OPEN CALL FOR AN EXPERT FOR DELIVERING INFO SESSIONS AND PREPARATION ON FOUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, FREE LEGAL AID EDUCATION AND PROCEDURES – PROJECT “FOUNDAMENTALS FIRST: IMPROVING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR VULNERABLE MEN AND WOMEN IN FIERI REGION”

Title:  

Expert for preparation of a leaflet & preparation & delivery of 22 Community Teaching sessions and.

Location:                                 Tirana/Fieri region

Start of assignment:            24.05.2024

End of assignment:               10.12.2024

Background

Since 2016, the Albanian justice system is undergoing a period of challenge and crucial change which has considerable extent for people’s ability to understand and use the law. The new judicial map in 2023 led to the reorganization of the first-instance district courts, decreasing the number of courts, and posing a significant challenge, particularly for marginalized communities, as economic constraints related to travel hinder their ability to access primary legal aid; the closure of ADISA service front offices in mid-2022, and a lack of legal education and digital literacy among marginalized groups, underscores the critical need to enhance the efficiency of the legal aid system for marginalized communities. On the other side, through the establishment of Free Legal Aid Centres in Albania, at 12 municipalities, people with fewer opportunities as well as vulnerable categories has started to profit free legal aid services. Due to the above mentioned, there is a necessity for the legal education and digital literacy needs among citizens in general and vulnerable groups in particular. 

Through legal education and digital literacy awareness citizens of Fieri region will be helped to access legal remedies and e-justice tools more easily. They will improve digital literacy at using e-governance platforms, as well as other existing tools unemundem.al, jusristionline.al, e-Albania etc., and moreover will acquire knowledge about their fundamental rights. Total duration of the proposed action is 9 months.

Objective

As requested by the proposal, the European Centre will contract an Expert who will be responsible for preparation of a leaflet on free legal aid and how to obtain it, and prepare and deliver 22 Community Teaching Sessions in Fier region about fundamental rights, free legal aid education and free legal aid procedures.

Duties and responsibilities

More concretely, the tasks required by the Expert for Info Sessions are mentioned below:

  • Preparation of an informative leaflet on free legal aid [1.5 working days];
  • Preparation of legal informative materials for community teaching sessions;
  • Deliver informative sessions to targeted direct beneficiaries – 22 Community Teaching sessions in Fieri Region, in 9 Administrative Units of Fier Municipality and 2 small Municipalities of Fier District (Patos & Mallakaster) about Free Legal Aid and fundamental rights for vulnerable individuals [22 working days].
  • Preparation of information for a video tutorial on free legal aid.
  • Coordination with local gov. officials to ensure involvement of targeted citizens.
  • Report to the European Centre.

Necessary qualifications and requirements:

  • University degree in law.
  • At least 5 years of experience in delivering awareness raising/informative sessions;
  • Previous experience in working in the civil society field;
  • General knowledge on community and justice system challenges, acquired from different trainings, or work experience;
  • Previous experience in working with community;
  • Very good communication skills;
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision.
  • Previous collaboration with the European Centre will be considered an asset.

All interested parties are invited to send their financial offer and CVs until 22 May 2024, via e-mail at [email protected] or mail/in person at the European Centre premises Rr. Vaso Pasha, P. 20/57, 1019, Tirana, Albania.

Only selected candidate/s will be notified for further procedures.