LAW is a unique non-profit network and think tank of human rights lawyers who provide creative legal assistance to individuals and communities who have suffered from human rights violations and abuses in fragile and conflict-affected areas. These people are those who often have the greatest need for protection and assistance but are also those who have the least access to legal resources. Most of the time, they do not know that legal assistance exists and often do not know what their options are for legal redress. Since its establishment, LAW has focused on regions experiencing conflict, such as the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, and on key themes, such as sexual violence and accountability for security forces.
Finance Coordinator – Nairobi at Legal Action Worldwide (LAW)
Job Description
Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) is an independent non-profit
association comprised of human rights lawyers and jurists united in our belief
that those who have experienced human rights violations and international
crimes should receive targeted, survivor-centred, gender-competent and
trauma-informed support to access the justice they deserve. LAW’s team operates
on the ground in conflict-affected contexts combining national and
international expertise. We work directly with survivors and their communities,
building their capacity to meaningfully engage with justice and advocacy
processes. Alongside this, we provide technical assistance to strengthen
justice institutions to ensure they are equipped to deliver justice and work
with legislators to promote accountability and the rule of law.
Across 18 countries, LAW implements creative accountability
and justice strategies, including strategic litigation at national, regional
and international levels. LAW’s vision is “a world where all victims and
survivors have access to justice, so that impunity is not a barrier to
sustainable peace.”
THE POSITION
LAW’s Nairobi office manages programmes across Somalia,
Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan. It is strategically based to build networks
and partnerships, and work with a wide range of stakeholders to advance on
human rights and accountability.
We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Finance
Coordinator to work closely with our Programme Managers in the Africa region,
as well as our Finance Manager at our headquarters in Geneva. The Finance
Coordinator will be responsible for strengthening effective management and
coordination of internal and external financial operations as well as
supporting capacity building for our local partners. This will include
assisting partners with the preparation of budgets, related to grants and
funding while ensuring compliance with LAW’s policies and donor requirements.
The Finance Coordinator will play a key role in ensuring
that LAW is complainant with policies and and donor requirements.
MORE ABOUT THIS POSITION
Where? The position will be based at our Nairobi
Office in Kenya.
Duration: Full-time position for 12 months,
possible extension subject to funding and satisfactory performance.
Salary: Insert salary range Kes. 3,660,000 to
Kes. 3,780,000 a year (based on experience) plus benefits.
What will you do? ensure LAW is
consistently producing high-quality master budgets, financial reports, monthly
banking reconciliation and audits are conducted in a timely manner.
You will perform duties in accordance with the
responsibilities outlined below:
Finance and Accounting
- Process
all transactions in LAW’s financial accounting software, in a timely and
accurate manner.
- Prepare
and upload banking payments for approval.
- Prepare
monthly cash calls and quarterly forecasts for disbursements and spending.
- Allocate
admin costs to each grant on a quarterly basis.
- Implement
and monitor financial controls including bank and petty cash
reconciliations to be approved by the Programme Manager.
- Work
in collaboration with the Finance team in Geneva, to ensure that
transactions are accurately allocated and provide monthly intercompany
account reconciliations.
- Collate
all invoices related to the specific grants managed and ensure these are
processed and paid in a timely manner.
- Lead
on local grant audits in Kenya.
- Support
the Geneva Finance team to prepare the yearly statutory audit.
- Review
monthly payroll and ensure timely payment of salaries
- Provide
the monthly exchange rates to be registered in LAW’s financial accounting
software
Budget and Grant Management
- Prepare
in collaboration with the Programme Manager, the yearly fixed costs
budget.
- Ensure
compliance with LAW policies and accounting principles, and donors’
regulations in relation to finance and procurement.
- Deliver
accurate and up to date financial related matters and monthly budget
follow up and spending plans for all grants.
- Prepare
all potential amendments to grants budgets as and when required.
- Support
the Programme Manager with preparing the budget for any new grant
proposal.
- Ensure
optimal allocation of expenses in line with approved budgets and projected
expenditures (master budget, consolidated allocation tables, etc.).
- Maintain
financial archives in accordance with LAW’s internal policy and donor
requirements.
- Draft
and prepare funding requests and financial reports for donors.
- Support
with preparing and managing internal and external audits as per donor
policies;
- Coordinate
and be focal point with partners and implementing partners for LAW and be
able to provide training as and when required to field partners.
- Review
all financial reports from partners and ensure archiving of all supporting
documents;
- Prepare
advance payments to partners as and when required.
About You
- The
legal right to work in Kenya.
- Bachelor
degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, business management or a related
field
- Certified
Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K) qualification or equivalent
professional accounting certification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA).
- Minimum
five years demonstrated experience or more in a similar position
working for an INGO.
- Strong
knowledge of Kenyan statutory and tax requirements, including PAYE, VAT,
Withholding Tax, NSSF, SHIF/SHA, and other regulatory obligations.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills in English.
- Advanced
knowledge and demonstrated experience in Excel.
- Track
record and experience with donor frameworks such as NORAD, US, FCDO, EU,
UN agencies or other institutional donors.
- Experience
with financial management systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business
Central, Navision or similar enterprise accounting software
- Flexibility
and ability to under pressure and meet conflicting tight deadlines.
- Ability
to communicate to a wide range of stakeholders including technical
financial matters to individuals not versed in financial management.
- Creative
and analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills
- Excellent
organizational skills, including ability to effectively coordinate
multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and to effectively problem
solve and troubleshooting.
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Communications Coordinator (Nairobi) at Legal Action Worldwide (LAW)
THE POSITION
LAW’s Nairobi office manages programmes in Somalia,
Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan, and is strategically based to build networks
and partnerships, working with a wide range of stakeholders on human rights and
accountability.
We’re looking for a passionate and skilled Communications
Coordinator to help amplify LAW’s voice and impact across the region. You will
work closely with our Programme Managers on the ground and our Communications
Manager in Geneva to raise LAW’s profile and showcase the important work
undertaken. You’ll also shape and strengthen our regional communications,
collaborating with programme teams, partners, and colleagues across our Hub
Offices, and developing partnerships and networks across the region. In addition,
you’ll be at the heart of storytelling that matters, crafting compelling,
high-quality content for a variety of platforms, especially social media.
MORE ABOUT THE POSITION
Where?
- The
position will be based at LAW’s Nairobi Office in Kenya. You must have the
legal right to work in Kenya.
Duration:
- 12
Months on a full-time basis with possibility of extension subject to
funding.
Salary:
- KES
3,660,000 to KES 3,780,000 a year (based on experience) plus benefits.
Strategic Communication
- Develop
an activity calendar for the programmes (Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan
and Sudan), covering plans for social media, website, press, exhibitions,
events, awards and external communication.
- Monitor,
track indicators and evaluate media coverage, campaigns, publication
prints and digital to maximise efficiency.
- Coordinate
and support preparation of key messaging, research reports, and concept
notes for events.
- Attend
LAW and/or external partner events together with the Programme Manager and
develop relevant content.
- Establish
strong relationships with and maintain list of national and regional
networks and journalistic contacts.
- Attend
field visits (including regional travel) and take professional photos and
videos for championing and profiling successful stories and social media
posts.
- Collate
information from country programmes for the global newsletters and website
content, in coordination with the Communications Manager in Geneva.
Social Media and Digital Engagement
- Collaborate
to populate the global social media plan, in coordination with the
Communications Manager, design, deliver and maintain engaging content for
LAW’s key social media channels, including Twitter, to create impactful
stories, case studies, and other engaging content.
- Identify
and maintain a strong coordination mechanism with locally and globally
hired videographers, photographers, and graphic designers and coordinate
planning and deliverables.
- In
coordination with the Communications Manager, ensure all visual materials
developed meet expectations, and match LAW’s visual identity and vision.
- Lead
on the creation, and design of innovative information toolkits (audio,
digital).
- Maintain
and update content for regional website pages.
- Research
and analyze performance on various platforms and make recommendations on
how to improve our communications.
Events & Campaigns
- Support
the planning and hosting of public events, roundtables, briefings, etc,
across programmes, in Nairobi and other offices in the region.
- Prepare
materials for events including save the dates, invitations, flyers,
agendas, and distribute in coordination with Programme Managers.
- Provide
other administrative, logistics and procurement support in the Nairobi
office as needed, in particular for the organisation of missions and
events.
- Any
other task requested by management.
This post will require travel to programme countries
including Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan.
About You
- Bachelor’s
degree in communications, marketing, media relations, journalism or
relevant field;
- Minimum
4 years demonstrated experience working in journalism, media relations,
advocacy or communications in a similar role.
- 4
years proven experience in a similar role designing, drafting and
developing traditional and social media content for dissemination.
- Demonstrated
experience in journalism.
- Relevant
experience working within an international NGOs is preferred, ideally in
human rights or humanitarian field.
- Track
record of highly effective content production and social media management.
- Excellent
knowledge of video editing.
- Excellent
written and oral skills in English and second regional language (Arabic)
is an asset, with the ability to clearly articulate information to various
audiences and stakeholders.
- Ability
to work on your own initiative and part of the wider team.
- Experience
in photography, ideally with DSLR cameras or similar preferred.
- Proficiency
in Microsoft Office Suite especially Microsoft Word and Microsoft
PowerPoint and strong technical literacy.
- The
legal right to work in Kenya.
The deadline for applications is 9 a.m. Nairobi time
on 29th May 2026.
Programme Manager (Sudan) at Legal Action Worldwide (LAW)
The post holder will perform duties in accordance with the
responsibilities outlined below:
Programme Management
- Lead
the expansion of the Sudan Programme, developing new objectives and
expanding to new locations.
- Lead
and coordinate policy, research, legal and advocacy efforts.
- Develop
and lead the implementation of LAW’s work with victims and survivors of
international crimes and human rights violations and abuses, including
gender-based violence, through investigating and building strategic
litigation cases, strengthening the capacity of lawyers and legal
actors, creating and implementing corresponding advocacy strategies.
- Support
the work of partners and build their capacity, delivering technical
assistance, monitoring, fundraising, M&E and security, safeguarding
and other relevant skills.
- Develop
and maintain strong relationships with key actors including relevant
government and justice actors, donors, NGOs, United Nations, partners and
other relevant groups in the region.
- Deliver
the project(s) in accordance with proposals, budgets, MEAL methodologies,
LAW policies and procedures and donor regulations.
- Lead
on risk management.
- Prepare
budgets and oversee programme expenditure, and implementation of
expenditure plans.
- Coordinate
with LAW’s Senior Management Team, and other programme managers as
required.
Fundraising
- Develop
a fundraising strategy to identify opportunities to ensure the
sustainability and expansion of programmes.
- Ensure
timely and quality narrative reporting to donors and compliance with donor
grant requirements and LAW policies and procedures.
- Lead
on concept notes, proposals and donor reports.
People Management
- Lead
the team effectively, ensuring high calibre staff are recruited and
retained.
- Foster
an enabling environment for innovation and high performance, ensuring
staff are appropriately supervised, develop work plans and engaged in
training and development.
- Manage
network of technical experts and their consultancy agreements.
- Ensure
the offices are compliant with all relevant legal requirements relating to
employment law as well as safety, security, health and safety
regulations.
Advocacy and Communications
- Design
advocacy strategies and products that can be shared with both internal and
external stakeholders, based on evidence gathered from the programmes.
- Design
and organise trainings, workshops, roundtables and other
events.
- Contribute
to LAW’s advocacy tools, including factsheets and annual reporting.
Any other tasks relevant to the position as requested by
senior management.
About You
- A
master’s degree in law, or human rights.
- Qualified
lawyer with 5 years demonstrated experience working in international
humanitarian law, human rights law, justice and accountability, criminal
law, or refugee law.
- Minimum
5 years’ experience representing vulnerable individuals in legal aid
services and working on cases of sexual and gender-based violence.
- Demonstrated
experience in a similar project management position, including planning,
design, M&E, and budget management.
- Track
record of management skills and experience to lead and motivate a
geographically dispersed team.
- Excellent
written and oral communication in English and secondary language Arabic is
an asset, with the ability to clearly articulate information to various
audiences and stakeholders.
Finance Assistant (Nairobi) at Legal Action Worldwide (LAW)
Duties and Responsibilities
Finance
- Review
and validate supporting documentation
before processing financial transactions to ensure all
required documents are accurate and complete with the necessary
approvals.
- Ensure maintenance
of all data required for processing financial transactions for assigned
accounts in Navision financial accounting package.
- Record
financial transactions following
appropriate authorisation.
- Review
and analyze various accounts to detect irregularities and advise on
corrective actions and prepare correcting entries and adjustments, as
necessary.
- Prepare
journals for posting and ensure that all journals are posted into
Navision.
- Prepare,
monitor, alert the programme managers,
and manage the process of closing expiring grants as required within the grants closure period. - Ensure
the integrity and quality of the data in the Navision financial database
including and not limited reviewing, analysis of
various accounts and alert the supervisor of any
irregularities.
Accounting
- Support
the Finance Coordinator in the budget preparation including review of new
project proposals for internal & external submission.
- Support
in the preparation of the monthly Budget v Actuals Reports (BvA) and
Master Budgets respond to any queries from programs relating to
the BvA reports.
- Preparation
of finance indicators reports on monthly basis alert management on any
exceptions and make recommendations as appropriate.
- Monitor
disbursement/receipt schedules for partners and staff BERs (Business
expenditure Reports) alert relevant staff of due payments/liquidations and
maintain appropriate communication.
- Evaluate
and monitor LAW’s local partners financial management processes in
accordance with partnership agreements and policies, monitor submission of
and review monthly financial reports and provide timely feedback.
- Support
and mentor LAW’s local partners in financial accounting and transactions,
financial accounting policies and procedural compliance, and design and
deliver capacity building programs to our partners
in person and remotely.
- Perform
assigned treasury (cash payment/receipt, cash forecast, etc.) duties if
segregation of duties is ensured.
Administration
- Support
the procurement process, obtaining three quotes from suppliers and
consultants, and prepare bid analysis.
- Support
with organising office supplies, equipment inventory, booking
venue’s and procurement processes and maintain inventory.
- Maintain
filing systems, contractual documents, and asset registers.
- Maintain
and keep accurate and up to date hard copies and digital financial support
records.
- Ensure
clear audit trail of processed transactions and their linkage to the
accounting system.
- Support
in implementation of any accounting and financial audit
recommendations.
- Support
and preparation of staff’s salaries, suppliers’ invoices,
consultants, PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and other statutory payments on a
timely basis.
- Petty
Cash Management.
- The
post holder may be required to travel to the
field.
About You
- Bachelor’s
degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with
courses in accounting, or a qualification in accounting (CPA 2/ACCA
2 or equivalent).
- Two years’
experience working in similar position working in a
complex finance department or team, preferably with an
international and/or local NGO.
- Knowledge
of the relevant main donor regulations preferred – NORAD, EU,
Dutch Government, SIDA, Swiss Solidarity.
- Excellent
relationship building skills and a proactive approach to problem
solving.
- Strong
organization skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills in English, written and
spoken.
- Proficient
in MS Office packages (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), Web
Conferencing Applications.
- Knowledge
of Navision ERP financial accounting package or similar
financial reporting software preferred.
- Demonstrated
commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion including gender
equality.
- The
legal right to work in Kenya.
Communications Coordinator (Nairobi) at Legal Action Worldwide (LAW)
The Communications Coordinator will work
collaboratively with programme teams in the field, extracting
key impact information to increase visibility, profile
key events and advocacy activities in the region, and globally. The
post holder will perform duties in accordance with the responsibilities
outlined below:
Strategic Communication
- Develop an activity
calendar for the programmes (Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and
Sudan), covering plans for social media; website,
press, exhibitions, events, awards and
external communication.
- Monitor and track
indicators and evaluate media coverage, campaigns, publication prints
and digital to maximise efficiency.
- Coordinate
and support preparation of key messaging, research reports, and
concept notes for events.
- Attend
LAW and/or external partner events together with
the Programme Manager and develop relevant content.
- Establish
strong relationships with and maintain list of national and
regional network and journalistic contacts.
- Attend field
visits (including with regional travel), and take
professional photos and videos for championing and profiling
successful stories and social media posts.
- Collate
information from
country programmes for the global newsletters and
website content, in coordination with the Communications Manager
in Geneva.
- Any
other task requested by management.
Social Media and Digital Engagement
- Support
the Communications Manager to develop a social media plan and identify
various audiences for LAW’s social media channels, and how to increase
LAW’s engagement in country.
- Collaborate
to populate the global social media plan, and in coordination with the
Communications Manager, design, deliver and
maintain engaging content for
LAW’s key social media channels, including
Twitter, to create impactful stories, case studies, and other engaging content.
- Maintain
a strong coordination mechanism with locally hired consultants, as
videographers and photographers, and with global graphic
designers and coordinate planning and deliverables.
- In
coordination with the Communications Manager, ensure all visual
materials developed by the global graphic designer meet the
expectations, and match LAW’s visual identity
and vision.
- Lead
on the creation, and design of innovative, information
toolkits (audio, digital).
- Maintain
and update content for regional website pages.
- Research
and analyze performance on the various platforms and make recommendations
on how to improve our communications.
Events & Campaigns
- Lead
in planning and hosting public events, roundtables, briefings, etc, across
programmes, in Nairobi and other offices in the region.
- Provide logistical
support for missions and events including visa, travel, accommodation
arrangements for participants and LAW staff traveling to Nairobi/other
countries in the region.
- Prepare materials
for events including save the dates, invitations, flyers, agendas, and
distribute in coordination
with Programme Managers.
- Provide other administrative
and procurement support in the Nairobi office as needed.
- This
post will require travel toprogramme countries including
Somalia , Sudan and South Sudan.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree
in communications, marketing, media relations, journalism or relevant
field;
- Minimum 4 years
demonstrated experience working in journalism, media relations, advocacy
or communications in a similar role.
- 4 years
proven experience in a similar role designing, drafting
and developing traditional and social media content for
dissemination.
- Demonstrated
experience in journalism.
- Relevant
experience working within an international NGOs is preferred, ideally
in human rights or humanitarian field.
- Track
record of highly effective content production and social
media management.
- Excellent
knowledge of video editing.
- Excellent
written and oral skills in English and second regional language
(Arabic) is an asset, with the ability to clearly
articulate information to various audiences and stakeholders.
- Ability
to work on own initiative and part of the wider team.
- Experience
in photography, ideally with DSLR cameras or
similar preferred.
- Proficiency
in Microsoft Office Suite especially Microsoft Word and Microsoft
PowerPoint and strong technical literacy.
- The
legal right to work in Kenya.