Project Legal Officer at Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA)

Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA)

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Project Legal Officer

Project Legal Officer at Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA) October 2024

Position: Project Legal Officer
Job Type: Full-time
Duty Station: Tanga

ABOUT TAWLA
Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA) is a Non-Governmental
Organization
established in 1989 and registered under the Societies Act of 1990. The
organization is compliant with the NGOs Act of 2002 though obtained an
NGOs status in 2019.
The aims and objectives of the organization are to advocate for gender
equality and to promote human dignity and gender justice through policy,
community action, media engagement, and legal and institutional
reforms.

To this end, TAWLA envisages a society that respects, upholds, and enhances responsibilities and empowers women.
Its mission is to collaborate with relevant stakeholders in creating a
conducive legal and policy environment, providing diverse platforms on
sectoral reform and ensuring access to justice through legal aid
services, advocacy, awareness raising, strategic litigation, and
research and publications on issues affecting women and children.

ABOUT THE PROJECT
Violence
against women and children, is an everyday reality for the majority of
women and children in Tanzania. Given its widespread prevalence,
addressing violence against women and girls should be a central
development goal.
In Tanzania, violence against women and children hinders the country’s
ability to reach its full economic potential, diverting resources from
their optimal utilization and negatively impacting the country’s efforts
to achieve Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) 2030, African Agenda 2063 – The Africa We Want, Tanzania
Development
Vision 2025, Tanzania Youth Development Policy 2007, National Strategy
for Youth Involvement in Agriculture 2016-2021, and Country Development
Cooperation Strategy (CDCS). Addressing these significant challenges necessitates

TAWLA’s
implements the project titled “Increasing Sustainable Access to Justice
for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Survivors at Bombo Hospital one stop
center.”
Under this project, GBV survivors at Bombo Regional Hospital one stop
center will be provided with comprehensive legal assistance, which
includes legal advice, court representation, and the preparation of
legal documents. This endeavor requires an extensive outreach effort to
ensure that survivors are well-informed about the legal protections and
support services available to them.

JOB OVERVIEW
To
improve access to justice for survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
through a legal aid desk at Bombo Regional Hospital One Stop Center
(OSC)- Tanga.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1: Enhance capacity of the Bombo Regional Hospital OSC to deliver quality and comprehensive services to GBV victims/survivors.
2: Improve coordination and referral system between the Centre and TAWLA as well as other stakeholders.
3: Increase GBV victims/survivors’ access to justice through legal support coordinated at the center.
4:
Ensure that the organization and its mission, programs, products and
services are consistently presented in a strong, positive image to
relevant stakeholders.
5: Supervise legal representation to clients.
6: Provide technical support during preparation of pleadings, proof of evidence, and legal briefs.
7: Undertake programs and projects related to the organization.
8: Supervise and provide technical support during undertaking of legal research when necessary.
9: Coordinate and keep record of all cases/matters handled at the OSC in the region.
10: To prepare the Legal aid roster and contact members in court and inform the head quarter on the status.
11: Prepare weekly reports for the organization.
12:
To train and sensitize the community leaders, law enforcers, local
government leaders, religious leaders, community members and women on
human rights issues and GBV.
13: Undertaking any other duties appropriate as may be assigned from time to time.

DURATION AND TIMELINE
The provision of legal aid work is expected to be conducted within a period of 12 months from the date of signing the contract.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
The Legal Officer should have the following qualifications:
1: A degree in law (LLB) from a recognized institution.
2: Current practicing license with the Bar Association.
3: At least 3 years of experience in legal practice, particularly in GBV cases, human rights, or family law.
4: Sound knowledge of legal framework and procedures
5:
Excellent command in English (Both verbal and written communication) 6:
Experience working with survivors of trauma or vulnerable populations
is highly desirable.
7: Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams, including health, social work, and law enforcement professionals.
8: Strong advocacy, negotiation, and representation skills.

MODE OF APPLICATION
Qualified candidates are requested to submit:
This is Full-time
Job, A cover letter outlining their interest and qualifications. A
detailed CV. 2: Contact information for at least three professional
references. To apply, please send your application (CV and Cover letter ONLY) to office@tawla.or.tz not
later than 31st October 2024, 1700HRS. Applications which will be send via other emails will not be considered.
NB: TAWLA is an equal opportunity employer.
Applicants must have never been convicted of a violation of children’s rights.
Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted