TrustLaw
is the global pro bono service of the Thomson Reuters Foundation. As the world’s leading pro bono legal service, TrustLaw helps high-impact NGOs and social enterprises, to grow, streamline their operations and navigate complex laws and regulations by connecting them with free legal assistance from the best law firms and corporate legal teams around the world. We also deliver groundbreaking legal research on key social and policy issues that our members use to support their advocacy and law reform efforts, and we deliver innovative capacity-building workshops on legal issues across the globe.
The role
The Foundation is recruiting a Programme Officer, Global for TrustLaw. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of transformations to the TrustLaw programme and play a pivotal role in developing the global TrustLaw community, measuring programme performance and outcomes, and offering new support to TrustLaw’s members.
Responsibilities
Based in Thomson Reuters’ offices in either London or Nairobi, the person in this role will:
Support TrustLaw’s planning, reporting, TOC, and MEAL processes, including by analysing data and preparing roundups of programmatic and project results
Support the stewardship, moderation, and member use of TrustLaw’s online community and portal
Help to coordinate TrustLaw’s flagship global awards event
Coordinate communications projects and liaise with organisation-wide supporting functions
Coordinate community and partner engagement initiatives and global programmatic activities
Coordinate and track small projects to fix glitches in the TrustLaw portal, as needed
Support knowledge management of TrustLaw programmatic processes
Support the TrustLaw Heads with additional programmatic and project coordination tasks, as needed
Key Skills And Experience
You’re a fit for the role if you have:
Experience coordinating projects, ideally for a beneficiary-focused programme or service
Experience managing and/or supporting online communities of beneficiaries or members
Experience tracking and analysing the performance of social impact projects and programming
Affinity for detail and extensive experience using Excel to organise and analyse data and information
Ability to quickly understand and use databases and platforms. Experience using Salesforce is a plus
Experience organising events and driving communications activities
How To Apply
The deadline for applications is 23:59 GMT on 16 May 2021.
To apply for this position, send your CV and cover letter in English describing 1) how you meet the specifications for this role; 2) one example of a communications project you’ve coordinated; 3) one example of project data you’ve analysed; 4) one example of an event you’ve helped to organise; and 5) your availability to start. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
The salary is relative to the charitable sector and will be commensurate with experience.
This role is offered as a two-year, fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension.
Applicants must have the right to work in their country of application (e.g., the United Kingdom or Kenya).
Please note that the person in this role will need to work hours that overlap significantly with core team availability, which will require at least two early or late shifts each week (depending on location).
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