The IDLO Ukraine Country Office, situated within the Department of Programmes, maintains the central management and coordinating function for the delivery of the IDLO programmes in Ukraine.
THE POSITION
Under the supervision of the Field Programme Manager, the Legal Officer will support the Programmes in Ukraine by providing legal support expertise across a broad spectrum.
The primary functions of this role are:
Provide professional legal and technical support as requested;
Build and maintain communication streams with external stakeholders such as beneficiaries and partner organizations.
Coordinate administrative and logistical tasks performed by junior team members in support of the organization of programmatic events.
Key results expected:
Carry out desk research concerning various legal subjects concerning national and/or international jurisdictions.
Assist with designing, facilitating, carrying out and observing reform exercises such as open and merit-based competitions and vetting procedures
Assist with the planning, organization and execution of reform-related processes like open competitions, vetting, and audit, ensuring transparency and adherence to best practices.
Analyse existing and draft new legal instruments such as bylaws, regulations, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Conduct and deliver comparative legal analysis, including analyzing and contextualizing relevant international best practices.
Contribute to producing new and assessing existing draft laws from the perspective of their feasibility and impact on the reform objectives including drafting legislative acts.
Cultivate professional working relationships with relevant representatives of beneficiaries and partners, including civil society organizations.
Upon supervisor’s decision, attend and report on meetings and conferences arranged by Ukrainian state authorities, international organizations, and CSOs on topics relevant to the project implementation
Prepare, format, review, proofread, and submit documents relating to official meetings, operations, presentations, legal submissions, and other matters.
Perform other relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor.
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