Job Title: Legal Officer
Hiring Organization: Kituo Cha Sheria
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES Competitive
Date Posted: 09/16/2023
Kituo Cha Sheria-Legal Advice Centre (KITUO) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) whose mission is to empower the poor and marginalized people to effectively access justice and realize their human and people’s rights. This is done through advocacy, networking, lobbying, legal aid and education, legal representation and research.
KITUO seeks to recruit a qualified, energetic, dynamic, result-oriented and capable person to fill the Legal Officer position in the Legal Aid and Education Program in the Head Office in Nairobi. He/she will report to the Coordinator, Legal Aid and Education Programme and will primarily be responsible for direct legal services provision through legal aid, advice and representation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide legal aid including advice and court representation to KITUO clients in single-welfare and public interest cases.
- Conduct legal research that informs litigation strategies.
- Conduct legal awareness and education outreaches to communities in matters relating to KITUO’s core mandate areas i.e. housing, land, labour, succession and human rights generally.
- Support fundraising initiatives for the Legal Aid and Education Programme
- Provide legal counselling for clients and communities on their cases.
- Support self-representing litigants in self-representation and drafting of court pleadings
- Prepare detailed programme and donor reports on interventions undertaken, cases and trends
- Recruit private practitioners and work with those who are enlisted into the volunteer advocates’ scheme
- Support the community and prisons justice centres with direct legal services where necessary
- Represent the organization in stakeholder meetings on access to justice and human rights
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.
- Must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current practising certificate
- At least 3 years professional working experience in civil and criminal litigation, with a reputable human rights organization or law firm.
- At least 1 year’s experience in public interest litigation.
- Excellent written and verbal skills in English and Kiswahili
- Good working knowledge of modern information, communication and technology systems
- Knowledge in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms
How To Apply
Applications indicating the job reference number above, including a detailed curriculum vitae with at least three referees and copies of relevant testimonials, day telephone number, email address and an indication of present and expected remuneration should be addressed to:
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
KITUO CHA SHERIA LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE
P.O. Box 7483 – 00300
RONALD NGALA
NAIROBI
E-mail: hr@kituochasheria.or.ke
The application must reach us on or before 25th September 2023. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
