Project Assistant (Legal Support)

About the role

IOM, a UN-related organization focused on migration, is recruiting a Project Assistant (Legal Support) in Tunis, Tunisia. Reporting under the Chief of Mission and the Senior Protection Coordinator, and directly supervised by the National Project Officer (Legal), the post supports the protection Unit with activities related to legal assistance and migration governance.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in providing legal assistance to beneficiaries through administrative accompaniment, helping them understand procedures and referring them to legal professionals when needed.
• Support coordination with legal professionals to facilitate access to justice and rights.
• Help the social assistance team identify legal needs and refer beneficiaries internally or to partners.
• Attend coordination meetings and follow up on beneficiary cases, keeping related documentation.
• Collect and record information on assistance provided using organization-specific tools.
• Draft activity reports and give administrative and logistical support, including routine administrative and financial procedures.
• Provide administrative and documentation support to the protection Unit on matters related to legal assistance, and perform other related duties as assigned.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in law or a related field with two years of relevant experience, or a high school diploma with four years of relevant experience.
• Experience supporting administrative or project activities, including report and documentation preparation.
• Experience working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking or other vulnerable groups, and supporting protection, assistance or access-to-services activities.
• Fluency in English, French and Arabic; proficiency is assessed during selection.
• Advantages: experience with international humanitarian organizations, government or NGO bodies, migration governance, and administrative support in legal or social assistance contexts.

Required skills

• Preparing reports and maintaining documentation on migration activities and governance.
• Organizing and coordinating meetings, workshops and events, with follow-up on decisions and recommendations.
• Coordination with institutional partners, civil society organizations, international organizations and UN agencies.
• Collecting, organizing and maintaining information and data with organizational tools and platforms.