Job Title:   Casework Administrator

The International Justice Mission is a global organization that protects the poor from violence throughout the developing world. International Justice Mission partners with local authorities to rescue victims of violence, bring criminals to justice, restore survivors, and strengthen justice systems.

  The International Justice Mission (IJM) Uganda is working to eliminate property grabbing in Uganda by bringing rescue and restoration to individual victims, accountability to their perpetrators, and transformation to the public justice system as a whole.

Job Summary:  The IJM Casework Administrator will have the opportunity to bring substantive relief to widows and orphans by coordinating IJM’s intervention into cases of property grabbing, maintaining and training IJM staff on effective case management systems, and coordinating with Courts and other government actors.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Case Management and Tracking:

• Manage the case tracking management systems;
• Evaluate and develop case tracking and management strategies;
• Ensure that Casework departments are accurately recording case related data on paper and electronic case tracking management systems;
• Manage case pipeline and timeframes, identify inefficiencies, and make recommendations to Director of Casework on how to effectively process IJM cases;
• Assist the Director of Casework and Heads of Department to coordinate efforts of the Casework departments and to delegate assignments, workloads, and tasks; and
• Carry out trainings for new and current staff on IJM’s case tracking and management systems.

2. Casework Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:

• Support in the development and embed systems to track the collection, review and use of Casework monitoring data;
• Actively coordinate and participate in the collection, reporting and analysis of casework monitoring data;
• Compile, edit, and submit monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc reports produced by the office.

3. Case Intakes:

• Coordinate case intake and client screening based on established criteria; and
• Evaluate and develop case intake and client screening strategies.

4. Legal Support:

• Ensure that government offices take the necessary action to bring relief to victims and accountability to their perpetrators;
• File and collect documents with third parties and governing authorities; and
• Support IJM Attorneys and government actors to organize and conduct mediations, family meetings, and negotiations.

5. Development: Actively participate in IJM programs in professionalism and Christian spiritual formation.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate should hold a Degree in law or other relevant field;
• Successful completion of LDC preferred;
• At least two or more years of experience as a practicing attorney preferred;
• Two or more years of experience working with electronic databases or case tracking software preferred;
• Excellent critical thinking, legal analysis and oral and written advocacy skills;
• Excellent computer literacy with proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel; and
• Driver’s License preferred.
• Mature Christian faith as defined by the Apostles’ Creed;
• Highly passionate commitment to IJM’s mission and values;
• Professional in demeanor, appearance, writing and oral communication;
• Works well under stress with a sustained positive attitude;
• Exceptionally high level of honesty and integrity;
• Intelligent, organized, creative and proactive problem solver;
• Ability to cooperate effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
• Fluency in English and Luganda, with excellent writing and speaking in both;

How to Apply for the job: 

All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the International Justice Mission (IJM) in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to Apply Online by clicking on the link below.

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