Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Association des Veuves du Genocide Agahozo is a nonprofit organization established in January 1995 in the aftermath of the Genocide perpetrated against the Tutsis in Rwanda. Our mission is to foster social justice for vulnerable women, children and famili .

Job Responsibilities
• Mapping and identifying childless widows/ers who need legal aid in the preparation and authentication of their wills/testaments.
• Providing legal support to childless widows/ers to prepare their wills/last testaments.
• Draft and writing up legal documents like legal briefs, wills, proxy management documents, property management documents and mediation minutes.
• Providing accurate, timely and effective legal advice to widows/ers.
• Represent the organization in different meetings related to human rights and legal aid.
• Advising widows/ers beneficiaries on their legal rights and obligations.
• Organize and conduct trainings for paralegals
• Maintain contacts with the paralegals.
• Involved in advocacy before different institutions.
• Referral of cases to respective institutions
• Produce a periodic report on the project implementations.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications
• A Bachelor’s degree in law
• 2 years of experience working in the human rights domain and must have a clear understanding of the property and succession law.
• Ability to work without close supervision, i.e, must have initiatives, strong decision making, problem solving and analytical thinking skills and abilities to exercise independent judgment.
• Excellent communication skills with a demonstrated commitment to participatory approaches.
• Ability to handle multi-task and prioritize work in relation to needs and urgency and meet a tight deadline
• Experienced in delivering trainings on legal issues
• Experience in contract negotiation and drafting
• Strong presentation, communication, and report writing skills.
• Computer skills: word processing, spreadsheets, presentations.
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
Interested candidates should submit their hard documents to AVEGA Head office locates in Kigali –Remera not later than 17 January 2020 at 1 Pm. The documents should be composed of: Application letter addressed to AVEGA Legal Representative A recent Curric

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