Centrul de Drept al Avocatilor (CDA) contracts a legal counsellor for protection desk Ungheni

TERMS OF REFERENCE
Job title: Legal Counselor 
Duty station: Ungheni

Contract type: Service contract, 84h/month

Date of publication: 15 August 2025

Deadline for submisson: 30 August 2025

Key areas of accountability
- Assist all persons of concern ensuring timely high-quality protection information, monitoring, counseling, assistance, and representation at administrative stages
- Conduct individual/family visits, interviews, and counseling in order to assess in practice the situation of refugees, beneficiaries of temporary protection and stateless persons.
- Refer persons of concern to relevant state authorities for any type of available assistance and monitor the access to the national social, legal, educational and medical assistance.
- Provide expertise to relevant state stakeholders

Qualifications and skills required:
Academic Qualifications:
• University degree, preferably in international law or human rights law.
• Lawyer license would be considered an advantage
Experience and knowledge:
• Previous work experience in the area would be considered as advantage
• Good organizational and time-management abilities.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Power Point, use of databases
Competencies:
• Good analytical skills and good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively under stress and in crisis situations.
• Cultural and gender awareness.
• Fluency in Romanian, Russian and English languages.
• Driver license.

The CDA is committed to workforce diversity. Women and men, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, LGBTQI+, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and your resume with 2 references to law-center@cda.md . Applicants selected will be contacted via email.