Founded in 1979, StARS is a refugee service provider in central Cairo that works to enhance the quality of life for refugees and vulnerable migrants through five broad program areas: education, psychosocial, legal, community outreach and unaccompanied youth and children support services. We provide high-quality services meeting the unaddressed needs of refugees, and we provide a safe and inclusive space for displaced people to come together as a community. We work for refugees, with refugees, to make rights recognition a reality.
StARS’ Mission: Driven by a commitment to justice and fairness, StARS works as displaced people and for displaced people to respect human dignity and enhance quality of life.
StARS’ Vision: Displaced people lead in the creation and implementation of responses to different forms of migration to establish safe, just, welcoming, and inclusive communities globally.
We serve people from many places, including Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
To learn more please visit our website: www.stars-egypt.org or our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/standrewsrefugeeservices?fref=ts
Project Description: Refugee Legal Aid Program
The Refugee Legal Aid Program (RLAP) provides advice and representation to refugees seeking recognition by UNHCR through refugee status determination procedures in Egypt, assists refugees in accessing resettlement to safe third countries, and advises refugees on protection matters. RLAP is seeking a Resettlement Senior Legal Officer to assist and advise vulnerable refugees in resettlement processes, and protection matters.
Role
Under the supervision of the RLAP Director, the RLAP Resettlement Program Coordinator is responsible for the management and development of RLAP’s resettlement program. In consultation with the RLAP Director, the RLAP Resettlement Coordinator shall be responsible for determining the strategic direction of RLAP’s resettlement and protection work. The RLAP Resettlement Program Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day management of RLAP’s Resettlement Team.
Responsibilities
All duties are carried out under the supervision of the RLAP Director. Effective communication with the RLAP Director and other StARS program coordinators is essential to the success of this role.
Legal and Technical
· To develop and supervise the screening and intake of potential clients for representation in resettlement and protection matters.
Programmatic
Supervisory
Finance/Administration
Qualifications & Experience
The ideal candidate will be energetic, articulate, and comfortable interacting with diverse segments of society. She or he will have demonstrated a firm commitment to human rights and refugee issues.
Essential qualifications:
Desirable Characteristics:
Working Hours: The Resettlement Program Coordinator is expected to be at work for (40 hours per week), between the hours of 9am and 5pm, from Sunday to Thursday. Longer hours, evening and weekend work are sometimes necessary. Work will be conducted both in StARS premises and also in refugee communities and centers.
Supervised by: RLAP Director
Salary: 9,300 EGP/month, rising to 10,300 EGP/month following successful completion three-month probationary period. Plus 4,020 EGP/year Health Coverage and 100 EGP/month Saving Scheme Contribution upon completion of probationary period.
Additional official benefits as stipulated in StARS Staff Handbook Guidelines.
This position is subject to a three-month probationary period, at which time the employee’s performance will be reviewed and probation may be extended.
Closing date for applications: 7 October 2020
Anticipated Starting date: 1 November 2020
This vacancy is archived.