheets, etc.) Ability to commit to 6 months of full-time work. Candidates with ability to provide 1 - year commitment will be preferred**
nstructions to Apply
- Interested candidates can send in the resume, cover letter and a concise writing sample toapply@asylumaccess.org with “VLA - Tanzania” on the subject line
- Please specify the duration of your availability and the proposed start date in the application. (Example: Available to volunteer for 6 months starting July 2017)
- Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis all year around.
Please specify the type of VLA position for which you are applying. You may apply for more than one type of VLA in a single application.
Please note that all Asylum Access VLA positions are unpaid; we are happy to work with successful applicants to arrange for funding or school credit where available. If selected, VLAs are responsible for obtaining their visa and work permit.**
Please note that all Asylum Access VLA positions are unpaid; we are happy to work with successful applicants to arrange for funding or school credit where available. If selected, VLAs are responsible for obtaining their visa and work permit.**
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Ajira Mpya 2017 at Asylum Access Volunteer Legal Advocates-Tanzania
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