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
Ankara06-2017
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