Senior Legal Counsel Womens Protection (mwd) (ID147)

About us

EUSMS gGmbH is a passionate team of change‑makers dedicated to making a profound impact in Kenya East Africa and beyond. Our organization stands for five core pillars: Entrepreneurship, Stoicism, Mindfulness, Universal ethical principles and Skepticism. We empower entrepreneurs to scale their ventures, create jobs and drive economic growth while focusing on social entrepreneurship development aid, equal rights, education, environmental protection and support for people in need.

Senior Legal Counsel Womens Protection (m / w / d) (ID147)

remote volunteer unpaid part time (10 hours / week)

must be a registered lawyer

You will build and lead EUSMS transnational Womens Protection Program ensuring that women across East Africa receive free legal support, access to justice and representation when facing harassment, discrimination or unlawful workplace practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and launch the Womens Protection program in all EUSMS countries
• Recruit train and supervise local legal teams and case managers
• Develop and standardize global case management systems tools and protocols
• Ensure safeguarding confidentiality and compliance with national and international legal standards
• Liaise with Monitoring & Evaluation to define KPIs and measure program results
• Conduct outreach with NGOs labor unions HR networks community groups and employers
• Train organizations on womens protection policies compliance and safe-workplace standards
• Build and maintain relationships with UN agencies international NGOs and womens rights coalitions
• Collaborate on research evaluation and knowledge generation in protection and labor rights Support grant applications donor engagement and program growth strategies

Requirements

• Build and launch the Womens Protection program in all EUSMS countries
• Recruit train and supervise local legal teams and case managers
• Develop and standardize global case management systems tools and protocols
• Ensure safeguarding confidentiality and compliance with national and international legal standards
• Liaise with Monitoring & Evaluation to define KPIs and measure program results
• Conduct outreach with NGOs labor unions HR networks community groups and employers
• Train organizations on womens protection policies compliance and safe-workplace standards
• Build and maintain relationships with UN agencies international NGOs and womens rights coalitions
• Collaborate on research evaluation and knowledge generation in protection and labor rights Support grant applications donor engagement and program growth strategies

Benefits

• Join an international network of legal social impact and protection professionals
• Lead the creation of a global Womens Protection program across multiple countries
• Strengthen your leadership legal strategy and program-building experience
• Collaborate with UN agencies womens rights organizations and legal aid networks
• Contribute to research advocacy and global justice efforts
• Shape a new continental standard for workplace justice for women

Please include your availability and preferred working hours.

EUSMS gGmbH is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds who share our mission of creating positive change through entrepreneurship and support.