Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Current Position
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Esref Mutlu

Ankara,06

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Protection Associate

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Ankara
07.2023 - Current
  • Preparing background materials for capacity development initiatives in the field of refugee and human rights law
  • Conducting research and drafting research papers, anayses, comparative reviews as necessary
  • Preparation of training and background materials - e.g. presentations, reports, researches
  • Drafting of qualitative analyses based on quantitative data and statistics
  • Delivering on-the-job trainings for lawyers, judges and other professionals in the field of refugee law

Project Associate

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Ankara
07.2021 - 07.2023
  • Responsible for day to day implementation of Removal Centres Project
  • Liaising with stakeholders, service providers and other units as necessary
  • Contribute to preparation of training and background materials, such as presentations, reports, researches and minutes
  • Delivering sessions in capacity-building activities
  • Keeping statistics and records of the project activities
  • Project reporting, preparation of concept notes, sitreps etc.
  • Contribute to preparation and review of surveys, SOPs and guidelines
  • Planning and organization of project activities

Protection Assistant

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Ankara
12.2019 - 06.2021
  • Extensive knowledge on refugee status determination (RSD) procedures and
  • Drafting decision recommendations for the RSD cases interviewed.
  • Conducting research and drafting country of origin information reports on a weekly and bi-weekly basis.
  • Preparing thematic updates on selected countries' human rights practices.
  • Reviewing summary RSD assessments.
  • Drafting SOPs, checklists, templates, guidance and training materials on the requested subjects.
  • Collecting, updating and reporting RSD case processing statistics.
  • Conducting research and producing reports on requested topics.
  • Preparing analysis papers based on case processing statistics.
  • Proofreading and supporting translations

Lawyer

Erdogan Law Firm
Ankara
11.2018 - 04.2019
  • Drafting legal applications, petitions and complaints according to code of civil or criminal procedure.
  • Applying legal knowledge and principles to individual cases.
  • Drafting application files for individual applications on Constitutional Court.
  • Preparing application files for European Court of Human Rights applications.
  • General case management throughout the trial processes.
  • Attending trials in different cities as trial attorney.
  • Liaising with local authorities during expropriation processes.
  • Translating documents from English to Turkish or vice versa and drafting, proofreading, editing and finalizing legal petitions and complaints.
  • Conducting research on court practices, academic publications, national and international law and applying appropriate findings to relevant cases.
  • Conducting research on legal matters by using internet tools.
  • Drafting reports for clients about their lawsuit or application processes.
  • Working with vulnerable groups including SGBV survivors, children

Intern Lawyer

Erdogan Law Firm
Ankara
09.2017 - 10.2018
  • Assisting on drafting legal applications, petitions and complaints according to code of civil or criminal procedure.
  • Applying legal principles to individual cases.
  • Drafting application files for individual applications on Constitutional Court.
  • Preparing application files for European Court of Human Rights applications.
  • Assisting on general case management throughout the trial processes.
  • Attending trials in different cities as trial attorney in certain courts.
  • Liaising with local authorities during expropriation processes.
  • Translating documents from English to Turkish or vice versa and drafting, proofreading, editing and finalizing legal petitions and complaints.
  • Working under time pressure due to tight deadlines in Turkish legal system.
  • Conducting research on court practices, academic publications, national and international law and applying appropriate findings to relevant cases.
  • Conducting research on legal matters by using internet tools.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Law

Ankara University
Ankara
06-2017

Skills

  • Legal Practices
  • Human Rights
  • Researching
  • Proofreading
  • Budgeting
  • Legal Research
  • Capacity development for project/programme partners
  • Capacity building initiatives with project/programme partners
  • Protection of persons with vulnerabilities
  • Refugee protection standards
  • Cooperation with national and international asylum stakeholders
  • Analysis of laws and practice relevant to the immigration detention and ATD
  • Analysis of laws and practice relevant to human rights
  • Asylum related law, policy and procedures
  • Asylum claims assessment and determination for international protection
  • Analysis and reporting on collected Country of Origin Information

Certification

Attorney-at-Law, October 2018

Languages

  • Turkish, Native
  • English, C1

Current Position

UNHCR Turkiye, Senior Protection Associate, Turkiye, Ankara

Timeline

Senior Protection Associate

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
07.2023 - Current

Project Associate

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
07.2021 - 07.2023

Protection Assistant

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
12.2019 - 06.2021

Lawyer

Erdogan Law Firm
11.2018 - 04.2019

Intern Lawyer

Erdogan Law Firm
09.2017 - 10.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Law

Ankara University
Esref Mutlu