Kenya: Long-term key expert (indicatively full time 57 months) – Legal Aid Expert

Organization: Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy

Country: Kenya

Closing date: 17 Jan 2018

Project details

Title: Support to the National Legal Aid service of the Department of Justice under the Programme for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery (PLEAD)

Location: Kenya

Sector: Justice & Good Governance

Client: EU

Duration: 57 months

Project description

The Program for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery in Kenya (PLEAD) aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels with a specific result outcome to enhance legal aid and assistance especially for the poor and vulnerable. A subcomponent of PLEAD calls for support to the National Legal Aid Service under the Department of Justice (DoJ) to provide legal services in 12 focal counties of Kenya.

The proposed technical assistance that is the subject of this tender addresses a combined technical assistance package that will provide three categories of TA:

• A permanent key expert to serve for the total duration of the PLEAD project (indicatively 57 months) which will assist the DoJ in implementing the new legal aid bill through an EU programme estimate. The expert will need to start immediately upon award of contract;


• Two experts (indicatively a monitoring and evaluation expert and a regulatory drafting advisor) to begin immediately upon award of the contract; and


• An on-going technical assistance facility (STTA) to provide short-term technical assistance on an on-demand basis as needed during the term of the PLEAD project.

Qualifications and profile

Long-term key expert (indicatively full time 57 months) – Legal Aid Expert

• Minimum of 10 years proven work experience in the justice sector with a focus on strengthening the rule of law and access to justice


• Profound experience in providing technical assistance in the area of legal aid (conceptualisation of legal aid structures and programmes, implementation of legal aid bills, provision of TA to state and non-state actors)


• Experience in capacity building and institutional development of justice sector institutions.


• Knowledge of EU/EDF procedures is considered a strong advantage


• Work experience in similar assignments (implementation of legal aid bills) is considered a strong asset


• Work experience in Kenya or the sub region is an asset


• Proficiency in English is required

How to apply:

All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.

Applications and updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted until 17 January 2018 to: jobs@birdmunich.de.

Please note that only excellent experts meeting most or all of the above criteria and having an excellent and verifiable track record will be considered.