About EWLA

The Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) is a not-for-profit Civil Society Organization (CSO) founded by Ethiopian women lawyers. It began its work in 1996 after being registered in 1995. It was re-registered as a charitable organization by the Charities and Societies Agency in 2010 as per the Charities and Societies Proclamation  No.1113/2019. Its vision is to see a country where women are equal to men. It also has the mission of promoting the economic, political, social, and legal rights of women and, to that end, assisting them to secure full protection of their rights under the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and other international human rights conventions. Since its establishment, EWLA has been working to achieve this vision and mission. EWLA has eight branch offices in Adama (Oromia Regional State), Bahir Dar (Amhara Regional State), Hawassa (SNNPRS), Asossa (Benishangul Gumuz Regional State), Gambella (Gambella Regional State), Dire Dawa City Administration, Jigjiga (Somali Regional State) and Semera (Afar Regional State). The Association has 54 volunteer committees that work at the zonal and woreda levels. The core program areas of EWLA include: Free Legal Aid Service, Public Education and Capacity Building, Research and Advocacy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist and support project team members in completing the project
• Provide technical and logistic support including the scheduling of activities implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting
• Facilitate trainings, workshops and events
• Perform any other duties as required by the program manager and program coordinator
• Prepare and submit activity plan and implementation reports
• And other responsibilities as per the job description of the organization

Job by: Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA)

Category : Legal 

Location/Place of work: Addis Ababa, Head Office of Ethiopian Woman Lawyers Association located at Kirkos Sub-city, around Africa Union behind St. Michael Church

Duration: 6 months with possibility of Extension

Employment Type: Intern

Number required: 2

Job Requirements

Law back ground Applicants are expected to fulfill the next criteria.

• Graduate from Faculty of Law and Accounting & Finance of a recognized university
• Passionate to serve women seeking legal aid service
• Possible exposure to project coordination experience will be a plus

How to Apply

Interested applicants can send their CV and application letter through EWLA email ewlajobs2020@gmail.com

Note: Use "Internship (Law) " as the subject title of your email. Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position.