Programme Manager (South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia)
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationMBA/MSc/MA
- Experience5 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldLaw / Legal  , Project Management 
Programme Management
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key actors including relevant government and justice actors, donors, NGOs, partners and other relevant groups in the East Africa region.
- Deliver the project(s) in accordance with proposals, budgets, MEAL methodologies, LAW policies and procedures and donor regulations.
- Lead on risk management.
- Lead and coordinate policy, research, legal and advocacy efforts.
- Develop and lead the implementation of LAW’s work with victims and survivors of human rights violations and abuses, including gender-based violence, through building and following up on strategic litigation cases, building the capacity of lawyers and legal actors, creating and implementing corresponding advocacy strategies.
- Monitor and support the work of partners and build their capacity, delivering technical assistance, monitoring, fundraising, M&E and security, safeguarding and other relevant skills.
- Prepare budgets and oversee programme expenditure, and implementation of expenditure plans.
- Coordinate with LAW’s Senior Management Team, and other programme managers as required.
Fundraising
- Develop a fundraising strategy to identify opportunities to ensure the sustainability and expansion of programmes.
- Ensure timely and quality narrative reporting to donors and compliance with donor grant requirements and LAW policies and procedures.
- Lead on concept notes, proposals and donor reports.
People Management
- Lead the Africa team effectively ensuring high calibre staff are recruited and retained.
- Foster an enabling environment for innovation and high performance, ensuring staff are appropriately supervised, develop work plans and engaged in training and development.
- Manage network of technical experts and their consultancy agreements.
- Ensure the Africa offices are compliant with all relevant legal requirements relating to employment law as well as safety, security, health and safety regulations.
Advocacy and Communications
- Devise an advocacy strategy and design products that can be shared with both internal and external stakeholders, based on evidence gathered from the programmes.
- Design and organise trainings, workshops, roundtables and other events.
- Contribute to LAW’s advocacy tools, including factsheets and annual reporting.
- Any other tasks relevant to the position as requested.
About You
- A master's degree in law, or human rights.
- Qualified lawyer with 5 years demonstrated experience working in international humanitarian law, human rights law, justice and accountability, criminal law, or refugee law.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience representing vulnerable individuals in legal aid services and working on cases of sexual and gender-based violence.
- Demonstrated experience in a similar project management position, including planning, design, M&E, and budget management.
- Track record of management skills and experience to lead and motivate a geographically dispersed team.
- Excellent written and oral communication in English.
- Excellent organisational skills, with ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines.
- Proven track record and experience in developing and implementing advocacy strategies.
- Demonstrated experience fundraising and implementing legal and protection projects in complex or conflict-affected environments and liaising with donors.
- Experience conducting international crimes investigations/prosecution and interviewing vulnerable victims and witnesses, and/or experience providing or coordinating the provision of legal aid to gender-based violence victims and survivors in the national or international legal system.
- Experience working in humanitarian contexts, preferably with displaced populations.
- Understanding of protection and displacement issues in the East Africa context.
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to legalactionworldwide.bamboohr.com to apply
