Job Title: Legal Assistant (3 Career Jobs)
Organisation: NUDIPU
Duty Station: Kampala, Iganga and Lira, Uganda
Reports to: Programme
Officer- Legal
Officer- Legal
About NUDIPU:
The National Union of Disabled
Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) is an umbrella organization promoting the rights of
Persons with disabilities in Uganda with the vision of having ‘a dignified
society for all’. NUDIPU exists to build a unified voice for PWDs for full
realization of their rights and inclusive development through support and
advocacy.
Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) is an umbrella organization promoting the rights of
Persons with disabilities in Uganda with the vision of having ‘a dignified
society for all’. NUDIPU exists to build a unified voice for PWDs for full
realization of their rights and inclusive development through support and
advocacy.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receive
complaints of PWDs - Perform
Legal research - Draft
legal documents - Read
case law and prepare case briefs - Prepare
responses to complaints - Organize
case files - Keep
clients informed by maintaining contact and communicating case progress - Document
all cases received/reported to build NUDIPU’s data base for reference
purposes - Actively
coordinate community Paralegals to ensure effective service delivery to
clients
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicants should hold Bachelor’s degree in Law is a must. - The
ideal candidate should have a minimum of one years’ experience in legal
affairs - Good
knowledge and understanding of the local languages is an added advantage - Excellent
analytical and report writing skills - Good
communication skills both written and oral - Possess
the ability to learn - Ability
to work under minimum supervision - Proven
ability to build teams - Computer
literacy skills i.e. database, power point, Excel and Microsoft Word - Ability
to work with local communities - Ability
to work with various categories of PWDs
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send their cover letters, copies of academic
transcripts and resumes to the “Executive Director.”
interested candidates should send their cover letters, copies of academic
transcripts and resumes to the “Executive Director.”
The candidates should
physically deliver their application at the NUDIPU offices in Kampala,
physically deliver their application at the NUDIPU offices in Kampala,
Plot 530 Bukoto- Kisaasi Road
or through Post office, P.O. Box 8567 Kampala. Uganda
or through Post office, P.O. Box 8567 Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: Monday, 10th November, 2014
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