09/14/2001 OHR Tuzla 218/01

Legal / Property Assistant – Rrtf/Legal Department

 

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITION

The selected candidate will provide administrative and linguistic assistance in the operation of the Department Staff and act as a liaison. He/she will work under the general and direct supervision of the RRTF/Legal Adviser.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Serve as focal point for the property law implementation in the AOR of Regional RRTF Tuzla
  • Provide complete, consolidated and accurate statistics on property law implementation on a monthly basis
  • Establish and ensure inter-entity property meetings
  • Provide guidance to the housing authorities on working practices, and advise where legitimate concerns arise
  • Serve as OHR Tuzla representative at Human Rights working group sessions
  • Monitor sustainability of returns
  • Provide expert advice to Legal Advisor
  • Translate/interpret written and oral communications, on all matters concerning the work of the legal department within OHR Tuzla

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

  • University Degree in Law preferred
  • Three-five years’ experience in related positions regarding legal or property matters
  • Computer literacy, including data bases and Excel
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Ability to work in a team as well as unsupervised
  • Willingness to work with people from various cultural backgrounds

 

Any personnel with the above qualifications should provide (in English) a CV with a one-page cover letter and references to the following:

Administration Manager

OHR Brcko

Obiliceva bb, 54000 Brcko

Fax: +387 49 205 560 E-mail: application@ohr.int

Please quote Reference No. 218/01