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Natural Justice is an organisation rooted in the struggles of communities in Africa. As a team of pioneering lawyers and legal experts, we specialise in human rights and environmental law in pursuit of social and environmental justice.
Key Roles:
Technical Advice
Supporting and aiding the Defending Rights team in appraising strategic impact assessments, environmental impact assessments, and other project decision making processes.
Supporting Community Environmental Legal Officer (CELOs) to advise community organizations and partners on legal processes.
Provide litigation support to advocates which may include but is not limited to legal research, drafting of pleadings and trial preparations.
Supporting the tracking of Natural Justice and other legal organization court cases and legal processes within East Africa
Policy and Legal Reform
Supporting Natural Justice in making submissions before the Kenyan Government, regional bodies or international institutions.
Support the tracking of various policy and legal reform that revolves around Natural Justices work.
Supporting Natural Justice’s JETA, ECLA and AED initiatives.
Legal Empowerment
Develop a deeper understanding of the impact of projects that community members experience by traveling to and spending time with communities, community-based organizations, and community paralegals.
Learn and support the application of legal empowerment methodologies through supporting the work of the NJ community paralegals.
Carry out research on projects and legal violations, and train affected individuals.
Guide and train affected communities in drafting letters and complaints and making submissions.
Assist in the case management process-case logs and case tracking forms.
Provide input into the improvement of legal empowerment methodologies and conduct legal empowerment to communities.
Engage with administrative decision-making institutions and processes in Kenya, including understanding the role of the National Environmental Management Authority, Water Resources Authority, Kenya Wildlife Service, and Kenya Forest Service, etc in addressing legal violations.
Research, Communications and Knowledge Management
Update database on case laws relevant to NJ work.
Support CELOs to undertake research on environmental justice issues, such as legal violations, institutions, law applicable, and possible remedies.
Work with the NJ legal and research teams to analyse the efficacy of national and international environmental and human rights laws.
Work with the Communications Officer to use media channels to disseminate key information from the research.
Reporting and Project Management
Attend and contribute actively and constructively at all team and program meetings.
Provide accurate and timely information on program activities for reporting, compliance and
fundraising.
Prepare relevant reports and updates as and when required.
Regularly communicate and liaise with team members on project and case activities.
Add relevant information and tasks on the program management tools and upload all
information related to NJ work on the organization’s SharePoint.
Finance and Administration
Keep records of all expenditures and provide to the administration and finance officer as directed
and in a timely manner.
Qualifications & Experience
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized university.
An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
Knowledge of Kenya’s constitutional and administrative law, including human rights, land& environmental law.
Minimum of 1 year relevant work experience in any public interest law and passionate about environmental law, indigenous communities and the climate.
Keen interest in and commitment to advancing marginalized communities' rights, particularly in their environments.
Computer literacy- Understanding of data entry, basic computer skills and knowledge of databases.
Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and Kiswahili.
Keen interest in and commitment to advancing the rights of marginalized communities, particularly in relation to their environments.
Conviction in and commitment to constitutionalism and principles of environmental justice.
Good legal research skills in law, policy and social issues.
Experience in conducting fieldwork and working with marginalized communities.
Experience communicating complex legal issues in an accessible way to communities.
Experience relating research or project experiences to policy advocacy.
Experience conducting primary and/or desktop research and preparing clear and analytical
reports (with proof of published work).
Experience writing applications and reporting to donors.
Experience in program management, including budgeting, project planning, contract
drafting, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.
An understanding of and experience in the socio-political environment and civil society work
in the region.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Citizen of Kenya or have authorization to work in Kenya
