3 Job Positions at Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights – iPeace: (Deadline 25 November 2024)

3 Job Positions at Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights – iPeace: (Deadline 25 November 2024)

Legal Officers at Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights – iPeace: (Deadline 25 November 2024)

TERMS OF REFERENCE

LEGAL OFFICERS

Type of Contract	Full Time/Fixed Term
Issue Date	11th November 2024
Application Deadline	25th November 2024
Number of positions	2
Grade of the position	1-T
Duty Station	Rubavu, and Rusizi
Duration	12 Months (renewable subject to funding)
Link to apply	https://bit.ly/3OkGY69

Where the context allows, words importing the singular should include the plural and vice-versa, and words importing the masculine include the feminine and vice-versa.

1. BACKGROUND

Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights (iPeace) is a non-profit organization that works for sustainable peace in the Great Lakes region through human rights and good governance education. iPeace is legally registered and operational in Rwanda, DRC, and Burundi with a mission to equip communities and individuals with knowledge and skills to build a global culture of peace. The organization’s vision is to see the Great Lakes Region become a place where community members and leaders work together by holding each other accountable in upholding human rights values and principles of good governance.

With financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, iPeace in partnership with International Alert and Pole Institute will implement the “HAKI BILA MIPAKA” project. This project aims to contribute to strengthening access to justice for people in the cities across the border between the DRC and Rwanda.

To achieve this objective, iPeace will implement several activities including the provision of free legal aid to cross-border populations, the capacity building of judicial actors, as well as the training of young academics in international humanitarian law and human rights. This project will be carried out in the Western Province, especially in Rubavu, Rusizi and Bugarama.

It is in this context that iPeace is looking for qualified persons to offer our team technical support in implementation of activities of the project related to the provision of legal aid.

2. SCOPE OF WORK

iPeace-Rwanda is looking for qualified and experienced legal officers to provide legal support to beneficiaries at legal aid clinics established on border areas in Rubavu, Rusisi and Bugarama. Legal aid will also be provided through mobile legal aid clinics that will be regularly offered in different locations in targeted districts.

The legal officers will be able to provide legal advice including assistance in handling cases through IECMS, prepare legal and administrative documents for clients, conduct filed trips to meet with clients, carry out research, and regularly identify and analyse legal issues.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to be a quick decision-maker, ability to work in a diverse team of colleagues from different backgrounds, and to liaise with other implementing partner organization to ensure legal aid activities are operational and effectiveness.

The legal officers will report directly to the Project coordinator with regular interactions with other colleagues and project partners in the field as well as relevant stakeholders. He/she will oversee the legal aid activities to ensure that clients receive free and quick support. He/she will be responsible for ensuring that legal aid services are provided in accordance with iPeace’s policies and best practices.

3. RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilities of the legal officers will include the following:

• Receiving and handling clients’ complaints in a quick and professional way upholding general principles of data protection and privacy
• Making case summaries and present them to iPeace management for adequate decisions,
• Providing legal advices to clients, including drafting court briefs, recommending cases for mediation, filing and monitoring cases through IECMS,
• Following up on each of the received cases to provide timely feedback to the client,
• Suggesting best ways to improve legal services to clients,
• Providing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually report in the format agreed upon by iPeace management,
• Generating data from legal aid date base to inform iPeace management about any potential topic for advocacy and research
• Doing due diligence to contact lawyers or relevant authorities with close coordination with iPeace management.
• Performing any other task assigned by iPeace management

4. QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED

Qualifications and experience below are required from any candidate:

• A bachelor’s degree in law from a recognized university
• At least 3 years proven experience in legal aid provision
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Kinyarwanda with very good proficiency in French (reports and meetings will sometimes be held in French).
• A strong customer-support attitude
• A passion for justice and fairness
• The ability to work well and independently under pressure and to communicate appropriately and effectively within a multicultural setting;
• 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.

HOW TO APPLY

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

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

Applications will be submitted exclusively online via the following link https://bit.ly/3OkGY69 no later than November 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. local time.

Applications from female candidates are highly encouraged.

We regret that due to the large number of applications expected, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Preselected candidates will be invited to the job tests which will be organized face-to-face in Kigali at the headquarters of Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights. iPeace does not bear any costs that a candidate will incur in responding to this job posting.

Telephone or electronic inquiries will not be answered.

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 25^th November 2024

Dr. Elvis Mbembe Binda.

President & CEO

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY

 

 

Hotline Legal Officers at Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights – iPeace: (Deadline 25 November 2024)

TERMS OF REFERENCE

HOTLINE LEGAL OFFICERS

Type of Contract	Full Time/Fixed Term
Issue Date	11th November 2024
Application Deadline	25th November 2024
Number of positions	1
Grade of the position	1-T
Duty Station	Kigali, Rwanda
Duration	12 Months (renewable subject to funding)
Link to apply	https://bit.ly/3V2CSTN

Where the context allows, words importing the singular should include the plural and vice-versa, and words importing the masculine include the feminine and vice-versa.

