Duties for the Legal Officer Job
Provide legal advice on matters relating to child protection issues and court representation for child protection cases at the CPC.
Prepare child witnesses from the CPC for hearings in court.
Watching brief in cases of defilement referred to the CPC.
Develop a capacity building plan for partners and communities on child protection issues and court representation for child protection cases for CPC.
In consultation with the project team, develop training materials for partners and community trainings on child rights.
Disseminate Information Education and Communication (IEC) materials outlining legal instruments that safeguard children and their rights to partners and communities in the CPC.
Training partners and communities on children rights and disseminating legal instrument that safeguard children.
Legal Officer Job Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Diploma from the Kenya School of Law.
Must be an Advocate of the High Court in Kenya.
3 years’ experience working in child protection and/or child rights programming
Key Skills and competencies
Good people skills
Confidentiality
Good report writing skills
Experience in developing capacity building plans
Experience in developing training materials for partners and communities
Good facilitation skills
Experience in developing policy briefs with a view to influence key child protection policies at the county and national level
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