Legal And Programme Officer NGO Job Kenya

Legal And Programme Officer NGO Job Kenya

Legal jobs in Kenya.

As part of our operations, our Programme function seeks to recruit a suitable young person to join our impressive team of professionals as a Legal and Programme Officer- Justice & Human Rights Programme on a fixed term full-time engagement.
Are you young and young at heart, dynamic, open-minded and results-oriented? Are you real, smart-working and honest person seeking an opportunity to be creative and innovative? Do you have a burning passion and disposition to serve and work with children, youth and their communities? Do you have strong interest in human rights and the rule of law? Do you believe young people can change the world for the better? If so, then we are looking for you!
Working under the Justice & Human Rights Programme and under the direct supervision of the Executive Director, the position will entail overseeing the implementation of the Justice & Human Rights Programme activities, providing legal services to children and young people in need and establishing and maintaining broad-based and multi-level partnerships with other actors within the legal and development sectors in Kenya.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities
* Provide technical direction to the development and direct implementation of all project activities of the Programme.
* Prepare periodic work-plans, project proposals and ensure implementation of all approved project activities in line with the Youth Alive! Kenya Strategic Plan 2008-2012.
* Develop, maintain and expand strategic partnerships with relevant governmental and intergovernmental, non-governmental and private sector agencies for the support and sustainability of Programme activities.
* Facilitate public awareness and spearhead advocacy processes on human rights by Youth Alive! Kenya and its partners
* Perform legal assessment, provide legal advice and conduct pre-trial briefings to children and their parents/guardians within the Juvenile Justice Project;
* Provide legal representation to accused child offenders and abused children under the Programme.
* Provide legal advice and all forms of legal support to all our programmes and institutional engagements
* Assist in co-coordinating and organizing meetings, workshops and seminars related to the programme implementation and assist in the preparation of presentations of such workshops and meetings
* Any other duties that you may be assigned from time to time.

Desired Skills & Qualifications
* Must be below the age of 30 years;
* Must be a graduate of Laws and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
* Must have a strong disposition to working with disadvantaged people, an unmatched drive for social profits and bias towards the protection and promotion of human rights;
* Must be a self-starter who can work independently and handle multiple priorities and deadlines;
* Must be an outstanding role model for young people, of unquestionable integrity and high ethical standards.
* Must have excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills with fluency in English;
* Must be a team player with the ability to work with others to achieve high goals in a fast paced and culturally diverse environment;

If you believe you merit our consideration, please email us your letter of application alongside detailed Curriculum Vitae with three referees, email and day-time telephone contacts to be received by the close of business on the Friday 22 October 2010 to hr@youthalivekenya.org

We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by the 15 November 2010, consider your application unsuccessful. Owing to the modesty of the institution’s and indeed the project’s financial and material resources, candidates whose motivation for this engagement is purely monetary need NOT apply.

 

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