StARS is a refugee service provider in central Cairo that works to enhance the quality of life for refugees and vulnerable migrants through five broad program areas: education, psychosocial, legal, community outreach and unaccompanied youth and children support services.
StARS provide high-quality services meeting the unaddressed needs of refugees, and we provide a safe and inclusive space for displaced people to come together as a community. We work for refugees, with refugees, to make rights recognition a reality.
StARS’ Mission: Driven by a commitment to solidarity and human dignity, StARS works both as displaced people and for displaced people to support the resilience and leadership of individuals and communities in their pursuit of an enhanced quality of life.
StARS’ Vision: StARS envisions a future where displaced people and the societies they join stand in solidarity, recognizing the strength and leadership of refugees. In this world, the displaced thrive with dignity, claiming their rights and enriching our shared human experience.
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Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: StARS is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. StARS expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying in any work setting.
They aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
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Description of the Program: Refugee Legal Aid Program
The Refugee Legal Aid Program provides advice and representation to refugees seeking recognition by UNHCR through refugee status determination procedures in Egypt, assists refugees in accessing resettlement to safe third countries, and advises refugees on protection matters. The Refugee Legal Aid Program is seeking a Resettlement Senior Legal Officer to assist and advise vulnerable refugees in resettlement processes, and protection matters.
Role
Under the supervision of the Director of Refugee Legal Aid Program and the Resettlement Coordinator, the Resettlement Senior Legal Officer is responsible for the provision of legal advice to urban refugees in matters related to protection, and representation in resettlement. This includes: the reviewing of refugee cases to identify those of heightened vulnerability fitting UNHCR’s resettlement criteria or needing protection interventions; preparation and review of detailed legal briefs in support of claims for resettlement; and communicating with UNHCR, IOM, and others concerning client cases and additional support.
All duties are carried out under the supervision of the Resettlement Coordinator.
Legal and Technical
- To develop and supervise the screening and intake of potential clients for representation in resettlement matters.
- To maintain good working knowledge of UNHCR policies and procedures in resettlement and protection matters.
- To oversee the review and preparation of resettlement referrals to the UNHCR Resettlement Unit.
- Review and oversee identification of protection cases and relevant interventions.
- To manage regular referrals of resettlement cases to UNHCR’s Non-Syrian and Syrian Resettlement Units and to manage follow-up communication and inquiries regarding resettlement cases.
- To provide general legal counseling and assistance to refugees regarding their applications for registration, protection, and resettlement before UNHCR through the Refugee Legal Aid Program’s on-call services.
Programmatic
- To assist the Resettlement Coordinator in development and implementation of team policies and procedures.
- To assist other members of the Refugee Legal Aid Program and StARS programs regarding issues related to the urban refugee population.
- To provide case reporting data to the Director of Refugee Legal Aid Program as requested in order to accurately report work to senior management, funders, and others.
