Junior Consultant Kenya | ReliefWeb

ORGANIZATION AND CONTEXT

Microjustice4All (MJ4All) is a Netherlands based non-governmental organization dedicated to legally empower the poor and excluded. By providing people with legal documentation and enabling them to live under the shelter of the law and enjoy the protection and opportunities it affords, Microjustice4All helps them to get out of the poverty cycle. Through the provision of legal documentation, awareness-raising activities, local capacity building and evidence-based lobbying, we aim to enable all people to participate in society and encourage them to be self-reliant.

MJ4All helps to set up local legal infrastructures (Microjustice Country Organizations) that provide services to obtain legal documents with a focus on:

· Birth certificates and various civil documents to enable access to e.g. education, health care, social benefits, microfinance and voting;

· Housing and land registration for property protection, access to collateral and investment opportunities;

· Setting up businesses, cooperatives and other legal entities, and drafting contracts to increase income-generating activities and civil society participation; and

· Legal issues related to the above, mostly related to family law and inheritance matters.

Currently, MJ4All is coordinating Microjustice Country organizations in Latin America (Bolivia, Peru and Argentina), Africa (Kenya and Rwanda) and Europe (former Yugoslavia: Serbia/Croatia), and is seeking to expand its MJ4All network.

Microjustice Kenya, which has been active since 2012, focuses on helping people to get their birth certificates and women’s groups to get legal personality in the slums of Nairobi. Currently, MJ4All Kenya is being set up as the overall MJ country organization in Kenya. This organization will support Microjustice Kenya and open new Microjustice programs in Kenya.

For more information, visit: www.microjustice4all.org

POSITION AND RESPONSABILITIES

The Junior Consultant Kenya will be responsible for the development and coordination of MJ4All Kenya, under the direct guidance and supervision of the MJ4All founding director and business manager.

TASKS AND DUTIES

· Setting up MJ4All Kenya: support setting up MJ4All Kenya as an organization that will become a sustainable social business for legal service provision; including and registering the organization, recruiting and training a team of young lawyers and paralegals, and establishing financial and human resources systems.

· Supporting MJ4All Kenya in the use of the MJ4All method:

o Legal needs assessment: Prepare and conduct a legal needs assessment in Nairobi and identify target groups, in collaboration with local relevant organizations.

o Product development: Based on the results of the needs assessment, provide technical support in the development of standardized legal services.

o Service distribution network: support the creation of service distribution networks, including through cooperation with Microfinance Institutions, NGOs, grassroots organizations, rural entrepreneurs, local government agencies, and church organizations & opening legal outlets;

· Provide continuous technical support: assist country management and staff in drafting country programs and reports. Initiate the design of reporting system. Ensure quality of donor reporting.

· Conduct fundraising efforts: Support the development of project proposals, identify funding opportunities and initiate grant writing exercises. Build relationships with donors and maintain them.

· Support external communication efforts: including setting up and updating a website and facebook, conducting presentations, etc.

· Carry out any other task that may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

· University degree in a relevant discipline (law; public administration; political sciences, project management; development studies)

· Preferably 2 years or more of relevant work experience, which includes experience with project management and in East Africa

· Experience with managing staff

· Fundraising experience and knowledge about the procedures, and possibilities related to East Africa

· Familiarity with legal empowerment and legal services

Please be advised that preference will be given to a qualified international candidate who is currently based in Kenya.

SKILLS & HABILITIES

· Strong skills in English

· Strong analytical and writing skills

· Flexible

· Ability to work in a team and independently

· Affinity to work with a start-up organization

· Creative thinking and problem-solving skills

· Self-motivated

· Sensitive communicator