Protection Intern - Legal

The Protection Intern - Legal provides temporary outreach, administrative and logistical support to legal awareness and civil documentation activities under supervision. This role supports community outreach, field coordination, monitoring, and reporting activities in DRC community centers and mobile locations in Yemen.

Responsibilities

• Support community outreach and mobilization using approved messages, materials and procedures.
• Support venue preparation, accessibility, privacy arrangements, and other logistics for legal awareness and civil documentation activities.
• Distribute approved DRC materials and communicate information on services, schedules, locations and access arrangements; refer substantive or case-specific legal questions to Legal Aid staff.
• Record attendance using DRC tools and under staff direction, collecting only the minimum required information.
• Promote safe, respectful, and inclusive participation during legal activities.
• Support field visits, mobile activities, appointment scheduling and access under the direct guidance of designated Protection / Legal Aid staff.
• Support communication with community members on legal activities, schedules, locations, appointments, and access arrangements, as instructed by designated DRC Legal Aid staff.
• Support non-substantive administrative tasks and organization of activity materials.
• Refer legal, protection, safeguarding or urgent concerns to designated DRC staff through approved pathways.
• Assist the Protection / Legal Aid team with maintaining activity records, attendance sheets, registration forms, and other required documentation.
• Support data entry and filing of activity records under the direct supervision of Legal Aid staff in accordance with DRC data protection procedures.
• Submit completed records promptly and securely to the supervising staff member.
• Support the verification of completed administrative forms before submission to the Legal team.
• Report operational challenges and relevant observations from field activities to the supervising DRC staff and participate in field debriefings.
• Maintain positive working relationships with team members and support a collaborative working environment.
• Adhere to DRC’s mission, values, Code of Conduct, and humanitarian principles, including neutrality, do no harm, and non-discrimination.
• Comply with confidentiality, data protection, information-sharing and informed consent requirements in all assigned activities.
• Treat all colleagues, partners, and community members with dignity and respect.
• Participate in required induction, orientation and on-the-job training relevant to the assigned tasks.
• Perform other duties related to the role as assigned by the line manager or relevant protection staff member.

Requirements

• Final-year student or recent graduate in Law, Legal Studies, or a related field.
• Previous experience supporting community outreach, legal aid, or protection activities through volunteer or internship opportunities with NGOs or humanitarian organizations is preferred.
• Ability to follow instructions, work under close supervision.
• Ability to communicate approved information clearly and refer case-specific questions or concerns to authorized staff.
• Strong organization, accurate recordkeeping, teamwork, reliability and attention to detail.
• Flexibility in working overtime when needed.
• Willing to collaborate with and support people from different backgrounds.
• Demonstrated interest in humanitarian work and supporting people affected by conflict.
• Arabic - Fluent, reading and writing.

Skills

• Legal Aid
• Community Outreach
• Protection Activities
• Legal Awareness Training
• Civil Documentation
• Field Coordination
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Recordkeeping
• Humanitarian Work
• Volunteer Experience
• Internship Experience
• Arabic Language
• Administrative Support
• Logistical Support

Languages

Arabic