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The Public Association “Law Centre of Advocates” is looking for qualified persons for Legal Counselor position to support the “Legal assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons in Moldova” projects.

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Job title: Legal Counselor to support the “Legal assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons” projects.
Duty station: Chisinau, Moldova
Contract type: Employment, full-time
Location: Chisinau
Date of publication: 3 February 2022
Application Deadline: Continuous recruitment

Key areas of accountability
- Assist all persons of concern ensuring timely high-quality protection information, counseling, assistance, and representation at administrative stages of asylum/statelessness procedure.
- Regularly visits for legal counseling sessions at Temporary Accommodation Centre for asylum-seekers (TAC);
- Regularly visits for legal counseling sessions at Migrant Accommodation Centre (MAC);
- Conduct individual/family visits, interviews, and counseling in order to assess in practice the situation of asylum-seekers, refugees, beneficiaries of humanitarian protection and stateless persons.
- Refer persons of concern to relevant state authorities for any type of available assistance and monitor the access to the national social, legal, educational and medical assistance.
- Provide expertise to relevant state stakeholders

Qualifications and skills required:
Academic Qualifications:
• University degree, preferably in international law or human rights law.
• Lawyer license would be considered an advantage
Experience and knowledge:
• Previous work experience in the area would be considered as advantage
• Good organizational and time-management abilities.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Power Point, use of databases
Competencies:
• Good analytical skills and good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively under stress and in crisis situations.
• Cultural and gender awareness.
• Fluency in Romanian, Russian and English languages.
• Driver license.

The LCA is committed to workforce diversity. Women and men, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, LGBTQI+, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and your resume to law-center@cda.md . Applicants selected will be contacted via email.