LEGAL ASSISTANT

Duty station:             Tuzla

Contract type:           National

Grade:                        7

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITION

Legal Assistant will work under supervision of Head of Regional Office Tuzla. He/She will be responsible for, but not necessarily limited to duties and responsibilities outlined bellow:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 Land allocation issue:

·     Reviewing of all incoming waiver applications for Tuzla Canton and part of RS to ensure completeness of the application and sending of these applications to OHR Sarajevo for further processing;

·     Corresponding with applying municipalities regarding any unmet conditions/ information required for substantive review of applications;

·     Maintaining record of all information related to waiver applications;

·     Instructing of municipal authorities in preparation of waiver application in reference with HR Decision on Disposing of state owned property.

Ombudsman’s Office Coordination:

·     Being point of contact of OHR Tuzla for Ombudsman’s Office in reference with bringing unique decisions between OHR and Ombudsman’s Office in return process;

·     Supporting AFU when necessary (Arranging meetings, collecting material for case building, translating);

·     Translations for Head of the Office.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

·        Law degree;

·        Excellent English;

·        Good computer skills;

·        Ability to complete well- defined tasks independently;

·        Good communication and organizational skills.

Any person with this overall professional profile who wishes to be considered for the position should submit (in English) a CV and one page cover letter with references to: