Vacancy title:
Senior Legal Counsel

Jobs at:
FIDA Kenya

Deadline of this Job:
5:00 pm on 25th May 2018

Duty Station:
Mombasa, Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
FIDA Kenya is a non-profit, non -partisan Organization committed to a society that respects and upholds women's rights through the provision of legal aid, mediation services, women's rights monitoring, advocacy, education and awareness creation. FIDA Kenya seeks to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the following vacant position:

FIDA/SPO/05/2018: SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL-ACCESS TO JUSTICE -TO BE BASED IN MOMBASA (1 POSITION)

Job Summary: Reporting to Deputy Executive Director, the successful candidate will oversee the implementation of all the Access to Justice Programmes; Legal Representation, Pro bono Lawyers Scheme, Mediation, Counseling, Trainings/Workshops, Self
- Representation, Strategic Interest Litigation and Informal Justice Systems. Monitor & Evaluation and act as liaison with other NGOs, Government departments and relevant bodies in gender related issues at regional, national and international levels.

Minimum Requirements:

• The ideal candidate must have Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized University;
  
• Be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with FIVE (5) years post admission experience and a valid practicing certificate;
  
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in litigation, in gender and women's rights issues, lobbying and advocacy, program planning, designing, monitoring & evaluation and financial management skills.

Job application procedure
Interested candidates who fully meet the above criteria should send their applications along with an updated Curriculum Vitae, including three referees one of whom must be a former Supervisor, also stating expected salary, and daytime contact, addressed to the undersigned to be received by 5:00 pm on 25th May 2018

Send the email to:
The Executive Director
FIDA Kenya
Amboseli road, off Gitanga Road
P.O. Box 46324-00100
NAIROBI
E-mail: recruitment@fidakenya.org 

Only email applications will be considered and only successful candidates will he contacted. FIDA Kenya is an equal opportunity employer.