Job Summary
Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel-FIDA-Kenya Mombasa Office, you will build bridges that will enable women access justice through legal representation, self-representation, alternative dispute resolution, strategic interest litigation, linkages with pro-bono lawyers and through the informal justice systems in collaboration with your immediate supervisor.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Legal Advice & Representation
- Provides FIDA-K clientswith legal advice and referral services when required
- Prepare pleadings and legal briefs
- Conduct Alternative dispute resolution, mediationbetween parties and referralsto Informal Justice Systems
- Courtattendance
- Strategic ImpactLitigation
2. Networking& Building Partnerships
- Assist in coordination ofopen days, legal aid and other workshops organized by the Team
- Represent the Organisation in meetings with stakeholders and strategic partners
- Probono lawyers’ coordination
- Linkages with strategic partners
3. ProgrammeManagement
- Conduct Trainings including clients on self-representation andInformal justice systems
- Implementation of grants (projects) and preparationof donor reports
- Report writing
4. Resource Mobilization
- Identify support in resource mobilization strategies
- Identifyviable projects relevant to the team
- Incollaboration with grants team, develop proposals
- Meetingwith Donors
Requirements
- Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate.
- Minimum 2(two) years post admission experience as a practicing Advocate.
- Certified ProfessionalMediator or Qualifications from CharteredInstitute ofArbitrators.
- Excellent writing, editing, research, and oral advocacy skills.
- Verydetail-oriented with stronginterpersonal, organizational andcoordination skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively, to multi-task, and to work under pressure.
How to apply
Interested candidates who fully meet the above criteria should send an application letter and detailed CV to The Executive Director, FIDA Kenya, E-mail: [email protected] by Wednesday, 28th January 2026 COB. The application MUST include contacts of three referees, one of whom must be a former supervisor, expected salary, daytime contact, job title, and job reference number.
**Only email applications will be considered,**and only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
FIDA Kenya is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any basis (age, gender, sex, race, ethnic origin, social origin, disability, religion, and marital status) and does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
