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Transparency Ethiopia (TE), [21.10.19 14:52]
The CRRF in Ethiopia aims to address the protracted refugee situation and provide support to local integration of refugees in the country. Special attention has been given to the implementation of the pledges made by the Government during the Leaders’ Summit. The CRRF will build on and complement existing strategies, coordination and funding mechanisms, incorporating both humanitarian and development actors. In particular, concerted efforts are being made to consolidate the partnership with development actors with a view to bridging the gap between humanitarian and development interventions.

Against this background, the World Bank is hiring a Senior Legal Adviser to provide technical assistance to the Agency for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) and support the roll-out of the CRRF.

Duties and Responsibility

The Senior Legal Adviser (the Short-Term Consultant) will work under the overall guidance of the Deputy Director General of the Agency for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) and under the direct supervision of the World Bank Task Team Leader. The Consultant will support ARRA on trends and policy formulation related to the CRRF. In particular, the Consultant will:

Provide advice to ARRA’s senior management team and staff at all levels on international, regional and national laws related to refugees
Advise on the preparation for regulations, directives, manuals and guidelines that meets basic requirements of Government and donors
Strengthen ARRA’s institutional and staff capacities on legal issues related to refugees including through provision of trainings
Perform other related duties as required.

Proposed Outputs

Develop work plan for activities in FY2019/2020 (Oct. 2019 to June 30, 2020)
Submission of timely and high-quality outputs as agreed in the workplan that reflects all feedback provided by the World Bank and ARRA
Produce bi-monthly email reports (1 page) on progress related to the workplan and any other relevant issues related to socio-economic development-related activities to be submitted to ARRA and WB.
Series of capacity-building and training events for ARRA staff to assume responsibility for legal issues related to refugees in a sustainable way.

Duration:

Until June 30, 2020

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualification

Advanced Legal Degree related to international or national refugee law.

Work Experience:

At least ten years of experience, which includes working within the Government of Ethiopia as well as an international humanitarian, development, or financial institution on refugee law;
Demonstrated experience working with national, regional or local governments on refugee law;
Good understanding of the development context in Ethiopia, including the country’s governance structure;
Prior experience in advising senior government officials (desirable);
Strong understanding of processes of the World Bank, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other humanitarian or development agencies; and
Experience of working on synergies between the humanitarian-development nexus.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV, motivation letter and list of references to falqobi@worldbank.org by end of day, October 25, 2019. Only short-listed candidate will be contacted. https://t.me/TransparencyEthiopia

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