Job Title: Legal Assistant (11 Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: The Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA Uganda)
Duty Station: Kampala, Lwengo, Kabale, Gulu, Lira, Nebbi, Kamuli, Mbale, Kapchorwa, Arua, Uganda
Reports to: Legal Officer
About US:
Uganda Association of women Lawyers (FIDA-Uganda) is a membership-based feminist organization established in 1974 to promote and defend human rights with emphasis on women and children as beneficiaries across the country. FIDA-Uganda’s mission is to advance gender equality through the promotion of women’s and children’s rights and its priority areas include; to promote justice frameworks that are gender responsive; to enhance social justice economic empowerment and inclusion for women; to promote gender justice through strategic partnerships and to enhance the capacity of FIDA-Uganda as a center for legal excellence for women lawyers. It also advocates for policies and practices at the national, regional, and international levels that more effectively protect the rights of women. FIDA-Uganda operates nationwide with a Secretariat in Kampala and other satellite districts across the country.
Job Summary: The Legal Assistant will be responsible to support the overall implementation of all project activities in the designated district specifically providing support to the Legal Officer to monitor and record strategic interventions; prepare periodic reports; Identify and address advocacy issues; support in creation and strengthening strategic partnerships to advance the organisations mandate in the region, among others.
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold an Honors Degree in Law from a recognized University
- Post graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre (or in progress)
- Negotiation, mediation, conciliation and arbitration skills
- Excellent research, analytical, writing and presentation skills
- Proven ability to engage constructively with district officials, Government, Civil Society and other sectors and others.
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications, updated CVs and credentials via Email to: [email protected] or hand deliver to the Human Resource Officer indicating the position applied for on the envelope.
Deadline: Friday 6th March 2023
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