Legal Interns

|Deadline 05-01-2024

PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP OFFER

LEGAL INTERN

1. BACKGROUND

Initiatives for Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights (iPeace) is a Rwanda-based non-governmental organization that strives to enhance the culture of peace in the Great Lakes region through human rights and good governance education.

Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights has been providing free legal services to vulnerable people across Rwanda through its legal aid clinics in Kigali, Huye, Rubavu and Rusizi; and through its toll-free line (8800).

It is within this framework that iPeace seeks to recruit professional legal interns to provide legal assistance in the legal aid clinics based in Huye, Rubavu and Rusizi (Bugarama, Rusizi I and Rusizi II).

2. SCOPE OF WORK

Under direct supervision of the Senior Legal Officers, the Legal Interns will be in charge of:

• Receiving people’s complaints in relation to their rights
• Providing legal advice to clients, promptly liaising with field staff for appropriate follow ups;
• Filling out data in the online data-base for real-time monitoring and data information sharing;
• Following up on each of the received cases to provide timely feedback to the client;
• Suggesting best ways to improve remote delivery of legal services to clients,
• Providing weekly, monthly and quarterly report in the format agreed upon by the supervisor,
• Generating data from legal aid data base to inform iPeace management about any potential topic for advocacy and research
• Performing any other task assigned by iPeace management

3. QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED

Qualifications and experience below are required from any candidate:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized university (law students who have competed all their classes and final dissertation waiting for graduation are eligible to apply).
• Good command of written and spoken Kinyarwanda with very good proficiency in English.
• A strong customer-support attitude
• A passion for justice and fairness
• Strong spoken and written communication skills
• The ability to absorb and analyze large amounts of information
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• The ability to explain legal matters clearly in non-legal language
• Confidence and a persuasive manner
• Time management and strong organizational skills.

4. HOW TO APPLY

iPeace invites qualified candidates to apply for this position by providing the following as one single PDF attachment:

1. A one-paged motivation letter
2. Most updated Curriculum Vitae highlighting key qualifications for the position (2 pages Max) with two references preferably most recent employers/supervisors (email and phone numbers)
3. Notarized copy of the most qualifying degree/certificate

Applications must be sent electronically to jobs@iphr-ipdh.org  or apply using the following link https://bit.ly/3NEqB4p not later than 07^th January 2023 at 5:00 pm local time (Kigali- Rwanda) and specifically mentioning “Legal Intern-Rwanda” in the subject. Short- listed candidates shall be invited for an interview. No phone calls accepted.

Applications from female candidates are highly encouraged.

5. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & NO CORRUPTION

iPeace is proud to be an Equal Employment and Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, age, status as individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, competence, and result-delivery need.

iPeace conducts its activities professionally, with integrity and in compliance with laws of those jurisdictions. As part of its commitment to ethical practices, iPeace does not tolerate acts of bribery or corruption. No person, agent or organization has been mandated by iPeace to receive, orient or facilitate any job application nor is there any fee whatsoever to submit, review, or assess a job application. Any promise/threat by whoever to positively or negatively influence a job application process is null and void.

Done at Kigali, on 22^nd December 2023

Paulin Muhozi

Country Director