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• Manage
  and carry out visits to places of detention to offer legal advice
• Actively
  facilitate in awareness/sensitization workshops for communities and security
  officers on human rights and torture
• Offer
  legal support to clients, referrals for legal redress and client follow
  ups
• Significantly
  contribute to proposal writing and other ACTV Fundraising Initiatives
• Offer
  technical support to legal advocacy and networking initiatives for ACTV
• Take
  part in the planning and Budgeting for the Legal department as per ACTV
  guidelines
• In
  charge of preparing and sending periodic reports for the unit as per the
  agreed timelines
• Offer
  legal advisory and interpretation services to management on various aspects
  on the existing law and regulatory requirements, also liaise with ACTV
  external lawyers to ensure agreements and legal documents are promptly
  acted upon.
• Draft,
  Review and advice on MOUs between ACTV and other organizations
• Responsible
  for preparing requisite documentation for renewal of ACTV NGO practicing certificate
  and file all required returns to NGO Board and Company registrar.
• Ensure
  that all Board resolutions are registered with the Registrar of Companies
  and adequately filed
• Perform
  any other work related duties as assigned by supervisor

• The
  ideal candidate must hold a University Degree in Law and a Post Graduate
  Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre.
• A
  minimum of three years of progressively responsible professional work
  experience in offering legal aid preferably with local and/or
  international NGOs and/or non-profit organizations
• Detailed
  knowledge and understanding of development and humanitarian needs and
  issues in areas of human rights and torture.
• Excellent
  interpersonal communication skills to build rapport with staff, partners,
  government officials and development partners.
• Personal
  Competencies: Superior
  organizational skills and ability to multi-task on a constant basis,
  Ability to work under pressure meeting deadlines in a fast paced fluid
  environment, Creative and flexible with good problem solving skills,
  Dynamic, proactive self-starter able to work independently and have
  effective cross-cultural communication skills

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