Legal Assistant

The Legal Assistant provides direct, hands-on field support to execute day-to-day legal identity interventions. He/she works directly within the target communities to identify undocumented families, conduct baseline intakes, provide initial counseling, and physically accompany beneficiaries through the government administrative process.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct the physical registration of LID cases through community mobile desks and high-density returnee settlements.
• Complete standardized intake forms, ensuring accurate capture of family background data, vulnerability status, and identity gaps.
• Conduct field-level needs assessments and context-monitoring surveys as required under the guidance of the Legal Project Officer.
• Provide high-quality legal counseling sessions and end-to-end administrative accompaniment to beneficiaries visiting local NSIA offices, ensuring services align completely with project SOPs.
• Maintain strict adherence to OHW policies, organizational guidance, and standard operating procedures across all daily field implementations.
• Coordinate closely with traditional village Maliks, Shuras, and Community Development Councils (CDCs) to facilitate witness attestation steps safely and transparently.
• Maintain updated, spotless daily case tracking sheets and submit routine verification logs to the Legal Project Officer.
• Support inter-agency referral tracking to ensure vulnerable cases received from UN agencies or other NGOs are processed effectively.
• Maintain updated, spotless daily case tracking sheets and submit routine verification logs to the Legal Project Officer.
• Support inter-agency referral tracking to ensure vulnerable cases received from UN agencies or other NGOs are processed effectively.

Policy Compliance & Institutional Support

• Maintain strict adherence to OHW policies, guidelines, and procedures, including the humanitarian code of conduct, PSEA, and data protection rules.
• Directly assist the Project officer in drafting weekly progress updates, monthly narrative logs, and tracking field performance indicators.
• Coordinate closely with traditional village Maliks, Shuras, and Community Development Councils (CDCs) to facilitate witness attestation steps safely and transparently.

• University degree in Law (LL.B.) or Sharia. Valid defense lawyer license is highly preferred.
• Minimum of 1–2 years of experience providing legal aid, paralegal support, or case management services within a humanitarian environment.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, coordination, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively with communities, local authorities, and diverse stakeholders.
• Fluency in Pashto and Dari; working knowledge of English is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Note

• Prior professional experience implementing Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance (ICLA) programs with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is highly preferred and will be considered a significant asset.
• The agreement will be signed subject to donor approval.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their cover letters with updated CVs to OHW’s HR department – Vacancies@ohw.org.af

Applications should be received by OHW’s HR department on 22 October 2026before4:00 PM. And clearly, indicate the vacancy number and job title (Legal Assistant /700) in their email subject line. Otherwise, their applications will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a test/interview.

Vacancies@ohw.org.af