Legal Officers

Our client SHARP Pakistan (Society for Human Rights and Prisoners Aid) is looking for a Legal Officers in Peshawar.

• Getting access to prisons of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and conduct comprehensive assessment of the gaps and challenges and its documentations.
• Advise the Prions’ authorities to incorporate best international practices in the Standard Operating Procedures.
• Provide legal counselling and representation in courts, handle Foreigner Act cases and other minor offences where appropriate of the beneficiaries.
• Draft petitions, bail applications, mercy petitions and appeals and conduct regular visits to jails meeting detainees considering the principles of safety, dignity, confidentiality and Do No Harm.
• Maintain case files and update case-tracking database.
• Provide monthly legal reports and success stories.
• Receive walk-in beneficiaries and provide/assist managing the helplines and providing relevant, accurate and timely information.
• Organize and facilitate awareness-raising sessions/legal camps in the communities and detention facilities. .
• Identify GBV survivors, facilitate and follow up on the incoming and outgoing protection referral cases.
• Work closely with the psychologists for integrated support.
• Support organizing of legal camps, meetings with the duty bearers, stakeholders, COSs, media, NGOs/INGOs, UN Aid agencies and parliamentarians and support the management in task force development and facilitation
• Comply with all relevant Organization policies and procedures / Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including Code of conduct.
• Liaise with KP Prisons, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy (KPJA) Bar counsels, courts, police, public prosecutors, academia and home department.
• Tracking and managing court cases both in hard and soft files.
• Document findings of needs assessments, including preparation of reports and other relevant documents.
• Assist the management with maintaining Organization’s archiving system and keeping it up to date (both in hardcopies and electronically).
• Assist the management in designing the needed forms, questionnaires and other templates.
• Assist the management in conducting the capacity building training of stakeholders and duty bearers
• Contribute to the development of referral mechanisms for legal matters.
• Responsible for liaison with beneficiaries, including, understanding the needs of beneficiaries through regular visits and frequent contact with actual and potential beneficiaries.
• Assist in providing information to, and cooperation with, the community representatives and relevant authorities.
• Attend and participate in coordination meetings when delegated by the supervisor.
  
  

Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

All staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:

VALUES

Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.

Integrity and transparency: Maintain high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.

Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.

Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

The position holder is expected to show adhere to all the Organizations polices including but not limited to;

• Whistle blower policy
• Safeguarding policy
• Gender Policy
• Beneficiaries Complaints Mechanism Policy
• Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
• Anti-Fraud Policy and
  
  

Security Policy