Legal Team Leader

Major Responsibilities: Major responsibilities of the Legal Team Leader (not exhaustive) are listed below:

• Provide direct supervision and support to the mobile legal teams, including:
• Support to scheduling of, and participation in, legal  field missions;
• Regular review of data collected by the teams, and reporting systems;
• Development of individual work plans, ensuring best practice standards are met as well as the development of professional development plans for staff;
• Regular review and follow up of case referrals and other associated action points for legal cases; and,
• Support mobile teams’ field access by meeting with relevant stakeholders and local authorities as required (in collaboration with the Protection Team Leader and the Security Focal Point).
• Monitor and report on legal trends from the field on a regular basis.
• Develop and deliver internal and external trainings for both IRC staff and other stakeholders on legal issues.
• Support the Legal Manager in the development of advocacy positions on legal issues, to be shared with the National Legal Partners Coordination Group.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with IRC Sectors, other INGO, UNHCR, government authorities, and other key stakeholders to ensure active coordination, collaboration, and information dissemination.
• Undertake other tasks as requested by the Legal Manager.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to:  Sr protection Manager (North), technical: Legal manager (Beirut).
• Position directly supervises:  3 Legal Officers
• Indirect Reporting:  NA

Other Internal and/or external contacts:

• Internal: Sr protection Monitor (North), Legal Team Leader (North Beqaa/South/ML) Security Focal Point (North), other IRC sectors: CP, WPE and ERD when needed.
• External: UNHCR Protection / Legal Focal Point

Work Experience:

• At least two years of prior professional experience in a similar post, preferably with an international organization.
• Experience providing legal counseling and assistance on issues including HLP, employment law, civil status and criminal issues, is strongly preferred.
• Experience interacting with judicial, security and administrative authorities, is strongly preferred.
• Good protection background and knowledge of refugee context, as well as demonstrated ability to identify and refer vulnerable cases.
• Experience in leading or managing a team.
• Experience working with beneficiaries.
• Strong experience managing a diverse team.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Strong management and leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently
• Ability to interpret, analyze and synthesize information in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent knowledge of the Lebanese legal system, its stakeholders and processes is strongly preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills, timeliness, ability to determine priorities and great attention to detail.
• Proactive, flexible, team spirited and willing to learn.
• Good computer skills including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Language Skills: Excellent drafting and oral communication skills in both English and Arabic;

Working Environment: Located in Qobayat, with constant travel to all T5 regions, the working environment will be a combination of office-based (50%) and field-based in North Lebanon (50%).