Programme Officer, Global Initiatives, TrustLaw at Thomson Reuters

TrustLaw

TrustLaw is the global pro bono service of the Thomson Reuters Foundation. As the world’s leading pro bono legal service, TrustLaw helps high-impact NGOs and social enterprises, to grow, streamline their operations and navigate complex laws and regulations by connecting them with free legal assistance from the best law firms and corporate legal teams around the world. We also deliver groundbreaking legal research on key social and policy issues that our members use to support their advocacy and law reform efforts, and we deliver innovative capacity-building workshops on legal issues across the globe.

Responsibilities For The Role May Include

• Dedicated support for the following global legal initiatives:
• the TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono, Thomson Reuters Foundation's global benchmark of the scale and trends of the pro bono legal sector
• Social Enterprise, ESG and Impact Investing Trainings
• Pro Bono Consultancy, advising clients on their pro bono practice and programs
• Other global initiatives, as identified from time to time
• Work closely with and support the Legal Manager, Global and other relevant team members throughout the lifecycle of global legal initiatives, from planning, kick-off, to supporting project management and successful delivery
• Develop, distribute, and support engagement with surveys to collect data as relevant across different initiatives
• For the Index of Pro Bono in particular:
• Ensure TrustLaw receives accurate and adequate data and information about legal pro bono practices globally
• Ensure that data is well-organised and analysed to identify trends and recommendations to improve pro bono practices
• Support drafting of reports, content, and materials for initiatives in easy-to-read styles and format, developing graphs and charts as required
• Liaise with and support engagement with the TrustLaw legal network around the world for global legal initiatives
• Liaise with the Programme Officer, Global Service and Community and Programme Manager, Global, as well as the Foundation’s Digital and Design teams to ensure the smooth development of the website and digital assets to showcase global initiatives
• Support strong communications of global initiatives including liaising with the Foundation’s Communications and Digital teams to ensure clear communications to appropriate target audiences (e.g. across social media channels)
• Please note that the person in this role will need to work hours that overlap significantly with core team availability, which may require at least two early or late shifts each week.

About You

• An exceptional independent self-starter with 3+ years of relevant work experience, and a passion for social change
• Affinity for detail and extensive experience working on detail-oriented tasks and projects
• Experience with databases and survey tools (knowledge of Salesforce and/or Alchemer would be an advantage)
• Extensive experience organising, analysing, modelling and interpreting data and information using Excel and/or other software
• Proven organisational abilities and experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience coordinating projects, ideally for a beneficiary-focused programme or service
• An excellent communicator, fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience working in or with the legal and/or pro bono sector would be favourable
• A strong team player, able to work remotely and communicate effectively with a global team
• Demonstrated interest and/or prior experience in international development or social change would be favourable
• Experience stewarding and tracking relationships and partnerships, ideally with law firms or in-house legal teams (or similar), would be favourable
• Ability to work quickly under pressure, to prioritise work and meet deadlines to drive projects to completion
• Willingness to travel internationally

To apply for this position, please apply on our website with your CV and separate cover letter in English describing how you meet the specifications for this role by 17 December, 2021. Applications without a cover letter or sent direct to our team will not be considered.

This is a full-time role based in Nairobi. The salary is relative to the local charitable sector and will be commensurate with experience. Applicants must have the right to work in Kenya.

Salary: The salary is relative to the local charitable sector and will be commensurate with experience.