
Job Location: | Kunduz |
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Nationality: | National |
Category: | Legal Program |
Employment Type: | Full Time |
Salary: | As per organization`s salary scale |
Vacancy Number: | (VA# 1438 ) |
No. Of Jobs: | 8 |
City: | Kunduz |
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Organization: | Women for Afghan Women (WAW) |
Years of Experience: | Proven legal experience with a minimum of 5 years, with qualification to represent clients in Court |
Contract Duration: | Project based |
Gender: | Male/Female |
Education: | Bachelor of Law Degree or any other relevant field |
Close date: | 2024-07-14 |
Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York. In particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination and to representation in all areas of life—political, social, cultural, and economic. WAW relentlessly advocates for women’s rights and challenges the norms that underpin gender-based violence to influence attitudes and bring about change.
Job Summary
WAW`s Kunduz Office is seeking applications from eligible candidates for the position of Legal Officer, GBV & Legal Assistance Project, covering Kunduz province in the northeast region.
The main responsibility of the Legal Officer is to provide legal support to persons in need, by implementing the UNHCR legal assistance program by relevant Standard Operating Procedures, standards, and policies to provide quality, timely, and effective legal responses to the needs of populations of concern.
Legal assistance includes (a) legal awareness raising by sensitizing displaced communities and families on their fundamental rights and procedures to access legal and civil services (particularly on family, civil and HLP matters such as evictions); (b) individual counseling; (c) facilitation of the issuance of ID documentation and facilitating their access to other critical civil documentation such as birth certificates and Tazkira
The position holder (Legal Officer) will be based in the WAW Provincial Office located in Kunduz city, with frequent travel to project target areas for achievements. Likewise, the position holder will also have to travel to other provinces for official purposes based on need.
Job Responsibilities:
Interested Afghan applicants should submit a cover letter along with their CVs in one PDF file explaining their interest in and suitability for the position. Please indicate the vacancy number (VA#1438, Legal Officer/Kunduz) clearly in the cover letter and in the subject line of your email and send it to: hr@womenforafghanwomen.org
Note: Kindly avoid sending your educational and work certificates at this stage of recruitment. Applications received after the closing date without mentioning the location in the subject line of the email will not be considered.