Position: Project Associate – Legal
Location: Kakuma, Turkana West
Reports to: Program
Manager – Kakuma
Job Description
To provide legal advice and support to forced migrants and host
communities on economic inclusion as well as support the organization in
administrative legal matters in an effective and efficient manner.
Responsibilities
- Document cases on economic
inclusion of refugees and host community in Turkana West Sub county
- Mobilize and identify
individual and business groups while adopting a whole- of –society
approach, to strengthen business registration and formation.
- Engage existing community
structures, to improve the legal and social environment for refugees and
host community in the market place.
- Attend to clients at the legal
aid clinic on issues related to establishment and operation of businesses
in Kenya.
- Conduct and participate in
community awareness activities on registration and regularization of
businesses as per the projects requirement.
- Prepare legal opinions and
studies on legal issues related but not limited to the economic frameworks
within Turkana County.
- Prepare responses to enquiries
on legal issues on laws relating to economic inclusion of refugees and the
host communities to beneficiaries.
- Support the identification of
beneficiaries and develop a profile based on their business needs.
- Support monitoring and
reporting of results of economic inclusion of target beneficiaries.
- Support in development of
training materials on registration and regularization of businesses during
project activities. Such other duties temporarily or on a continuing
basis, as may reasonably be required, commensurate with your grade.
- Coordinate and carry out
program budgetary and administrative tasks.
- Support the development of
proposals for fundraising for program work.
- Prepare monthly reports and
donor related reports within schedule.
- Update and manage the client
databases.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Law or
Bachelor of Arts in Business Management or related course
- Two years’ experience working
with an NGO/Humanitarian field in economic integration or refugees and the
host community is an added advantage.
- Knowledge of the Kenyan legal
system relating to business and regional and international instruments on
refugees and human rights.
How to apply
To submit your application, send a cover letter along with a
detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating expected salary, 3 professional referees
including your last supervisor and their email and telephone contacts, to be
received by 5.00pm, Moday 13th July 2020 to:
The Recruitment Committee
Subject Line:“Application for PA in Kakuma“
Email: careers@rckkenya.org
The Recruitment Committee
Subject Line:“Application for PA in Kakuma“
Email: careers@rckkenya.org
Only successful
candidates will be contacted.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
RCK is an equal opportunity employer.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
RCK is an equal opportunity employer.