Summary
Date Posted: 5th April 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full_Time , Currency: KES , Value: 27000 , Minimum: 18000 , Maximum: 81000 , Period: MONTH

JOB DETAILS:
Established in 1959, the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya) is a non-partisan, membership non-governmental organization with a membership drawn from the Bar and Bench. The primary Mission of the organization is to promote human rights, justice and democracy in Kenya and around Africa through the application of legal expertise and international best practices. ICJ Kenya has distinguished itself with its consistent tract record of well-informed advocacy and leadership and is today widely acknowledged as a premier human rights organization in Kenya and around Africa.
ICJ Kenya seeks to fill the vacancy as detailed below and invites suitably qualified Kenyans to apply.
Position: Executive Director
The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists is looking to fill the position of Executive Director. This is a fulltime Position and the job holder will be answerable to the Governing Council.
Overall Purpose of the Job
To provide strategic direction to the organization while leading a team of professional and support staff to achieve the Strategic goals of ICJ Kenya. The job holder will report to the ICJ Kenya Governing Council. He or she will work with funding partners, donors and other civil society actors to ensure that ICJ Kenya remains relevant, credible and financially stable to achieve the vision and mission of the organization while retaining a competent and motivated team to deliver on the organizations Mission.

Personal Qualification and Attributes
• The ideal candidate should possess background training in Law, with a Master's Degree in Human Rights, Social Sciences.
• The candidate should possess at least 15 years post admission experience and 10 years working experience, including strategic leadership skills, people management skills, fundraising and networking.
• Must possess a deep understanding of donor funding, governance context and human rights situation in Kenya and around Africa.
• Must be a transparent leader with high integrity.
• The candidate should possess strong organizational capabilities including providing leadership on programme development, facilitation of task, planning and delegation
• The candidate should possess strong resource mobilization skills to ensure financial sustainability of the organization
• Demonstrable previous managerial experience at policy level is necessary.
• Excellent writing skills.
• The candidate must be proactive and should possess the skills to coach and motivate a team of professional and support staff to achieve the organizational strategic goals.
• The candidate must have the ability to represent ICJ Kenya in a variety of situations from the grassroots to high levels and must possess good diplomatic and communications skills..

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Job application procedure
To view the full Job Advert, kindly visit the opportunities area on our website: www.icj-kenya.org  Please send your Application Letter, CV and relevant certificates to; The Chairman, ICJ Kenya, P.O. Box 59743-00200, Nairobi or Email recruitment@icj-kenya.org  . Your application should be received on or before 25th April 2019. ICJ Kenya is an equal opportunity employer and suitably qualified Kenyans are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.