Employment Duration
1 January 2026 – 31 August 2028
Role Overview
The position sits ISLA’s Countering Anti-Rights Actors (CARA) thematic area. The Network
Lawyer will work exclusively on strategic litigation, the development of the Strategic
Litigation Unit, and CARA-aligned tasks. They will lead feminist strategic litigation under the
CARA thematic area within KELIN’s Strategic Litigation Unit. The role requires a
sophisticated understanding of the strategies, tactics, and legal manifestations of anti-rights
actors across Africa, and an ability to design litigation and movement-aligned interventions
that respond to these threats.
The lawyer will implement the CARA Strategy and strengthen KELIN’s institutional capacity
to resist coordinated anti-rights mobilisation that threatens women’s human rights,
democratic institutions, and progressive jurisprudence.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Network Lawyer shall apply CARA-aligned legal and political expertise to:
Implement the CARA Strategy at national level
- Analyse and track anti-rights actors and their influence on law, policy, and rights-
based advocacy. - Translate CARA strategic priorities into litigation, advocacy, and movement-building
actions specific to the Kenyan context. - Support refinement and operationalisation of the CARA Strategy and its
implementation pathways.
Participate fully in the Countering Anti-Rights Actors Thematic Area - Engage in cross-jurisdictional collaboration with CARA lawyers across Africa.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. The application period for this position has now concluded. We appreciate your enthusiasm and encourage you to explore future openings with our organization.
