Job Description
The Foundation is recruiting a dynamic Programme Officer to help expand, strengthen, and innovate our TrustLaw programme in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) region. Reporting to the Senior Legal Programme Manager, EMENA, and working closely with the regional Programme Manager and Senior Legal Officer, the Programme Officer will play a key role in supporting TrustLaw’s community of civil society organisations, social enterprises and independent media organisations, and support the team on thought leadership initiatives.
About The Role
In this opportunity as a Programme Officer, your responsibilities will include:
1. Building and stewarding relationships with civil society organisations, social enterprises and independent media organisations in the region;
2. Designing and implementing strategies to expand and diversify our community of NGO and social enterprise members across the region;
3. Administering the TrustLaw service, including recruiting and vetting new members, collecting feedback, fielding questions, updating databases, and running reports;
4. Managing pro bono requests, including connecting the pro bono client with lawyers, collecting feedback and following up with the parties involved;
5. Contributing to the TrustLaw global annual strategy, and supporting the implementation of a r...