Namati is dedicated to placing the power of law in the hands of people. For billions of people around the world, the law is broken. It’s an abstraction -- or worse, a threat -- but not something we can use to exercise our basic rights. Namati is building a global movement of community legal workers–also known as barefoot lawyers.
The Senior Program Associate provides essential programmatic, financial, and operational support to the Global Land, Environment, and Climate (LEC) team. This role involves managing complex logistics for global events, tracking budgets, and ensuring high-quality external deliverables.
Responsibilities
Program Support
- Manage coordination and logistics for virtual and in-person convenings, including team retreats, learning exchanges, and global conferences (e.g., COP, London Climate Week).
- Own scheduling and cross-team coordination, proactively managing team calendars and follow ups on action items.
- Support online course production for the Grassroots Justice Network Academy (GJNA) by overseeing translation workflows, liaising with video editors, and tracking deliverables to ensure timely completion.
- Collect M&E data on member engagement to support ongoing learning about our impact and effective strategies.
- Monitor media sources and databases for relevant updates and to provide light research support for programmatic focus areas.
- Maintain clear, structured meeting notes capturing key decisions and action items to ensure clarity across the team.
Program Finance and Operations
- Manage team expenses, including requests for expense approval, managing invoices, and tracking payments.
- Support the drafting of consultant and vendor contracts with guidance from the Senior Operations Manager and the Global Finance team.
- Oversee expense tracking and reporting for the Managing Director, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
- Support budget management by maintaining up-to-date tracking tools and monitoring expenditures against approved budget.
Publications and External Deliverables
- Provide line-by-line proofreading of funding proposals, donor reports, and program publications to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with approved language and messaging.
- Support proposal development processes by tracking deadlines and coordinating input from multiple team members.
Requirements
- BA/BSc/HND qualification.
- Demonstrated experience in program coordination and logistics management.
- Proficiency in financial tracking and budget monitoring.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong written communication skills for proofreading and reporting.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the official Namati application portal by following this link: Apply Now.
