Current Opportunities at IDLO - International Development Law Organization

The Legal Researcher’s duties and responsibilities will include:

• Carry out research and develop reports on different thematic areas as identified by project beneficiaries for consideration in decision-making for TOC response initiatives at the country level.
• Provide research support for developing regional and national policy, legal, and operational frameworks for TOC.
• Provide research support for developing training manuals, readers and other training tools for TOC investigators, prosecutors, Magistrates and Judges.
• Provide research support for developing and implementing regional and national collaborative frameworks for TOC response across countries.
• Any other necessary task(s) related to fulfilling the objectives of the Project.

The Consultant will deliver the following:

• An Inception Report detailing the approach/methodology, clear milestones and timelines , and a detailed work plan.
• Research Reports and Products of the research assignments allocated.
• Monthly Progress Reports adhering to IDLO’s reporting template and documenting research support provided, achievements of the research work, the key results realized and the expected deliverables for the subsequent month, to be submitted by the 25th of every month.

Job Requirements
Education

• A Bachelor’s degree in Law or related fields from a recognized university.
• A Master’s degree in Law or a related field will be an added advantage.
• A Certificate of training in legal research will be an added advantage.

Work Experience

• A minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience in legal research, analysis and writing.
• Experience providing research support for the development of training curricula, manuals, guidelines, standard operating procedures, digests or related research products.
• Demonstrated understanding of the criminal justice context of the country of focus.

Technical Competencies

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent work ethic founded on integrity, impartiality, and confidentiality.
• Professionalism in the process of engaging with multiple government agencies across countries.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs and other relevant computer applications.

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• Under the direct supervision of the EATOC Program Lead, the Junior Programme Consultant will provide day-to-day administrative and logistical support to programme work in Kenya, and the region. The Junior Programme Consultant shall report directly to IDLO’s Programme Lead for the EATOC Project.

The Junior Programme Consultant’s duties and responsibilities will include the following:

• Provide research, administrative, coordination, and logistics support.
• Carry out desk research on specific topics to support the development of new proposals, concept notes, briefing notes, status reports, and donor narrative reports.
• Provide legal research and analysis on issues related to criminal justice reforms, including transnational and organized crimes and financial crimes.
• Input, organize, and maintain project-related data and materials, project record files, technical publications, and other references.
• Preparation of routine correspondence, announcements, meeting minutes, and reports in accordance with program needs.
• Facilitate, in coordination with the M&E Associate, the inclusion of project results in the relevant MEL tools (including the Indicator Tracking Table), their analysis, and the development of necessary data collection and analysis tools.
• Support the development of communication/knowledge management products.

Job Requirements
Education

• A bachelor’s degree in law from a university recognised in Kenya.
• A Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law will be an added advantage.
• A master’s degree in law, criminal justice or related field will be an added advantage.

Work Experience

• An advocate of the High Court with at least five (5) years post-admission experience.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience in criminal justice work.
• Demonstrated understanding of the criminal justice context of the country of focus.

Technical Competencies

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent work ethic founded on integrity, impartiality, and confidentiality.
• Professionalism in the process of engaging with multiple government agencies across countries.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs and other relevant computer applications.