Essential Functions
• C onduct resettlement interviews, analyze claims, and apply applicable international law in accordance with HIAS Standards Operating Procedures.
• Advise and represent clients in court for child custody matters.
• Draft Resettlement Referral Forms and send to the Resettlement Coordinator for review.
• Complete resettlement forms for submission to relevant Embassies.
• Follow up on status of cases from submission to departure; ensure effective in-country communication on the status and follow-up on persons of concern being considered for resettlement; ensure that records on individual cases are kept up to date.
• Keep the Resettlement Coordinator abreast of weekly resettlement activities during weekly departmental meetings and by-weekly case tracking.
• Conduct individual counselling to clients on the HIAS internal resettlement process and HIAS anti-fraud policy.
• Provide timely and accurate feedback and information to HIAS resettlement partners and stakeholders.
• Provide technical and administrative support for resettlement-related training activities
• Attend case counselling sessions for individual clients with the aim of providing clients with timely and accurate feedback on the status of their cases.
Deadline of this Job: 11 October 2022
Person Specifications
• Bachelors of Laws (LL. B) degree from a recognized institution;
• Post graduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) from the Kenya School of Law;
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and in good standing;
• Admission to the roll of Advocates of the High Court of Kenya;
• Current Advocates Practicing Certificate;
• Proficiency in computer application; and
• Fulfilled the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
Other Vacancies
Person Specifications
• Bachelors of Laws (LL. B) degree from a recognized institution;
• Post graduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) from the Kenya School of Law;
• Membership to the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and in good standing;
• Admission to the roll of Advocates of the High Court of Kenya;
• Current Advocates Practicing Certificate;
• Proficiency in computer application; and
• Fulfilled the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
Other Vacancies
Deadline of this Job: 05 October 2022
Deadline of this Job: 04 October 2022