LOCATION: Al-Hudaydah Governorate, Al-Khawkha District
REPORT TO: Legal Officer
ANNOUNCEMENT CLOSING DATE: 29/10/2025
ABOUT FMF:
The Field Medical Foundation (FMF) has been operating in Yemen for since 2012 during even the most dangerous peak of the conflict in the region. Our staff of dedicated professionals and passionate volunteers are the helping hand that delivers aid from local and/or international partners to those who require it the most, in a country that was already suffering before the war. Today we have helped humanitarian aid reach the hands of more than 9 million vulnerable people in Yemen to help them not only to survive but also to rebuild their lives. We aim to provide a comprehensive approach to providing aid through interventions, which is why we work in almost all sectors of international emergency relief.
*FMF provides work environment which is free of sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, and all forms of harassment and abuse of the foundation.
*We undertake rigorous procedures to ensure that only people suitable to work with children and adults’ beneficiaries are allowed to join our organization so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults’ beneficiaries from abuse.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Lawyer is in charge of all the activities implementation related to legal component of the project for addressing legal issues for IDPs, Returnees, and Host community. The Lawyer will provide individual legal assistance to PoC, including civil documentation extraction, legal consultation, mediation and representation; the lawyer will also undertake legal awareness and information sessions.
POSITION KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure to provide legal support to the targeted population through accessing to documentation, legal counselling, legal mediation/representation, and providing legal information sessions.
- Ensure to assist people of concern in need of civil documentation with the information and administrative work needed for issuing IDs.
- Work closely with IDPs, to identify particularly vulnerable legal individuals in order to develop plans and means to assist them.
- Fill timely and quality ID application forms for submission to the Civil Registration Authority. Upon issuance of IDs, maintain to check and distribute IDs to beneficiaries in the areas of intervention.
- Regularly liaise and coordinate with Civil Registration Authority, including meetings attendance when needed, for smooth implementation of IDs extraction.
- Prepare work plans for raising the awareness activities on legal issues/topics.
- In collaboration relevant project Officers and Assistants, prepare work plans to provide training and capacity building about protection issues, rights of IDPs and community-based approaches to field teams and CBPNs.
- Assure to assist the field teams in the identification of people in need of civil documentation and engage with protection monitoring teams to conduct protection monitoring of human rights violations.
- Assess the legal protection needs and concerns of the targeted population, with particular attention to especially vulnerable persons, and report findings/trends to the Legal Assistant.
- Perform any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
- A university degree in Law Human Rights, International Law or related field.
- 2 years of experience working with international NGOs, particularly in the protection sector.
- Experience in supervising staff in challenging situations, carrying out awareness raising sessions, protection monitoring, analyzing information provided and drafting reports.
- Ability to monitor and analyze legal data and generate relevant and accurate reports.
- Native Arabic and strong English skills are essential.
- Strong knowledge and skills of computer.
- Readiness to commit and adhere to the values, mission and vision of FMF.
- Respect confidentiality of data and information
- Attention to details and ability to communicate professionally and effectively – practical and problem-solver.
- Able to ensure quality delivery in stressful environment and to adhere to deadlines.
- Ability to deal with heavy work pressure.
NOTE: Applicants are requested to apply as soon as possible; the interviews will be done in a rolling basis.
HOW TO APPLY:
- The deadline for receiving applications is Wednesday , October 29, 2025
- Interested candidates are requested to submit their application by (CLICKING HERE)
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.