Organization: Africa and MiddleEast Refugee Assistance Country: Egypt Closing date: 25 Jul 2013 Position Description The Senior Legal Officer is assigned to work on the Refugee Status Determination (RSD) team and is responsible for representing individual RSD cases before the UNHCR in Cairo at the first instance, appeal and reopening stages. The Senior Legal Officer performs additional duties, including but not limited to: focusing on more complex claims; providing training, advice and assistance to other team members; reviewing team members’ written statements and legal arguments; overseeing research and advocacy projects as needed; assisting with training; and performing administrative and other tasks as delegated by the Team Leader. Responsibilities • Undertake comprehensive screening of clients at all levels to assess refugee claim and ...
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