Vacancy title:
Internship programme

Jobs at:
Rwanda Bridges to Justice (RBJ)

Deadline of this Job:
2nd October 2018

Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: 24th September 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:
Rwanda Bridges to Justice (RBJ) is a local non-profit organization registered with Rwanda Governance Board. Using a neutral, and collaborative approach, we work to strengthen justice institutions and improve Rule of Law through enabling Access to Justice. Specifically, we work to guarantee the basic legal rights of ordinary individuals in Rwanda.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Interns
Two (2) intern positions are available at RBJ. We ask interns to commit with us full-time and for a duration that is no less than three months and no more than six months.

Purpose of the Internship programme
The RBJ internship program offers eligible students the opportunity for personal, professional and academic development as well as acquiring direct practical experience in criminal justice and criminal defense.
We welcome applications from students or recent graduates of law, business, political science, international relations, and other related study areas.

Duties and Tasks:

Interns will be assigned tasks according to the needs of the organization and to their own areas of interest. They will be involved, inter alia, in:

• Researching, developing, installing and editing on-line legal educational modules and information
• Preparing materials for live and online training events, including legal education materials, monitoring and evaluation tools, and reports
• Monitoring and analysis of training programs and the training providers
• Building strategic and collaborative legal partnerships globally and locally
• Developing and utilizing social media, social networking, and other online tools
• Writing grant proposals
• Refining the content and branding of RBJ’s promotional materials – both online (PowerPoint presentations, email newsletters) and offline (brochures, posters, etc)
• Preparing for and organizing training, rights-awareness campaigns and other events
• Gathering monitoring and evaluation data and compiling progress reports on RBJ’s activities
• Writing reports on RBJ’s program work for funders, individual donors, and for newsletters
• Managing pro-bono criminal defence cases
  

Skills Desired:

• Analytical skills and ability to conduct research and draft documents
• Demonstrate an understanding of the national, regional and international framework for the protection of Legal rights
• IT and communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to and interest in human rights, criminal defence, Access to Justice and the Rule of Law issues/work
• Communication and organizational skills: verbal, writing and presentation skills;
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive in problem-solving
• Self-motivation and ability to work independently, in a team and under pressure
• Commitment to diversity
• Ability to work in a team