Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 13, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Lawyers of hope is a Non-Governmental Organization with the mission to seek and reach out to the most vulnerable members of the Rwandan Society, in particular Children, Prisoners, Women and other needy people, to seek justice on their behalf, and to share with them Christ Love and compassion. Funded by Netherland Embassy-Rwanda through RCN J&D, LOH is implementing a project entitled UBUTABERA BWEGEREYE UMUTURAGE (UBU). .

Job Responsibilities:
• Providing accurate, timely and effective legal advice to beneficiaries;
• Advising beneficiaries on their legal rights and obligations;
• Writing up legal documents like legal briefs and mediation minutes;
• Involved in out of court settlements;
• Preparing arguments to be heard in a trial;
• Conducting mobile legal clinics in communities;
• Conducting community dialogues
• Involved in advocacy before different institutions;
• Participate and Conduct campaigns at the grassroots levels;
• Referral of cases to respective institutions;
• Conducting family mediation in case involving women or children;
• Submitting beneficiaries’ submissions to court via IECMS system (electronic filing)
• Maintaining contact with local authorities of the project working districts
• Maintain contacts with the paralegals working in the project districts
• Produce a periodic report on the project implementation;
• Represent the organization in different meetings, seminars and/or workshops related to human rights and legal aid in the respective areas of the project coverage.
Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law and other related fields
• At least 2 years of experience working in the legal domain,
• Demonstrated capacity in community mobilization,
• Proven experience in community sensitization,
• Varied experience in delivering training and other capacity-building initiatives on legal issues,
• Proven ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people in communities,
• Excellent in reporting,
• Excellent communication skills with a demonstrated commitment to participatory approaches,
• Excellent written and spoken English and Kinyarwanda (French is an added asset),
• Ability to use ICT to access information and prepares reports.
• Able to travel and perform field activities
Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
Interested candidates should send their CV, along with a motivation letter addressed to the president of LOH (Executive Committee) outlining what experience and skills suit you to this post, a certified copy of your degree, along with your full contact details, including mobile telephone number, two recommendation letters, one of which should be from your pastor or leader of your church. The application should be delivered to LOH’s office, located at Kacyiru, Solace Ministries building behind Telecom House. KG 563 S.

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