Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) is inviting
applications from individuals for the following position:
Job Title: Litigation / Legal Officer in Charge of the Access to Justice Programme
Duty Station:Nairobi Job Title: Litigation / Legal Officer in Charge of the Access to Justice Programme
CREAW is a non-governmental, non-partisan, membership organization whose Mission is to transform society by empowering women and expanding new frontiers for women's rights and freedoms.
Our Vision is a just and free society in which women and men
have, exercise and enjoy equal and full rights and opportunities.
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Executive Director, the officer will provide
programmatic, technical and implementation leadership of the Access to Justice
programme/ projects in a professional, efficient and effective manner.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Conceptualization,
design, and implementation of innovative projects within the Access to
Justice programme/ projects.
- Provide
legal advice to women on matters concerning Women Human rights, Gender
based violence and other areas of local and international law.
- Provide
legal representation to women before various institution and platforms in
courts of law, police stations, chiefs’ offices among others.
- Initiate
partnership and liaise with state functionaries service providers and
academia to assist women facing gender based violence /other forms of
discrimination.
- Conceptualizing
and heading all public interest litigation suites.
- Analyzing
and critiquing of bills and legislation affecting women’s human rights
- Prepare
/quarterly reports of the cases handled by the Access to Justice
programme/ projects.
- Provide
legal trainings and prepare training materials for partner organizations
and other stakeholders. Plan and participate in the conduct of alternate
dispute resolution mechanisms provided in law. Interact with a network of
law enforcement authorities, government officials, service providers,
activists in the women's movement etc.
- Prepare,
in a timely manner, materials for both internal and external use including
reports, action materials, and submissions to be made in different forums.
- Represent
the organization in national and international forums as and when
appropriate.
- Assigning
duties and supervising the legal assistant and law students and ensuring
duties are carried out effectively and efficiently.
- Coordination
of research under the legal Advocacy programme/ projects.
- Ensuring
timely and regular reporting on the project implementation to the
immediate supervisor and the development partners.
- Monitoring
and evaluating plans to ensure effective implementation of the projects
under the Access to Justice program
- Advising
the organization on any legal matter including but not limited to drafting
of agreements and contracts and their registration.
- Any
other duty that may be assigned from time to time to further the vision
and mission of CREAW
Academic Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Personality
Desired:-
- A
degree in law (masters in law is preferable)
- At
least 4 years proven litigation experience in Family law and Sexual &
Gender Based Violence.
- Must
be fluent in spoken and written English.
- Proven
writing/ drafting, communication and analytical skills.
- A
good understanding of women's human rights issues and a commitment to
women's rights.
- Ability
to organize, plan and prioritize activities.
- Proven
ability to lead a team under program
- Demonstrate
skills in computer applications and data entry
Essential Competencies
- Must
have demonstrated interest in women matters and a good understanding and
appreciation of the plight of women.
- Proficiency
in Microsoft office skills.
- Excellent
report writing skills.
- Working
experience in project implementation and evaluation will be highly
desirable.
- Must
be able to work comfortably and effectively with people of different
national and cultural backgrounds and to establish and maintain
constructive working relations in multi –cultural environment.
Those who qualify and are interested should send (or deliver) an
application letter, curriculum vitae (CV) providing details of three work
related referees and copies of relevant certificates & testimonials to:
The Selection Committee
Centre for Rights Education and Awareness – CREAW
Email: vacancies@creawkenya.org
Tel/fax: +254-20-3860640/ 3861016/ 2378271/ 720357664
P.O. Box 11964 –00100 GPO
Nairobi – Kenya
Apply no later than 14th May 2012The Selection Committee
Centre for Rights Education and Awareness – CREAW
Email: vacancies@creawkenya.org
Tel/fax: +254-20-3860640/ 3861016/ 2378271/ 720357664
P.O. Box 11964 –00100 GPO
Nairobi – Kenya
CREAW is an equal opportunity employer.