FIDA Kenya is a non-profit,
non-partisan Public Benefits Organization committed to a society that respects
and upholds women’s rights through the provision of legal aid, women’s rights
monitoring, advocacy, education and referral.
FIDA Kenya seeks to recruit a
suitable candidate to fill the position of Executive Director to be based in Nairobi Office but work
countrywide.
Job Grade: F1
The key job role will include
Managing FIDA Kenya by providing leadership and responsibility for the guiding
the implementation of the organization’s vision and mission.
Job Role: Managing FIDA Kenya by providing leadership and responsibility for guiding the implementation of the organization’s vision and mission.
Job Role: Managing FIDA Kenya by providing leadership and responsibility for guiding the implementation of the organization’s vision and mission.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee the
development of FIDA Kenya Strategic Plan and ensure its successful
implementation.
- Provide
leadership and assume responsibility for the guiding vision FIDA Kenya.
- programmes and
work plans
- Oversees the
preparation of press releases
- Represent the
organization within the media and at high level meetings of donors,
government and likeminded stakeholders
- Review grant
and funding proposals
- Enhances the
impact of FIDA Kenya’s programmes and activities.
- Authorization
of payment, signing of cheques and approval of payment vouchers.
- Build and
sustain effective partnerships with government, like-minded organizations
and other civil societies.
- Create an
enabling environment for staff to ensure there is knowledge sharing, capacity
building and team building in the workplace.
- Ensure the
formulation and successful implementation of FIDA Kenya programmes
- Manage the
programmes of FIDA Kenya.
- Enhance the
impact of FIDA Kenya’s programmes and activities.
- Ensure
formulation and successful implementation of the FIDA Kenya strategic plan
and advocacy strategy.
- Build and
sustain effective partnerships with government, like-minded organizations
and other civil societies.
- Effectively
raise resources for the organization from existing as well as new donors
- Develop
programmes and appropriate work plans and activities.
- Provide
effective and efficient management of FIDA Kenya’s human, financial and
information management resources
- Create an
enabling environment by focusing on knowledge sharing, capacity building
and team building in the workplace.
- Promote gender
equality and women’s empowerment
- Raise the
international reputation and profile of FIDA Kenya.
- Secretary to
the council of FIDA and coordinates Council Board meeting and activities
Qualifications:
- Must have a
Bachelor’s degree in Laws (LLB) or Gender and Development studies or
equivalent
- At least 12
years post qualification experience admitted as an Advocate of the High
Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate
- Postgraduate
(Masters of laws) degree, or related field is an added advantage
(optional)
Personal Skills:
- Possess
excellent leadership, managerial and organizational skills, including the
demonstrated ability to lead programmes.
- Knowledge and
experience in human rights, gender and women’s rights issues.
- Project cycle
management,
- Experience in
law reform and policy development,
- Experience in
enhancing Access to justice and Public Interest Litigation
- Strategy
formulation,
- Resource
mobilization and fundraising,
- Project
monitoring and evaluation,
- Budgeting,
- Report writing,
- Training skills
- Must be a team
player, highly self-motivated and self-driven.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who fully meet the above criteria should send their applications along with a detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating expected salary and their daytime contact, addressed to the undersigned to be received by 5.00 p.m. on 4th January 2017.
Only successful candidates
will be contacted.
FIDA Kenya is an equal opportunity employer
The Chairperson
Federation of Women Lawyers-Kenya
Amboseli Road, off Gitanga Road
P.O. Box 46324-00100
Nairobi
Email: recruitment@fidakenya.orgFIDA Kenya is an equal opportunity employer
The Chairperson
Federation of Women Lawyers-Kenya
Amboseli Road, off Gitanga Road
P.O. Box 46324-00100
Nairobi