Duty station: Tuzla
Contract type: National
Grade: 7
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 Head of Region and Head of Regional RRTF.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as focal point for the property law implementation covering Tuzla Canton;
- Provide complete, consolidated and accurate statistics on property law implementation on a monthly basis;
- Provide I –X report on repossessed and sealed property;
- Provide HVM report on DO cases;
- 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;
- Provide expert advice to Head of Region and Head of Regional RRTF ;
- Translate/interpret written and oral communications, on all matters concerning the work of the legal department within OHR Tuzla.
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 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 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:
Personnel DepartmentOffice of the High RepresentativeEmerika Bluma 1, SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina Fax: ++387 33 283 500; E-mail: application@ohr.int Reference No. 2003/174 must be quotedClosing date for applications: 29 May 2003 Only short-listed candidates will be contactedNo telephone inquiries please