1. BACKGROUND

Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights (iPeace) is a non-profit organization that works for sustainable peace in the Great Lakes region through human rights and good governance education. iPeace is legally registered and operational in Rwanda, DRC, and Burundi with a mission to equip communities and individuals with knowledge and skills to build a global culture of peace. The organization’s vision is to see the Great Lakes Region become a place where community members and leaders work together by holding each other accountable in upholding human rights values and principles of good governance.

With financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, iPeace in partnership with International Alert and Pole Institute will implement the “HAKI BILA MIPAKA” project. This project aims to contribute to strengthening access to justice for people in the cities across the border between the DRC and Rwanda.

To achieve this objective, iPeace will implement several activities including the provision of free legal aid to cross-border populations, the capacity building of judicial actors, as well as the training of young academics in international humanitarian law and human rights. This project will be carried out in the Western Province, especially in Rubavu, Rusizi and Bugarama.

It is in this context that iPeace is looking for qualified persons to offer our team technical support in providing legal aid through the hotline in implementation of the project.

2. SCOPE OF WORK

iPeace-Rwanda is looking for qualified and experienced legal officers to provide legal support to remote clients through the toll free line.

The hotline legal officers will be able to provide legal advices, processing legal documents for clients through the toll-free line, performing research and regularly identify and analyse legal issues.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to be a quick decision-maker, ability to work in a diverse team of colleagues from different backgrounds, and to liaise with legal officers to ensure legal aid activities are operational and effective.

The hotline legal officer will report directly to the Project coordinator with regular interactions with other colleagues in the field. He/she will manage all calls to ensure that clients who call are provided with quality and quick legal support. He/she will be responsible for ensuring that legal aid services through the Hotline are provided in accordance with iPeace’s policies and best practices.

3. Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Hotline legal officers will include the following:

• Receiving clients’ complaints and ensuring that their data are handled in the strict respect of the law and recognized data protection and privacy standards,
• Providing legal advice to clients, promptly liaising with field legal officers and/or lawyer for appropriate follow ups;
• Filling out data in the online data-base for real-time monitoring and data information sharing among iPeace’s legal aid team;
• 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

4. QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED

Qualifications and experience below are required from any candidate:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized university
• At least 3 years proven experience in legal aid provision
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Kinyarwanda with very good proficiency in French (reports and meetings will sometimes be held in French).
• A strong communication skills and customer-support attitude
• A passion for justice and fairness
• The ability to work well and independently under pressure and to communicate appropriately and effectively within a multicultural setting;
• 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.

5. HOW TO APPLY

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

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

Applications will be submitted exclusively online via the following link https://bit.ly/3V2CSTN no later than November 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. local time.

Applications from female candidates are highly encouraged.

We regret that due to the large number of applications expected; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Preselected candidates will be invited to the job tests which will be organized face-to-face in Kigali at the headquarters of Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights. iPeace does not bear any costs that a candidate will incur in responding to this job posting.

Telephone or electronic inquiries will not be answered.

6. 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 8^th November 2024

Dr. Elvis Mbembe Binda.

President & CEO

 

 

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights – iPeace: (Deadline 25 November 2024)

MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER

Type of employment	Full-time / fixed-term
Publication date	11 November 2024
Deadline for submission	25 November 2024
Duration of the contract	12 months (renewable subject to availability of funding)
Number of positions to be filled	1
Rank	1-T
Place of work	Kigali (with frequent trips to Rusizi and Rubavu Districts)
Link to apply	https://bit.ly/3YZPTPm

 Where appropriate, words that import the singular number should include the plural and vice-versa, and words that import the masculine include the feminine and vice-versa.

1. BACKGROUND

Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights (iPeace) is a non-profit organization that works for sustainable peace in the Great Lakes region through education in human rights and good governance. iPeace is legally registered and operational in the DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda with a mission to equip communities and individuals with the knowledge and skills to build a global culture of peace. The organization’s vision is to see the Great Lakes region become a place where community members and leaders work together by holding each other accountable in accordance with human rights values and the principles of good governance.

With the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, iPeace in partnership with International Alert and Pole Institute has been implementing since November 22, 2024 for a period of four years the “HAKI BILA MIPAKA” project in both the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to contribute to the strengthening access to justice in the Great Lakes Region.

To achieve this objective, iPeace plans several activities including the provision of free legal aid to cross-border populations, the capacity building of judicial actors, as well as the training of young academics in international humanitarian law and human rights. This project will be carried out in Rusizi I,II and Bugarama border posts in Rusizi District and in Rubavu District ant the border posts of La corniche and Poid lourds.

