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Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE)

Legal Associate

Abuja

Nigeria

Closed for applications

Country / Region

Profession (Non-profit, social work)

Seniority (Legal, Non-profit, social work)

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Legal Associate

Closed for applications
Job details

Contract Type

Description

Qualifications

  • Graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (L.LB and B.L)
  • Must possess a second-class upper (2.1) /Upper credit or above
  • Additional professional certifications or postgraduate qualification is an added advantage

Experience Requirements:

  • Minimum of 1-2 years’ working experience in a private law firm or in the field of law.
  • Proven experience in social work practice
  • Very strong report-writing skills.
  • Strong computer skills.
  • Ability to work long hours when needed
  • Ability to work weekends to conduct home visits to Widows, fatherless, and Orphans households in FCT


Responsibilities
  • S/he will assist in ensuring that all Widows’ requests are swiftly responded to and in a professional manner
  • S/he will assist in ensuring that there is accurate recording and enrolment of all Widows in the Widows database
  • S/he will assist in updating the WINGS Widows database periodically
  • S/he will serve as the first point of contact for the WINGS Widows
  • S/he will coordinate the periodic WINGS meetings and plan for the logistics
  • S/he will raise memos for administrative and logistic expenses and do the required retirements
  • S/he will assist the program team to ensure that all WEWE’s GlobalGiving project activities meet effective programming standards and best practices established by the donor and the Nigerian Government
  • S/he will assist in basic bookkeeping of donors’ cash inflows and disbursements to beneficiaries
  • S/he will assist in providing in-house legal advisory services; compliance and risk mitigation support services through the assessment and development of effective corporate/legal structure.

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