Legal Volunteer Job Careers – Center for Health, Human Rights & Development (CEHURD)

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Job Title:    Legal Volunteer
Organization: Center for Health, Human Rights &
Development (CEHURD)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Programme Manager
About US:
Center
for Health, Human Rights & Development (CEHURD) is an indigenous,
non-profit, research and advocacy organization, whose vision is “To realize
social justice in public health systems.” CEHURD works with public, private and
civil society organisations to ensure that public health laws are used as
principle tools for the promotion and protection of public health of the
vulnerable populations in Uganda.
About Volunteership Program:
The
Long Term Volunteership Program will be for a period of between 6 – 12 months.
The arrangement involves mentorship opportunities for the candidates to gain
valuable experience and advice for career development in research, advocacy and
litigation in the field of health and human rights.
Job Summary:  The Legal
Volunteer will work under the Strategic Litigation Programme and will be
responsible for performing the tasks listed below towards supporting the
litigation of human rights cases by CEHURD.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
1. Legal Advisory and
Representation:
  • Meet and interview clients for the purpose of
    identifying their grievances and planning appropriate legal solutions
  • The Volunteer will gather evidence and
    conduct legal research to inform any possible litigation cases or policy
    review processes
  • Represent clients in all legal proceedings
    including but not limited to arbitrations, negotiation, settlement
    meetings, court proceedings and other legal proceedings,
  • Draw up legal documents for the purposes of
    protecting the rights and interests of the clients and/or presenting their
    cases before any judicial or quasi-judicial body.
  • Making Court appearances and diligent follow
    up of court and related processes.
  • Guide clients on all legal issues especially
    issues relating to the protection and realization of their health and
    human rights,
  • Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for
    the purposes of explaining the law to clients
  • Identify and challenge obstacles to the
    realization of health and other human rights in Uganda
  • Work in liaison with Programme Officers and
    Managers in CEHURD to engage those in charge of setting health policies to
    implement the solutions reached via research. This will include but not
    limited to preparing Policy or Research briefs, reports, testimonies for
    public hearings, presentations and petitions on health policies.
  • Contribute towards ensuring timely, quality
    and accurate programme quarterly and annual reporting.
  • Develop and expand CEHURD’s strategic
    relations and partnerships in litigation of the right to health especially
    sexual reproductive health rights.
  • Undertake tasks in a creative, self-driven
    and innovative fashion.
  • Identify and implement additional tasks/ideas
    of benefit to the organization (whether directly linked to one’s job or
    not).
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  
  • The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor’s
    Degree in Law and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law
    Development Center or an equivalent qualification;
  • Other Post Graduate qualifications in Human
    Rights and related fields will be an added advantage
  • A minimum of two years’ experience working
    with court systems
  • Adhere to CEHURD values and to actively
    promote their application amongst colleagues.
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Good leadership skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
    skills
  • Team skills
  • Good resource mobilization skills
  • Innovative spirit and willingness to use
    creative thinking.
How to Apply:
If
you believe you are the ideal candidate for any of these opportunities, please
submit your Curriculum Vitae, Copies of your academic documents and a cover
letter in a sealed envelope, clearly indicating the position applied for on the
“top left-hand side of the envelope” to:
The
Operations Manager
Center
for Health, Human Rights and Development
Plot
833, Old Kiira Road, Ntinda-Kiwatule
P.O.
Box 16617, Wandegeya
Kampala
– Uganda,
OR
Email your application to: info@cehurd.org with a copy to nakanwagi@cehurd.org
clearly indicating the position applied for in the subject line of the email.
Deadline: 6th June, 2016.
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