Natural Justice Available Job Vacancy – Send Your CVs

Natural Justice is a young and fast-paced nonprofit organisation specialising in human rights and environmental law in pursuit of social and environmental justice.

Job Title: Climate Change
Programme Manager

Responsibilities:

Strategic planning and project implementation

• Work with the Executive Director and Hub Directors to further develop, maximise the impact of and expand the programmes across Africa
• Assist in the development of the programmes’ strategies, and manage the planning and implementation of programmes including deliverables, timelines and budgeting

Technical Advice

• Provide technical and legal advice to partners, affected communities and other relevant stakeholders
• Provide comments and training on environmental impact assessments, climate change assessments and other relevant permitting processes
• Respond to inquiries of partners or relevant stakeholders
• Support the litigation of relevant cases
• Deliver presentations, organise and conduct workshops / meetings

Policy and Legal Reform

• Identify and engage with key policy issues and key collaborators
• Provide comments and make submissions on relevant law and policy

Legal Empowerment

• Develop and deliver community trainings on laws and legal empowerment methodologies
• Develop, improve and implement legal empowerment approaches

Research

• Develop research assignments with the programme directors or hub director and researcher
• Write research reports, concept documents, academic papers, organisational reports
• Share research findings with stakeholders and at relevant national and international for a.

Partnerships and Networks

• Identify, build and maintain networks and/or partnerships with relevant stakeholders: government, civil society groups, the private sector and academics
• Represent Natural Justice at key national, regional and global fora and processes on behalf of the organisation

Finance and Administration

• Manage the financial, administrative and procurement processes of the projects within the programme

Oversight and Fundraising

• Provide oversight and support to programme officers and paralegals in relation to programme activities and deliverables
• Assist the country and/or programme directors to identify funding sources, prepare grant applications, report to, develop and manage relationships with funders

Requirements:

• Bachelor of laws with at least five years of demonstrated work expertise in environmental law, including natural resource and/or land law, and administrative law
• A post-graduate degree in law, political science or other relevant social science discipline is desirable
• Experience in conducting field work and working with marginalised communities
• Experience communicating complex legal issues in an accessible way to communities
• Experience relating to research or project experience related to policy advocacy
• Experience with conducting primary and/or desktop research and preparing clear and analytical reports (with proof of published work)
• Experience writing applications and reporting to donors
• Programme management experience, including budgeting, project planning, contract drafting, monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in managing and supervising teams
• An understanding of and experience in the socio-political and civil society work in the countries we work in
• Oral and written communication skills
• Fluency in English and a local language
• Demonstrated experience advocating for environmental justice
• Motivated, pro-active individual able to work under minimal supervision
• Ability to prioritise, act on initiative and meet deadlines
• Ability to think critically and problem solve
• Reliability and attention to detail
• Ability to travel frequently
• Ability to work with teams and to develop and maintain good relationships with community-based or other grassroots groups and partners
• Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds and orientations

To apply, submit a submit email to [email protected] with ‘Application for position of Programme Manager: Climate Change’ in the subject line.

Application Deadline: 11th FEb, 2019