Position: Expert/Lawyer
Location of employment: Yerevan
Job description: The “Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO is implementing the European Union supported “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project, which was launched on 15 December 2016. The project duration is 34 months. The organisation is currently seeking for a qualified specialist to fill the vacant position of the Expert/Lawyer.
Responsibilities:
- Providing legal advice to NGOs on the RA Law on Non-Governmental Organisations NGOs;
- Studying the statutes of NGOs, and if necessary, making changes in them, and harmonisation with the new requirements of the RA Law on Non-Governmental Organisations;
- Conduct analyses and research within the framework of the project through comparison of the national and international experience;
- Compiling legal opinions;
- Participation in professional events;
- Carrying out other project activities.
Requirements:
- Higher legal education;
- Excellent knowledge of Armenian, English and Russian languages;
- Excellent Computer Skills (Excel, Word and Power Point);
- Ability to work in team;
- Ability to work and deliver services under pressure and workload.
Professional experience is desirable
Application Procedure:
Interested individuals may apply by 10 October, by sending their CV and letter of interest, mentioning the experience in the required sector (up to 300 words) to the e-mail address [email protected], or handing the mentioned documents to the ALA Office: 7 Nalbandyan Str., suite 2, Yerevan, Armenia. Please indicate “Expert/Lawyer” in the subject line.
Selection will be made on a competitive basis. Only applicants, who have passed to the second stage, will be invited for test. Applicants with the best results will be invited to the next, oral phase.
About the organisation:
The Armenian Lawyers’ Association (formerly the Armenian Young Lawyers Association) was founded in 1995. The organisation was established having the aim of coordinating the efforts of the new generation of lawyers, to promote the establishment of Armenia as a sovereign, democratic, legal and social state. Working in the legal field, the Organisation implements numerous programs aimed at promoting democracy, human rights, anti-corruption and rule of law. For more information about the organisation please visit our official website at https://armla.am/en/.
About Project
One of the project objectives is to strengthen capacities and public monitoring mechanisms of CSOs working in 9 different sectors. Trainings for the development of CSOs’ capacities including: monitoring, evidence-based public policy analysis, developing of CSO-Government Dialogue, and creation of coalitions. In addition, CSO incubators will be created in strategically important areas of the marzes, which will conduct activities aimed at the strengthening of CSOs’ monitoring and policy-making capacities. For more information about the Project please visit the project website at https://ccd.armla.am/en/.
Attention
Applications that fail to comply with the submission requirements, or submitted in violation of the established procedure, as well as submitted after the deadline will not be considered.