Senior Manager, Justice Systems Interventions (SM-JSI) Nairobi, Kenya

Who We Are

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.

We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.

The Need

For 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people globally from violence by 2030, we are seeking to recruit for the role of Senior Manager, Justice Systems Interventions (SM-JSI) who will lead Kenya office initiatives and strategies aimed at increasing successful prosecutions of human rights violations. The SM-JSI will ensure sufficient case load in IJM system, develop strategic litigations and collaboratively work with Criminal Justice System (CJS) agencies to push for systemic changes in Kenya’s criminal justice system. The SM-JSI will develop cases for public interest strategic litigation as well as civil litigation cases seeking compensation for victims of police misconduct. The Senior Manager, JSI will also work alongside government agencies in identifying the gaps in capacity and developing interventions to address those gaps.

This position is based in IJM’s Nairobi office and reports to the Country Director, Kenya.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategically lead the justice interventions team track and document casework trends, lessons and experiences to inform justice system strengthening interventions.
• Lead a strong team that embodies IJM’s spiritual rhythms, core values and efficiently and effectively delivers on their mandate.
• Recruit, mentor, lead and support the investigations and legal teams.
• Develop and implement strategies to ensure sufficient case referrals to IJM.
• Provide leadership and direction to the Justice Systems Interventions (JSI) team to ensure that they meet program goals in line with the IJM global 2030 vision.
• Ensure compliance with IJM’s budgetary, ethics and professionalism standards, and IJM casework best practices.
• Develop and implement casework goals and strategies, budgets, staffing plans, monitoring and evaluation metrics for our established casework program goals.
• Develop and maintain strong strategic partnerships to deliver justice to our clients.
• Coordinate meetings with partners and power actors to advance IJM’s theory of change and casework goals.
• Provide expert casework input and resources for the design, development, delivery and ongoing monitoring and evaluation of our justice strengthening programs.
• Lead the JSI team in supporting the implementation of Partnership, Policy & Advocacy (PPA) program activities with government partners, specifically by delivery of training, lobbying and advocacy events, partner learning and sharing sessions.
• Develop strategies for sharing client and IJM stories to support program goals.
• Ensure that IJM and its agents comply with all relevant laws and professional ethics.
• Assist in hosting guests, visitors, and volunteers.
• Monitor the staffing needs of the JSI department and devise strategies for maintaining work-life balance to ensure that the JSI team is healthy and resilient.
• Design training material to build capacity for various IJM partners.
• Track up-to-date case-related data on paper and in the IJM data management system (JDS), ensuring the accuracy and usability of the data.
• Maintain confidentiality of privileged and sensitive information.
• Perform any additional tasks assigned by the Country Director/Supervisor.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in law, Business Administration, Project Management, Public Policy and Administration or any other related Social Science.
• Bachelor’s degree in law with a valid practicing certificate.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in court room advocacy and at least 5 years successfully leading a team.
• Strong ability to achieve results through a multi-disciplinary team.
• A proven leader with strong emotional intelligence.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to present complex data and information in a clear and compelling manner to a wide range of stakeholders.

Critical Qualities

• Excellent critical thinking and analysis skills.
• Strong policy analysis and interpretation skills.
• Excellent oral and written advocacy skills.
• Mature orthodox Christian faith as defined by the Apostles’ Creed.
• Decisive and strong attention to details.
• Diplomatic and flexible with strong service ethics.
• Pro-active and creative problem solver.
• Exceptionally high levels of honesty and integrity.

Application Process:

Send your Resume, Cover Letter, and a statement of faith* in one document to kenyarecruiting@ijm.org quoting the Position Title in the subject heading before 7 February 2025. Applicants must have legal right to work in Kenya. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. *What is a statement of faith? A statement of faith should describe your faith and how you see it relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be

incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include, at a minimum, a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer, study, etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.

Organizational Information

• Competitive salary, and benefits package.
• This is a full-time position based in Nairobi.
• Robust staff care resources.
• Occasional travel locally & internationally may be required.

IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy and Code of Conduct. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing the candidates value congruence and thorough background, police clearance and reference check processes.