Legal officer at Child Fund International

Reporting to the CPC Project manager and working closely with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions and other relevant government agencies, the Legal Officer will oversee legal support services at the CPC for children and their families.

Specific responsibilities

Working in close collaboration with the outreach officer, the social worker, counselor and volunteer children officer, the legal officer’s key responsibilities will be to:

• Coordinate Provision of legal advice on matters relating to child protection issues
• Coordinate court representation for children and families
• Coordinate Preparation of witnesses for court hearing.
• Watch brief for defilement cases referred to the CPC.
• Oversee training materials development and capacity building  for partners and communities on the legal system and rights of children
• Oversee community outreach for awareness creation
• Submit routine reports  to the project coordinator

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law and a diploma from the Kenya school of law
• An advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
• At least 3 years work experience in a child protection related field with a specific focus on Legal aid to children.
• Skills in training and development of training materials
• Experience in advocacy and working with  children at the grass root community level