Overview
Provide expert legal research, analysis, and advisory support to strengthen programs and advocacy initiatives in Ukraine. Develop legal researches and analysis on social protection legislation, develops analytical reports, and collaborates with the team and external partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop legislative research on social protection legislation, policy, and political frameworks, and their application in Ukraine.
- Develop and apply methodologies to assess social protection legal frameworks, identify coverage gaps and accessibility challenges.
- Collaborate closely with the Legal Aid Manager and legal analysis team to ensure the research, production, analysis, and publication of legal materials meet DRC standards, objectives, and timelines.
- Advance legal materials into clear analytical products, such as briefing notes, position papers, legal alerts, and other materials, to support decision-making, program design, and advocacy.
- Produce legal opinions requested by donors or external partners, incorporating and reviewing inputs from the legal analysis team.
- Responsible for researching and analyzing laws, regulations, and relevant judicial or administrative practices for DRC programs and projects.
- Act as an expert resource for consultations, trainings, and inductions for project staff as needed.
- Support Legal Aid Unit in planning and conducting monitoring and evaluation, including legal research, review of secondary data, and preparation of questionnaires and other needs assessment tools as needed.
- Support capacity building of legal analysis officers on thematic legal analysis.
- Maintain communication and coordination with relevant DRC departments, programmes, and Implementing Partners if necessary
- Coordinate work with field lawyers to observe the trends, gather data and facts for advocacy.
- Undertake advocacy initiatives assigned by the Legal Aid Manager.
- Represent DRC in humanitarian, public and private forums as assigned by the Manager.
- Create and maintain a network of major advocacy stakeholders at the local, regional and national level on thematic areas
- Contribute thematic input for project donor reporting.
Required Experience
At least 3 years of professional experience in a humanitarian or protection context and proven experience in producing high-quality legal analysis products, including research, analytical reports, legal opinions, and policy briefs. Proven experience leading or contributing to legal advocacy initiatives at local and/or national level.
Qualifications
Master's degree in Law or higher
