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Programme Manager – Legal at Kituo Cha Sheria (KITUO)
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 6 days ago (18 Sep 2026) Deadline: 25 Sep 2026 Updated 5 days ago
Job Description
The Programme Manager – Legal leads the national legal aid programme, providing strategic direction and technical oversight. They ensure high‑quality client screening, counseling, court representation and case management across Kenya. The role also designs implementation frameworks, manages budgets and builds pro‑bono partnerships to expand services. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree (or higher) and 5–6 years of programme coordination experience.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, or a related field
- postgraduate qualifications such as MBA, MSc or Postgraduate Diploma are advantageous
- • Minimum 5–6 years of programme coordination or management experience, including budget oversight
- • Strong leadership, reporting and analytical abilities
- • Excellent communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills
- • Proven experience in legal case management and quality assurance
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for the Legal Aid and Empowerment Programme nationwide
- • Oversee client screening, legal advice, counseling, pleadings, court representation and complaint handling
- • Conduct legal research and represent clients in courts, tribunals and public‑interest litigation
- • Develop workflow systems, client feedback mechanisms and monitoring & evaluation frameworks
- • Coordinate mobile legal aid clinics and set professional quality and confidentiality standards
- • Create implementation workplans and budgets to expand pro‑bono networks and legal aid services
- • Mobilise resources and develop partnerships to sustain programme activities