Programmatic
Oversee, support, and coordinate with the project team to ensure high quality programming with gender-sensitive and trauma-informed approach.
Proactively engage with national, humanitarian and other relevant stakeholders to advance the programme's goals and informed protection delivery especially for GBV survivors.
Support capacity building and training of LAW's network of civil society organisations and identify avenues for innovative learning opportunities.
Conceptualize, coordinate, and undertake participatory research, surveys, for the implementation of evidence-based programming.
Monitor project activities, in collaboration with management, and coordinate, follow up, support and collate accurate and timely reporting by the partners.
Organise regular strategy and coordination meetings, internal and with partners.
Coordinate and submit monthly reports on indicators and short narrative report to the Programme Manager and the Grants Manager.
Ensure the programme activities are in line with LAW policies and procedures including. security, code of conduct and safeguarding.
Provide operational support to the programme to ensure planning, financial monitoring, M&E, safeguarding and other support is available for implementation.
Develop SOPs, and implementation of physical/digital security and safety procedures.
Advocacy and Communications
Support the implementation of the advocacy strategy and design products that can be shared with both internal and external stakeholders.
Participate in coordination group meetings and workshops to identify avenues for knowledge-sharing and coordination for interventions, especially on GBV prevention.
Support LAW hosted events: liaising with panellists, preparing concept notes, agendas, flyers, and circulating all to participants.
Coordinate and ensure that website and social media content related to the programmes is up to date.
Fundraising
Draft concept notes to expand LAW's programmes.
Lead the drafting and review of donor reports.
Draft donor briefings with visually appealing stories to highlight LAW's impact of projects.
People Management
Support the programme team effectively, ensuring high-calibre staff are recruited and retained.
Develop work-plans, which ensure training and development opportunities.
Support the Programme Manager and HR to ensure LAW is compliant with all relevant legal requirements relating to employment law, safeguarding, security, health and safety.
Legal
Research support in preparing legal documents.
Support in designing and delivering trainings and briefings on topics related to LAW's programmes, and design related informative tools.
Provide regular updates and analysis on key contextual developments.
Any other duties as specified by the Programme Manager or LAW's Senior Management Team.
About you:
The right to work in Kenya;
Bachelor's degree in law, human rights, international law or related field.
Minimum 4 years relevant experience, with a focus on international criminal law, or international human rights law, or refugee law.
Experience managing projects and programmes in the humanitarian and development sector and in project planning, design, monitoring and evaluation.
Experience working with vulnerable individuals is essential, with experience working with victims and survivors of gender-based violence.
Experience working with national civil society organisations in fragile contexts where civic space is restricted.
Experience working across insecure or conflict-affected and fragile environments and demonstrated understanding of protection challenges within the region.
Proven knowledge and experience in implementing protection interventions, interviewing at-risk communities and gender programming is preferred.
Demonstrated experience in.
Experience of managing variable workload, attention to detail and meeting tight deadlines.
Excellent drafting and communication skills in English.
Excellent research and analytical skills.
Active listening and analytical skills with ability to make sound judgment.
Ability and skills to establish positive relationships with various stakeholders.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint, and strong technical literacy.
Travel to the regions will be required.