Senior Legal Case Worker

Project Description

I Have Rights provides legal information to asylum seekers on the island of Samos, prepares applicants for their asylum interviews, holds legal information workshops, appeals procedures for rejected applicants and accompanies applicants to interviews. As a political organisation, I Have Rights speaks out about the situation on Samos and actively advocates for policy and practice reforms that are responsible for human rights violations in both Samos and Europe.

The organisation on Samos consists of a project coordinator, a Greek lawyer, one to two volunteer case workers and one volunteer responsible for communications and advocacy. The role of senior case worker will support both the lawyer and the case worker/s.

The remote team consists of the board, interpreters and various volunteers of the Task Forces. The organisation aims towards flat hierarchies; the structures are still evolving, and we would like to welcome you to play an active role in shaping the project.

I Have Rights is committed to safeguarding the well-being of everyone we work with. Team members are expected to uphold our policies, including our Code of Conduct, and adhere to the 'do no harm' principle in all their actions. You can find our policies here.

Detailed information on the project can be found at: Role & Responsibilities www.ihaverights.eu.

Role & Responsibilities

As a person with experience of case work and the Greek context, you will support the legal coordination of casework while providing legal information to asylum seekers in individual sessions as well as workshops. Our Greek lawyer and project coordinator will train you and supervise your work until you are confident in the role. Some of the topics that we are giving legal information on are asylum interview preparation, family reunification, appeals and subsequent applications

Qualification & Requirements

• Experience in counselling people-on-the-move in matters of asylum law (e.g. interview preparation, family reunification, administrative appeal procedures)
• Proficiency in English
• Experience in European asylum and immigration law
• Passion for issues of human rights law
• High resilience and flexibility
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Willingness to commit for a duration of six months

Preferred Skills

• Experience in team coordination
• Legal background
• Proficiency in another language additionally to English (e.g. Greek, Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Amharic, Somali, Krio, French...)
• Understanding of the Greek political and social context
• Experience in the non-profit sector in Greece
• Experience with IHR or a similar legal project in the Aegean
• Experience in non-hierarchical organising

Benefits

• €550 euro stipend per month
• We provide shared accommodation, including bills. You will have your own room.
• Work experience in a progressive environment and a quickly evolving field of human rights law, relevant to an employment sector in Greece and Europe.