J.F. Kapnek Zimbabwe

Legal Intern

Legal Jobs
Salary
Negotiable

Job Description

JF Kapnek a registered PVO 1/86 which has been operating in Zimbabwe since 1986 whose mission is to improve family health, reduce child mortality and create educational opportunities for the children of Zimbabwe through the implementation of scalable, sustainable programs is seeking to fill the vacancies below:

Job Title : Legal Intern
Reporting to : Senior Program Officer
Location : Bulawayo

Position Summary
The Legal Intern is responsible for assisting with implementation of the Pathways program packages mainly focusing on children in conflict with the law and rolling out of the Case
Management processes. This will include providing quality Child protection services through established community-based systems. The role specifically entails engaging DSD and
communities in general targeting children and their caregivers in-particular to enable them to access legal services and Child Protection services. Legal intern will work as part of a team to support PEPFAR OVC local implementing partners (LIPs) as they implement the Pathways Project Support the implementation of Justice for Children activities. S/he will collaborate with other Pathways officers and Assistants to contribute to a holistic, integrated and comprehensive project implementation. Responsible for providing operational assistance to LIPs and community cadres to ensure that standard operating procedures for children are adhered to.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
• Provide support in the development, identification and institutionalization of standardized approaches and best practices to implement Justice for children Support community
childcare workers (CCWs), LIP staff and other Volunteers in understanding justice for children programming and being sensitive to the needs of children in need of legal support.
• Support the capacity building of CCWs, Social workers and LIPs to undertake effective justice for children work.
• Support Social workers and LIPs in all administrative engagements with the Police and Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.
• Work very closely with Department of Social Development in provision for legal services
• Create community linkages for broader community engagement in justice for children work.
• Operationalize regular learning and sharing between partners on justice for children
• Contribute to quarterly and annually to strategic planning processes.
• Report any cases or suspicions of child safeguarding concerns via the established channels.
• Act as an ambassador for culture change. Play an active and committed role in embedding the national and international approaches to safeguarding and strengthening the
consistency and quality of the JF Kapnek Trust’s response.
• Participate in reviewing JF Kapnek Safeguarding policies.
• Ensure safeguarding standards are met and maintained
• Support the coordination and distribution of policies, procedures and safeguarding resources throughout the organisation.
• Facilitate linkages of primary packages through referrals
• Support OVC needs assessments and develop their care plans
• Ensure all case plans are updated and inform service provision
• Documentation of beneficiary information and record keeping
• Initiate and attend stakeholder meetings

Administration and documentation
• Conduct case intakes, assessments, care plans, reviews and documentation according to organizational requirements
• Contribute to the compilation and timeous submission of activity and monthly reports in line with organizational reporting guidelines.
• Ensure to contribute to the management of program data
• Documenting success stories, most significant change stories and best practices

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in law
• Demonstrable knowledge of child development, children rights & specifically child abuse.
• Excellent verbal & written skills, proficient in English, Shona &/or Ndebele.
• Proficient in MS Office packages Bachelor’s
• Registered with the relevant professional body in Zimbabwe
• Working experience in providing Legal support to OVC
• Working understanding of the National Case Management System
• Proven understanding of linkages between HIV/AIDS and Child Protection.
• Conversant with community -based models in HIV and Child Protection Programming
• Excellent knowledge of various training and capacity building models (a must)
• Demonstrated understanding of the Education, Health and Child Protection Systems in Zimbabwe

How to Apply

How to apply
Fill in an application form, using the link below
https://jfkapnektrust.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers
JF Kapnek Trust has zero tolerance towards Sexual Harassment and is committed to the upholding of children’s rights. The successful candidate will be required to commit to child
protection/safeguarding and to be bound by the JF Kapnek Child Protection Policy. JF Kapnek does not charge any fees during its entire recruitment process.
Deadline:23 January 2022. Applications will be considered as they are received

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