CALL FOR EXPERT
Job title: Legal Expert
Role description summary (one sentence): The Legal Expert will provide legal advice and assist the project team on issues pertaining to the development of an educational game platform across Central Asian countries.
Type of contract: Consultancy
Location: Remote
Deadline: 15 January 2024
Salary: Financial offer to be submitted by the applicant(s) with a rate per day.
ERIM background
ERIM (Equal Rights and Independent Media) is an international NGO founded in 2004 and based in Lyon, France.
We promote human rights and fundamental freedoms and empower citizens, so they are better able to access accurate and objective information and critically engage with the media and information they consume. We do this through support and strengthen civil society and independent media organizations, so they are more sustainable and better able to advocate for the respect of democratic principles, fundamental freedoms, and human rights.
With its partners Medianet (Kazakhstan), MediaSabak Foundation (Kyrgyzstan), MJDC (Uzbekistan) and Gurdofarid (Tajikistan), ERIM is implementing the QLEVER+ project which focus on education games for marginalized youth in Central Asian countries through the QLEVER online platform and Android App. The platform has been lunched in 2019 and is runed in 5 languages (Russian, Kazakh, Tadjik, Kirgiz, Uzbek with some games translated into Karakalpak).
Role Description:
ERIM is looking for one expert to:
• Review the privacy policy of the platform and provide recommendations. • Provide legal expertise on topics such as: user agreement, age of participants, online shop regulation, restriction to advertisement on the platform, etc.
• Assist the relocation of server to each country and the storage of personnel data. • Review game components and content wording on an ad-hoc basis.
Essential specifications and experience:
• Fluency in Russian.
• Knowledge of Kazakh, Kirgiz, Tajik and Uzbek legal frameworks.
The following criteria will be considered an advantage:
• Previous experience working with CSOs.
• Available from January 2024.
• Based in Central Asia.
• Fluency in English.
Contract conditions:
Consultancy contract – remote-based.
ERIM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, colour, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression.
How to apply:
If you are interested, please send a technical and financial offer to cmartin@erim.ngo and erudenko@erim.ngo with the subject: “QLEVER+ _ Legal Expert”. Please note that applications will be assessed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. As we receive a very high number of applications, we are unable to respond to questions over the phone.