It is within this framework that iPeace is looking for a qualified M&E Officer to provide technical support to project staff and implementing partners in monitoring, evaluating, researching and learning from the implementation of the project.

2. SCOPE OF WORK

iPeace-Rwanda is looking for an accomplished Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to set up a clear and reliable results-based monitoring, evaluation and learning system for iPeace in the framework of the HAKI BILA MIPAKA project.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will work closely with both the project Coordinator and all project staff to ensure data quality and support the project teams in reviewing the results and impact of the project using participatory approaches.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will report directly to the Country Director with regular interactions with iPeace Program Manager.

3. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify problems with the monitoring and evaluation system and modify it as necessary;
• Develop the project’s monitoring and evaluation plan as well as the tools, including the formats of periodic reports and documentation of the project’s implementation and ensure their dissemination internally and externally;
• Ensure the development of dashboards, consolidated reports and project reports (including performance indicators) in accordance with the provisions of the monitoring and evaluation manual and ensure their dissemination;
• Undertake and facilitate the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation plan, by regularly reviewing and updating performance indicators, methods and formats;
• Coordinate and ensure the quality of baseline, mid-term and end-of-term surveys for the project;
• Develop data quality assurance processes to ensure the validity, timeliness, appropriate analysis and reporting of all data collected;
• Monitor the project database to ensure proper documentation of long-term results;
• Promote a results-based approach to monitoring and evaluation, focusing on results and their impact;
• Monitor the development and implementation of project activities included in the annual work plan, focusing on results, impacts, documenting successes and lessons learned;
• Design and supervise the management of the computerized system for data collection, control, processing, analysis, production and backup;
• Organize meetings, visits and missions to monitor and supervise activities and ensure the dissemination of the findings made and the follow-up of the recommendations made;
• Organize internal and external critical reflection frameworks in order to identify or inform on the blocking points relating to the progress of the project and monitor the implementation of corrective measures;
• Identify the training needs of the staff and partners involved and organize the necessary training;
• Ensure the implementation of evaluations, studies and surveys;
• Define and supervise the implementation of mechanisms for capitalizing on good practices;
• Ensures that data storage complies with iPeace standards.

4. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

 The following qualifications and experience are required of all applicants:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, preferably in quantitative data analysis fields;
• At least 5 years proven experience in project monitoring and evaluation in NGOs;
• Specific experience in field data collection, including the use of digital survey and analysis experience using both quantitative and qualitative data and primary and secondary data sources;
• Be able to use a collaborative work methodology that allows coaching and training in the principles and best practices of monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience in conducting participatory or monitoring and evaluation research, including the use of tools such as focus group discussions, case study interviews and the results harvesting approach;
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate evaluations, including experience in developing evaluation terms of reference and in recruiting and managing consultants;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel, pivot tables, Access, KOBO, as well as web browsers;
• Mastery of online data management tools and platforms;
• Ability to be creative and innovative to generate new ideas and undertake research;
• Proven ability to analyze and present a convincing argument both orally and in writing;
• Excellent knowledge of English as the M&E Officer will interact with English-speaking partners;
• Knowledge of or demonstrated interest in human rights;
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Be available to start immediately.

5. HOW TO APPLY

iPeace invites qualified candidates for this position to provide the following as a single PDF attachment with your name and position (Example: Bernard MUGISHA, Monitoring and Evaluation):

1. A cover letter (1-page maximum)
2. Most up-to-date curriculum vitae highlighting key qualifications for the job (3 pages maximum) with two references, preferably the most recent employers/supervisors (emails and phone numbers)
3. Copy of the notarized degree as a true copy of the original or of the most qualified certificate
4. Prove of Experience certificate.

Applications will be submitted exclusively online via the following link https://bit.ly/3YZPTPm no later than November 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. local time. (Female candidates are very encouraged.

We regret that due to the large number of applications expected; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and then be invited to the job tests that will be held in person in Kigali at the headquarters of Initiatives for Peace and Human Rights (iPeace). iPeace will not cover any costs that a candidate will incur in responding to this job offer.

Telephone or electronic requests will not be answered.

6. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

iPeace is proud to be an equal employment and opportunity employer and affirmative action. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, age, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, skills, and performance needs.

iPeace conducts its business in a professional manner, with integrity and in compliance with applicable laws. As part of its commitment to ethical practices, iPeace does not tolerate any acts of corruption. No person, agent, or organization has been retained by iPeace to receive, guide, or facilitate an application, nor is there any charge for submitting, reviewing, or evaluating an application. Any promise/threat by anyone to positively or negatively influence an application process is null and void.

Done in Kigali, 8^th November, 2024

Dr. Elvis Mbembe Binda.

President & CEO

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY