Kituo Cha Sheria (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.
KITUO seeks to recruit a qualified,
energetic, dynamic, result oriented and capable person to fill the Program / Legal Officerposition
in the Legal Aid and Education Program.
Ref: KCS/LPO-NRB/APP
He/She will be responsible to the
Coordinator Legal Aid and Education, and will primarily be responsible for
litigation and programme work.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction to other lawyers,
interns and officers
- Provide legal advice, and court representation
to KITUO clients
- Conduct research that enables KITUO to built
evidence base that informs 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.
- Responsible for counselling clients and
sensitising communities on building a factual basis for their cases.
- Helping 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 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 minimum experience in public
interest litigation.
- Excellent written and verbal skills in English
and Kiswahili are mandatory
- Good working knowledge of modern information,
communication and technology systems
- Knowledge in advocacy and negotiation
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
(Centre for Legal Empowerment)
P. O. Box 7483 - 00300
Ronald Ngala
Nairobi
E-mail: hr@kituochasheria.or.ke
The application must reach us on or before 24th February 2016.
Only short-listed applicants will be
contacted.