Job Title: Community Outreach Volunteer Legal Advocate, Dar Es Salaam
Community Outreach Volunteers Needed in Tanzania
Asylum Access Tanzania (AATZ) solicits applications from well-prepared candidates
with impeccable writing, persuasive advocacy skills and a passion for social
justice who are ready to commit themselves to spending six months or more in
Tanzania. Volunteer Legal Advocates (VLAs) will form an integral part of AATZ’s
outreach strategy. VLAs play an integral part of AATZ’s team and will get the
opportunity to engage the refugee community in and around Dar es Salaam and to
coordinate and strengthen the involvement of AATZ in decisions affecting
refugee rights.
Community Outreach Position Responsibilities
Develop client outreach strategy in collaboration with AATZ team;
Conduct regular outreach to AATZ’s community partners and reach out to new
community partners, including churches, mosques, NGOs, schools, legal aid
providers and others;
Personally visit AATZ clients when necessary;
Improve and regularly update a list of social service and health providers;
Develop material for ‘Know Your Rights’ workshops for refugees and teach or
participate in the workshops.
Required Qualifications
Ability to commit to 6 months of full-time work;
Willingness to commute regularly in Dar es Salaam (able to travel by bus and
walk long distances);
A degree in law or a degree relating to or experience in programming relating
to health, education, SGBV, cultural adaptation, credit and livelihoods,
psycho-social care, etc.
Has active listening skills, patience, and empathy;
Ability to take initiative to expand access of refugees and asylum seekers to
social and other services.
Able to begin in early- to mid- August 2013
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to speak, read, write and understand Kiswahili at an intermediate level
and/or ability to speak and understand French at an intermediate level
Experience implementing or evaluating refugee-related programming particularly
health, education, SGBV, cultural adaptation, credit and livelihoods,
psycho-social care, etc.;
Experience developing and organising effective community trainings and
workshops.
Program Highlights
Development Training Throughout your work with us, Asylum Access will support
you with a series of tools to maximize your programmatic work and your
understanding of refugee law and practice.
Regular training and debriefing sessions will offer you the chance to enhance
and process your experience and share insight about cross-cultural issues.
Casework Once you join our team, you will be responsible for your own casework,
which you will see through intake, preparation, submission and results. This
will give you an invaluable experience and lasting ties with your clients.
Joining our Network After working with us, you will be connected with an
ever-growing network of refugee legal advocates around the world, which
circulates job openings, research opportunities, refugee news, and more.
Deadline: 01-06-2013
How to apply:
Because of space limitations, AATZ VLA positions are awarded on a very
competitive basis. Each year Asylum Access receives hundreds of applications
coming from all over the globe for a handful of VLA positions. It is best,
therefore, for applicants to submit polished, complete applications as early as
possible. We accept applications on a rolling basis.
To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and a legal writing sample to Zo
McKinney at apply@asylumaccess.org with
the subject line ‘AATZ VLA Application’ Please be sure to specify in your cover
letter what makes you uniquely qualified to be a VLA with AATZ, how
volunteering with us fits into your career plans, and the dates that you expect
to be available.