Legal Officer

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Legal Officer ECRE - European Council on Refugees and Exiles Brussels, Belgium

 

Job purpose

To take the lead in research on the application of the internal protection alternative (IPA) and the concept of actors of protection in refugee status

and subsidiary protection claims in the EU, in line with the ECRE project “Actors of Protection and Application of the Internal Protection Alternative” (APIPA) funded by the European Refugee Fund (ERF).

Terms and conditions

Reports to: Senior Legal Officer/Head of Projects and Tenders.

This is a part-time post (50%) for up to 16 months (depending on the start date).

Ideally the successful candidate would be available to start as soon as possible. We hope to hold interviews on 7th and 8th November.

This post is a Grade 2 post on the ECRE salary scale with the salary awarded dependent on the number of years’ experience and other criteria.

Full details of the ECRE salary scale and grading criteria can be requested from Claire Rimmer Quaid on crimmer@ecre.org.

Place in the organization Service: Projects and Tenders; Reports hierarchically to: Senior Legal Officer for supervision on research, Head of Projects and Tenders for line management; Coordinates with: Project Co-ordinator, APIPA Other relationships - internal Legal Officer (EDAL/ELENA); Senor Legal and Policy Officer; Project and Training Officer; Senior Press and Information Officer Relationships - external Project Partners and national coordinators/national experts; ECRE Member Agencies and other relevant partners; EU Institutions and Agencies; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Academic experts. Key responsibilities Take the lead on the research methodology; Coordinate and support legal research amongst 11 national; Briefings on legal issues for project events; Cooperation with project partners on legal research on vulnerable groups; Cooperation with partners and the project coordinator on the methodology for interviews with persons in need of international protection in selected member states; Drafting and publication of research report on the Qualification Directive and issues related to Actors of Protection and IPA, including recommendations on state practice; Contribute to training and advocacy work on these issues. Person specification

Education

University degree in law. Additional training in European refugee law or equivalent education an advantage.

Experience

Minimum two years of relevant legal experience in the field of asylum; Relevant research experience on asylum issues or the wider human rights field.

Languages

Fluent written and spoken English; Good knowledge of written and spoken French an advantage; Working knowledge of other European la