Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association Executive Director Jobs

Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association Executive Director Jobs

Job Id: 221369

Category: Business and Administration, Legal, Management

Location: Addis Ababa

Career Level: Managerial Level (Manager, Supervisor, Director)

Salary: As per the organization’s salary scale

Job Description

The Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) invites competent and qualified candidates to apply for the vacant position of Executive Director of which the detail requirements are mentioned below.

Brief Highlight of EWLA: Established in 1995, the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) is a non-governmental, non-partisan and non-for profit local organization mainly working for the promotion and advancement of women’s rights in the country.

It strives towards ensuring gender equality and women empowerment and fights Gender Based Violence and Violence against Women and Children through research and advocacy; public education and capacity building; and free legal aid service.

Since its establishment, EWLA has provided free legal aid service for disadvantaged women and children, provided public education, and done research and advocacy work through its structure stretched from its head office in Addis Ababa to the branch offices in Amhara, Oromiya, Gambella, Benishangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa, and Southern regional states.

Currently, EWLA has also a structure at grass-roots level in which there are strong Voluntary Committees in five regions and in a number of Woredas and Kebeles.

Job Summary: In conformity with the delegation of authority entrusted by the Board of Directors (BoDs), to which the Executive Director is directly accountable for, she is responsible for overseeing the administration, programs and strategic plan of the organization. Major tasks involve: