Legal Counsel - FIDA Mombasa

Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya) is a membership organization with over 1,400 women advocates and lawyers in Kenya.
We are committed to creating a society that respects and upholds women’s rights with a mission to promote women’s individual and collective power to claim their rights in all spheres of life.
We are an accredited institution and has observer status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR).
We welcome applications from qualified candidates for the following position:
LEGAL COUNSEL (AJ) - MOMBASA OFFICE
REF: FIDA/AJ/MBA/01/2026
JOB SUMMARY: Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel-FIDA-Kenya Mombasa Office, you will build bridges that will enable women access justice through legal representation, self-representation, alternative dispute resolution, strategic interest litigation, linkages with pro-bono lawyers and through the informal justice systems in collaboration with your immediate supervisor.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION

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• Provides FIDA-K clients with legal advice and referral services when required.
  
• Prepare pleadings and legal briefs.
  
• Conduct Alternative dispute resolution, mediation between parties and referrals to Informal Justice Systems
  
• Court attendance
  
• Strategic Impact Litigation
  

RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

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• Identify support in resource mobilization strategies.
  
• Identify viable projects relevant to the team
  
• In collaboration with grants team, develop proposals.
  
• Meeting with Donors
  

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

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• Conduct Trainings including clients on self-representation and Informal justice systems
  
• Implementation of grants (projects) and preparation of donor reports.
  
• Report writing
  

NETWORKING & BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS

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• Assist in coordination of open days, legal aid and other workshops organized by the Team
  
• Represent the Organisation in meetings with stakeholders and strategic partners.
  
• Pro Bono lawyers’ coordination
  
• Linkages with strategic partners.
  

REQUIREMENTS

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• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a validpracticing certificate.
  
• Minimum 2(two) years post admission experience as a practicing Advocate.
  
• Certified Professional Mediator or Qualifications from Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
  
• Excellent writing, editing, research, and oral advocacy skills.
  
• Very detail-oriented with strong interpersonal, organizational and coordination skills.
  
• Ability to work collaboratively, to multi-task, and to work under pressure.
  

HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates who fully meet the above criteria should send an application letter and detailed CV to
The Executive Director, FIDA Kenya,
E-mail: recruitment@fidakenya.org
by Wednesday, 28th January 2026 COB.
The application MUST include contacts of three referees, one of whom must be a former supervisor, expected salary, daytime contact, job title, and job reference number.
Only email applications will be considered, and only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
FIDA-Kenya is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any basis (age, gender, sex, race, ethnic origin, social origin, disability, religion, and marital status) and does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.