Country: Ukraine
Closing date: 17 Apr 2016
Brief description of programme:
Democracy Reporting International (DRI) is a non-partisan, independent, not-for-profit organisation registered in Berlin. DRI promotes political participation of citizens, accountability of state bodies and the development of democratic institutions world-wide.
DRI has been present in Ukraine since September 2014. Together with the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, DRIhas worked with major Ukrainian civic initiatives to provide systematic monitoring and reporting on the key political reforms. We are looking for a Junior Legal Officer to support our project activities in Ukraine. The aims of the project are (1) to provide Ukrainian and international public with regular firsthand reports and analyses of ongoing political reforms, feeding international standards and comparative practice into the reform discussions, and (2) to build capacities of regional and local civil society groups, youth organisations and students for monitoring, analysis and advocacy for reforms.
Duties and responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Team Leader, Junior Legal Officer will assist the project team with the following tasks:
- Legal research and analyses of the (draft) laws.
- Review and report on the status of documents relevant to the project, such as (draft) laws, committee reports or statements by members of parliament.
- Prepare digests of the relevant (parliamentary) documents and recommendations for further project action.
- Prepare first drafts of internal reports and contribute to the project external publications.
- Additional administrative ad hoc tasks as needed.
Qualifications/ experience:
- University degree in law, political science, international relations or related field.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role, with some experience writing, editing and summarising complex legal documents.
- Experience working for a think tank, research organisation, or NGO desirable.
- Ability to analyse information from different sources and synthesise this information into coherent and brief reports.
- Advanced IT skills, including Microsoft Office suite.
- Fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian (spoken and written).
Contract Period: 24 months (May 2016 – April 2018)
Start Date: May 2016
How to apply:
Closing date for applications: 17 April 2016 (midnight CET).
Interested applicants should send their applications (cover letter, CV and three contacts for references) in one pdf file to europe@democracy-reporting.orgincluding ‘Junior Legal Officer – Ukraine’ in the subject line.
Due to the number of applications DRI typically receives only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.