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The Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) invites competent and qualified candidates to apply for the vacant post of Branch Coordinator of which the detail requirements are mentioned here below.

Brief Highlight of EWLA:

Established in 1995, the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) is a non-governmental, non-partisan and not-for- profit local organization mainly working for the promotion and advancement of women’s rights in the country. It strives towards ensuring gender equality and women empowerment through fighting Gender Based Violence and Violence against Women and Children. Since its establishment, EWLA has provided free legal aid service for needy women and children through its structures stretched from its head office in Addis Ababa to the branch offices in Amhara, Oromia, Gambella, Benishangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa; and Southern regional states. Currently, it has opened new branch offices in Somali and Afar Regional States. EWLA has also a structure at grass-roots level in which there are strong 54 Volunteer Committees at zonal and woreda levels of its intervention areas.

Duties and responsibilities

• Prepares annual plan and budget of the Branch Office;
• Establishes committees at Zonal and Woreda levels;
• Conducts regular monitoring visits to Zones and Woredas;
• Conducts and controls the implementation of annual plan at branch, Zonal and Woreda  levels;
• Approves administrative and financial matters related to branch within the delegated authority and set policies and procedures;
• Oversees, follows up and ensures that the legal aid service is given effectively to the victim women in the respective branch areas;
• Maintains healthy and cordial relationship with law enforcement institutions and other organizations;
• Prepares periodic reports related to activities of EWLA as well as regional legal practice and new legislation;
• Initiates regional trainings such as paralegal training and actively participates in selecting the participants in accordance to set criteria;
• Recruit employees at Zonal and Woreda level in consultation with EWLA’s Headquarter;
• Represents the Branch office at all forums;
• Communicating with clients or employers about project, event or campaign expectations and goals
• Collaborating with clients or employers, finance teams and other team members on budgeting and allocating funds
• Delegating tasks to appropriate team members
• Managing deadlines and progress across the team to ensure the project is delivered on time and on budget
• Organizing third-party providers and vendors to deliver elements that can’t be produced in-house
• Overseeing the delivery of projects and making adjustments as necessary to ensure they are delivered to specifications and high standards
• Collecting and analyzing feedback from customers and other project users to gauge satisfaction and success
• Receives customer inquiries and responds to customer issues in a timely and professional manner
•  Performs any other duties assigned as required.

Required Number: One

Job Grade: V

Duration: One-year contract with possibility of Extension

Qualifications and Experiences/Skills

• Professional with BA Degree in Law
• Minimum 5 years of experience in provision of legal service
• Must demonstrate strong interest, passion and commitment to work with women
• Demonstrated experience to effectively provide technical assistance, conducting advocacy and gender-related trainings
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and teamwork skills
• Passionate to serve women seeking legal aid service
• Mastery of the Local Language is Mandatory