Jobs Kenya

Company Address: Address Nairobi Art Centre, James Gichuru Road, Lavington, Nairobi, PO Box 21211-00100, Kenya

  • Legal Advisor

    Legal Advisor

    BACKGROUND OF THE POSITION
    LAW is currently looking for a passionate, committed, human-rights oriented lawyer for the role of Legal Advisor, who will be based in Nairobi with frequent travel and will work on projects Somalia and South Sudan. The person in this role will be work closely with the Head of Africa Programmes, administrative and financial staff in Nairobi and legal and programmatic staff in the field. They will take the lead on specific programmes and be given a large degree of autonomy, room for creativity and space to develop the projects they work on.
    The role will combine a technical legal focus with programme management and fundraising. We are therefore looking for an international human rights lawyer with legal, programme management and fundraising experience. Women and candidates from or based in the Horn of Africa region are particularly encouraged to apply.
    POSITION DESCRIPTION
    Reports to
    Head of Africa Programme
    Functions/Key Results Expected
    Programmatic:

    Leading LAW legal projects in Somalia and South Sudan including projects related to:
    Police oversight in Somalia and the establishment of the first independent complaints mechanism for security forces in the country;
    Capacity building and trainings of Somali and South Sudanese civil society and legal aid providers;
    Collection and documentation of evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity in South Sudan for the purposes of taking strategic, groundbreaking international cases;
    Research projects on human rights violations, due process and other issues relating to law and justice;
    Coordination of the Somali Legal Aid Network;
    Close coordination with LAW’s offices in London, Geneva, Colombo and Beirut to coordinate research, legal advocacy efforts and identify strategic cases and other creative legal interventions;
    Working with international lawyers to identify potential for strategic transnational or international casework and working with them to draft legal arguments for such cases;
    Coordinating with other NGOs on joint projects and programmes;
    Serving as the first point of contact for intake of cases and managing the referral of cases;
    Any other programmatic duties as specified by the Head of Africa Programme or Executive Director of the organisation.

    Fundraising:

    Identifying potential donors;
    Writing concept notes, proposals and applications for potential donors;
    Drafting donor reports and maintaining records to enable accurate and timely reporting;
    Attending meetings with donors.

    Advocacy

    Representing LAW at events and conferences as needed, with a view to raising the profile of the organisation;
    Working closely with LAW’s Advocacy Team in order to identify relevant advocacy strategies for projects led by the Legal Advisor

    Administrative:

    Managing organisation website and keeping it up to date insofar as it relates to activities carried out in Kenya and throughout the East and Horn of Africa;

    · Assisting with the overall operation of LAW in Nairobi including carrying out general administrative tasks;
    · Participating and taking minutes in meetings via Skype with colleagues around the world.
    Skills and Qualifications Required:

    Masters degree in law or human rights;
    Qualified lawyer with minimum of 2 years practice experience in human rights, criminal, family or refugee law. Experience working with cases of sexual and gender based violence preferred;
    Demonstrated experience in programme management;
    Demonstrated experience in fundraising and liaising with donors;
    Excellent written and oral English, research and drafting skills;
    Experience advising government or judicial institutions preferred;
    Experience working in the East and/ or Horn of Africa preferred;
    Experience in overseeing the growth or expansion of an organization preferred;
    Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and strong technical literacy;
    Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work on own and take initiative;
    Ability to meet deadlines;
    Flexibility; someone who is familiar with the volatile and unpredictable nature of working in post conflict environments;
    Ability to manage relationships at all levels, possess excellent negotiation skills and will demonstrate excellent communication skills.

    DEADLINES
    Commencement of position: February 2018

  • Legal Intern

    Legal Intern

    Functions/Key Results Expected
    The Legal Intern will assist in legal research and drafting, management of social media, attendance at meetings and involvement in fundraising and drafting of applications. The Legal Intern will perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with the objectives and activities mentioned below:
    Specific Responsibilities

    Conduct thorough legal and factual research on human rights issues and situations in Somalia, South Sudan and globally, as assigned by the supervisor.
    Draft responses to inquiries from LAW stakeholders about the human rights situation in certain countries, the relevant legal frameworks and how human rights challenges should be addressed;
    Assist legal staff in drafting training manuals, presentations and other materials to support LAW legal program development.
    Analyzing and summarizing legislation and policy documents and jurisprudence;
    Maintaining a database of relevant jurisprudence and keeping it up to date with legal developments;
    Any other duties as specified by the Legal Advisor or the Executive Director of the organisation.

    Skills and Qualifications Required:

    Bachelor’s degree in Law; a Masters in Law is preferred;
    At least one year’s experience in working with international, humanitarian, human rights and/or environmental law;
    Demonstrated experience in working with an organisation that reports to donors, preferably including experience in drafting donor reports and writing concept notes and applications;
    Understanding of the Somali context and culture would be an advantage;
    Understanding of protection and displacement issues in conflict and post-context would be an advantage;
    Must have excellent organizational skills and excellent analytical skills;
    Experience planning and coordinating international conferences, roundtables and seminars would be an advantage;
    Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and strong technical literacy;
    Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work on own and take initiative; demonstrated experience working remotely;
    Excellent research and drafting skills;
    A demonstrated understanding of international human rights work and experience working with international NGOs is strongly preferred.

  • Head of Africa Programme

    Head of Africa Programme

    Job description
    BACKGROUND
    BACKGROUND OF THE POSITION
    LAW is currently looking for a dynamic and committed individual to head up its Africa legal programmes. The person will be based in Nairobi with frequent travel. Currently LAW’s programmes focus on Somalia and South Sudan but LAW envisages this expanding in 2018 and beyond. The unique individual will not only run, define and expand LAW’s current Africa programmes but will have a key role within LAW and will be a member of LAW’s Senior Management Team.
    We are looking for an international human rights lawyer with programme management and fundraising experience. The person must be willing and able to undertake both high level technical advice and advocacy but also to undertake daily programmatic and administrative tasks in order to run a regional office. Currently ten staff will report to the position as well as numerous partners however, it is envisaged that this could significantly expand. Women and candidates from or based in the Horn of Africa region are particularly encouraged to apply.
    Position Description
    Reports to: Executive Director
    Functions/Key Results Expected

    Programmatic

    Responsible for leading and implementing the expansion of LAW’s Africa Programme including the creation of a three year strategy with the assistance of the Executive Director, LAW’s Senior Management Team and Board;
    Responsible for leading the implementation of LAW’s current Africa programme. This will include:
    Undertaking programme implementation and oversight of both staff and partners work on LAW projects in Somalia and South Sudan, including those on: addressing sexual violence; accountability of security forces; and natural resource exploitation and displacement. This will include working closely with senior members of the Somali government,; judiciary and law enforcement. This will also included working with LAW’s civil society; UN and donor network in Somalia and Kenya as well as expanding this network.
    Development and oversight of new research projects and publications;
    Identification, preparation and lodging of strategic litigation cases and other creative legal interventions with partners;
    Ensuring LAW projects and programmes are implemented to the highest possible standard through coordination of projects including managing all project staff, overseeing work done in field, etc.
    Development and maintenance of a network of relevant experts;
    Keeping up to date with developments and initiatives in areas relevant to the programme;
    Coordination with LAW’s senior management team and offices in London, Geneva, Beirut and Colombo (Sri Lanka) with a view to the development of the Africa Programme and of LAW as an organisation.

    Advocacy

    Preparing a regional advocacy strategy including social media;
    Identification and implementation of advocacy opportunities with a view to raising the profile of the organisation and its work;
    Attendance of conferences and events as a representative of LAW;
    Participation in high-level meetings, including bi-lateral meetings with senior figures from government, donors, international organisations and civil society;
    Acting as a media-facing spokesperson for LAW in Africa for television, radio, or other news media where required, especially in relation to LAW’s Africa Programme;
    Creating a network of relevant regional partners for LAW;
    Working with project teams, LAW’s advocacy team in Geneva, and project partners on the development and implementation of relevant, effective advocacy strategies designed to enhance the impact of LAW’s projects and the Africa Programme more generally.

    Fundraising

    Creating a regional fundraising strategy including the identification of national and regional fundraising opportunities; preparing concept notes and proposals;
    Maintaining LAW’s current donors and expanding its donor base;
    Identifying and meeting with relevant donors in the region.

    Programme Management

    Oversight of all Africa programmes including managmenet and implementation of projects and project budgets;
    Ensuring reporting deadlines are met, writing narrative reports and checking them against financial reports, working closely with LAW’s Africa Finance Manager and LAW’s global Finance and Operations Manager;
    Taking the lead in seeking security advice and advising with the Executive Director with the assistance of security advisors in preparation for staff travel to Somalia, South Sudan and any other relevant locations.

    Administrative

    Overall management of LAW’s Nairobi office, including oversight of LAW’s Kenyan operations. A finance and operations manager in Nairobi office will run the ‘day to day” of the office:
    Assistance with relevant administrative or operations tasks as identified by LAW’s Executive Director.

    Skills And Qualifications Required

    Qualified lawyer with minimum of 7 years practice experience in human rights, criminal, family or refugee law. Experience working with cases of sexual and gender based violence preferred;
    Minimum 4 years’ experience in programme management;
    Minimum 4 years’ experience in fundraising and liaising with donors;
    Excellent written and oral English, research and drafting skills;
    Experience advising government or judicial institutions preferred;
    Experience working in the East and/ or Horn of Africa preferred;
    Experience in overseeing the growth or expansion of an organization preferred;
    Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and strong technical literacy;
    Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work on own and take initiative;
    Ability to meet deadlines;
    Flexibility; someone who is familiar with the volatile and unpredictable nature of working in post conflict environments;
    Ability to manage relationships at all levels, possess excellent negotiation skills and will demonstrate excellent communication skills.

    Duration of the assignment
    The position would be based in Nairobi with frequent travel to Somalia and South Sudan, and potentially to other countries within or outside of the regions. The assignment will be for a probation period of three months and thereafter a contract of two years. An extension after this time is possible.

  • Legal Advisor

    Legal Advisor

    BACKGROUND OF THE POSITION
    LAW is currently looking for a passionate, committed, human-rights oriented lawyer for the role of Legal Advisor, who will be based in Nairobi with frequent travel and will work on projects Somalia and South Sudan. The person in this role will be work closely with the Head of Africa Programmes, administrative and financial staff in Nairobi and legal and programmatic staff in the field. They will take the lead on specific programmes and be given a large degree of autonomy, room for creativity and space to develop the projects they work on.
    The role will combine a technical legal focus with programme management and fundraising. We are therefore looking for an international human rights lawyer with legal, programme management and fundraising experience. Women and candidates from or based in the Horn of Africa region are particularly encouraged to apply.
    POSITION DESCRIPTION
    Reports to
    Head of Africa Programme
    Functions/Key Results Expected
    Programmatic:

    Leading LAW legal projects in Somalia and South Sudan including projects related to:
    Police oversight in Somalia and the establishment of the first independent complaints mechanism for security forces in the country;
    Capacity building and trainings of Somali and South Sudanese civil society and legal aid providers;
    Collection and documentation of evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity in South Sudan for the purposes of taking strategic, groundbreaking international cases;
    Research projects on human rights violations, due process and other issues relating to law and justice;
    Coordination of the Somali Legal Aid Network;
    Close coordination with LAW’s offices in London, Geneva, Colombo and Beirut to coordinate research, legal advocacy efforts and identify strategic cases and other creative legal interventions;
    Working with international lawyers to identify potential for strategic transnational or international casework and working with them to draft legal arguments for such cases;
    Coordinating with other NGOs on joint projects and programmes;
    Serving as the first point of contact for intake of cases and managing the referral of cases;
    Any other programmatic duties as specified by the Head of Africa Programme or Executive Director of the organisation.

    Fundraising:

    Identifying potential donors;
    Writing concept notes, proposals and applications for potential donors;
    Drafting donor reports and maintaining records to enable accurate and timely reporting;
    Attending meetings with donors.

    Advocacy

    Representing LAW at events and conferences as needed, with a view to raising the profile of the organisation;
    Working closely with LAW’s Advocacy Team in order to identify relevant advocacy strategies for projects led by the Legal Advisor

    Administrative:

    Managing organisation website and keeping it up to date insofar as it relates to activities carried out in Kenya and throughout the East and Horn of Africa;

    · Assisting with the overall operation of LAW in Nairobi including carrying out general administrative tasks;
    · Participating and taking minutes in meetings via Skype with colleagues around the world.
    Skills and Qualifications Required:

    Masters degree in law or human rights;
    Qualified lawyer with minimum of 2 years practice experience in human rights, criminal, family or refugee law. Experience working with cases of sexual and gender based violence preferred;
    Demonstrated experience in programme management;
    Demonstrated experience in fundraising and liaising with donors;
    Excellent written and oral English, research and drafting skills;
    Experience advising government or judicial institutions preferred;
    Experience working in the East and/ or Horn of Africa preferred;
    Experience in overseeing the growth or expansion of an organization preferred;
    Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and strong technical literacy;
    Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work on own and take initiative;
    Ability to meet deadlines;
    Flexibility; someone who is familiar with the volatile and unpredictable nature of working in post conflict environments;
    Ability to manage relationships at all levels, possess excellent negotiation skills and will demonstrate excellent communication skills.

    DEADLINES
    Commencement of position: February 2018

  • Legal Intern

    Legal Intern

    Functions/Key Results Expected
    The Legal Intern will assist in legal research and drafting, management of social media, attendance at meetings and involvement in fundraising and drafting of applications. The Legal Intern will perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with the objectives and activities mentioned below:
    Specific Responsibilities

    Conduct thorough legal and factual research on human rights issues and situations in Somalia, South Sudan and globally, as assigned by the supervisor.
    Draft responses to inquiries from LAW stakeholders about the human rights situation in certain countries, the relevant legal frameworks and how human rights challenges should be addressed;
    Assist legal staff in drafting training manuals, presentations and other materials to support LAW legal program development.
    Analyzing and summarizing legislation and policy documents and jurisprudence;
    Maintaining a database of relevant jurisprudence and keeping it up to date with legal developments;
    Any other duties as specified by the Legal Advisor or the Executive Director of the organisation.

    Skills and Qualifications Required:

    Bachelor’s degree in Law; a Masters in Law is preferred;
    At least one year’s experience in working with international, humanitarian, human rights and/or environmental law;
    Demonstrated experience in working with an organisation that reports to donors, preferably including experience in drafting donor reports and writing concept notes and applications;
    Understanding of the Somali context and culture would be an advantage;
    Understanding of protection and displacement issues in conflict and post-context would be an advantage;
    Must have excellent organizational skills and excellent analytical skills;
    Experience planning and coordinating international conferences, roundtables and seminars would be an advantage;
    Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and strong technical literacy;
    Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work on own and take initiative; demonstrated experience working remotely;
    Excellent research and drafting skills;
    A demonstrated understanding of international human rights work and experience working with international NGOs is strongly preferred.