Posted:November 11, 2024
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Non-Profit Organization Management
Description:
Kituo Cha Sheria – “KITUO” is the oldest, most experienced legal aid providing and human rights non-governmental organization in Kenya, and perhaps, across the East and Horn of Africa region. It exists to empower the poor and marginalized and to enhance equity and access to justice for all.
KITUO was established on 9th July 1973, back then Kenya had adopted a fairly liberal democratic Constitution at independence. The colonial laws were not repealed or amended to suit the independence Constitution. In fact, the government progressively amended the 1969 Constitution to suit the colonial laws. The ‘ordinances’ were simply renamed Acts of Parliament thus, an anomaly emerged because the independence Parliament had not deliberated on the laws through the normal legislative process. Most of these laws were inherently unjust because they discriminated on the basis of race, class, and gender. In addition, illiteracy and lack of knowledge of the strange laws put many indigenous Kenyans at a great disadvantage. The l
Job Description
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction to other lawyers, interns and officers.
- Provide legal advice and legal representation to KITUO clients.
- Conduct legal research to build evidence base that informs KITUO’s litigation strategies.
- Legal awareness and education to clients and advocates in matters legal and human rights, housing, land, labour and succession.
- Provide financial coordination and ensure responsible and accountable use of donor funds on programme work.
- Counsel clients and sensitize communities on building a factual basis for their cases.
- Help communities to develop capacity to self-advocate and lobby for legal protection
- Programme work and report writing.
- Coach, mentor and nurture skill and potential of upcoming lawyers.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in law or equivalent qualification.
- Must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current Practicing Certificate
- At least 3 years professional working experience in civil and criminal litigation, with a reputable human rights organization or law firm.
- Knowledge in advocacy and negotiation.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili a must.
- Demonstrable working knowledge of modern ICT tools and systems.
- Demonstrable experience in public interest litigation is a plus.
- Experience working in the NGO sector or donor funded programs is a distinct advantage.
The application must reach us on or before 18th November 2024.
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
