Equality Now Intern - End Sexual Violence Thematic Area Jobs in Kenya

Equality Now Intern - End Sexual Violence Thematic Area Jobs in Kenya

About Us

Founded in 1992, Equality Now is an international human rights organization that works to protect and promote the rights of all women and girls around the world. Our campaigns are centered on four program areas: Legal Equality, End Sexual Violence, End Harmful Practices, and End Sexual Exploitation, with a cross-cutting focus on the unique needs of adolescent girls.

Equality Now combines grassroots activism with international, regional, and national legal advocacy to achieve legal and systemic change to benefit all women and girls and works to ensure that governments enact and enforce laws and policies that uphold their rights.

Equality Now is a global organization with partners and members all around the world. You’ll find our 70+ team across the world in places such as Benin, Beirut, London, Geneva, San Jose, New York, Nairobi, Tbilisi, Washington DC among others. For more information, visit equalitynow.org

About the Internship

Equality Now is implementing a three-year project themed ‘Gender Justice: Expanding GEF and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Accountability in Kenya’ whose overall goal is to improve the implementation of gender-focused laws and policies by the Government of the Republic of Kenya on protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls in line with the Government’s GEF commitments, SDG5 priorities and legal commitments included in the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol).

The project seeks to advance the Multi-Sectoral Approach (MSA) to enhance the effective collaboration of state actors and hold the Kenyan government to account for the protection of women and girls against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and harmful practices, including female genital mutilation (FGM), Child Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM).

The Intern shall mainly provide support to the Gender Justice project. The main responsibilities are highlighted below.

Main Responsibilities:

Research primary prevention of sexual and gender-based violence and link the same with women's economic empowerment for Busia, Kisumu and Makueni County;

Support the programmatic leads to develop a brief on women's economic empowerment to guide the implementation of WEE initiatives at the county level;

Overall research on emerging issues on SGBV that affect the implementation of the Gender Justice Project;

Provide administrative support in planning for county or national engagements with stakeholders under the Gender Justice Project;

Support with the development of reports and minute-taking at convenings; and

Any other support may be required to support the Gender Justice Project.

Qualifications:

A Degree in Law or social sciences;

Experience in women’s rights and sexual and gender-based violence or violence against women is a plus;

Strong feminist thinking and analysis;

Strong research and excellent writing skills in English;

Excellent organizational skills;

Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure;

Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and work with diverse people; and

Participate effectively in a team and information-sharing environment, collaborating and cooperating with others.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Equality Now Intern - End Sexual Violence Thematic Area Jobs in Kenya

Find jobs in Kenya. Jobs - Kenya jobs. Search our career portal & find the latest Kenyan job positions, career opportunities & jobs in Kenya.

Jobs in Kenya - banking jobs, IT jobs, accounting jobs, NGO jobs, business administration, ICT, UN jobs, procurement jobs, education jobs, hospital jobs, human resources jobs, engineering, teaching jobs, and other careers in Kenya.

Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Kenya posted and updated daily - click here!