PAID FELLOWSHIP : Apply for Waging Justice for Women Fellowship Program
With the goal of empowering the upcoming generation of feminist attorneys to promote rights for women and girls in their communities, the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) is happy to announce the launch of its second year of the Waging Justice for Women Fellowship.
In order to address injustice against women and girls, the Clooney Foundation for Justice's Waging Justice for Women (WJW) initiative is working to change the legal system from a tool of oppression to a driver of change. In close collaboration with grassroots organisations, they use legal empowerment, strategic litigation, and public advocacy. The fellowships will be full-time, one-year opportunities that run from January 2025 – December 2025.
Fellows support at least one strategic litigation case intended to advance women and girls' rights in national, regional, or international courts or UN mechanisms. Fellows should expect to be based in the home country of their host organisation and have the legal right to work in that country. The Fellowship offers an annual salary and the chance to work with leading human rights organisations on gender justice.
Ten early-career women attorneys in sub-Saharan Africa are the recipients of one-year fully funded fellowships from CFJ and its partner organisations. The Waging Justice for Women Fellowship Program at CFJ aims to provide African advocates for gender justice with the resources they need to fight injustice in the legal system. These organisations collaborate with WJW on important topics like getting rid of laws that prevent girls from attending school, ending child marriage, holding people accountable for acts of gender-based violence, and opposing economic inequality and criminalisation based on assumptions about gender.
Additional Information
Naturalisation or employment permit: In Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, or Liberia.
Expenses associated with moving overseas and obtaining work authorisation are not covered.
- Work experience: A minimum of two years of legal industry experience after qualification. Women with more than five years of post-qualification legal experience will likely not be given consideration for this fellowship, which is intended for early-career women lawyers.
Working in human rights organisations and having prior experience with women's rights are preferred.
- Competencies and/or skills: Prior experience working with affected communities and/or survivors.
expertise incorporating views that are sensitive to children's needs and gender into meaningful work.
interest in women's rights and gender equality.
dedication to the purposes and objectives of the Clooney Foundation for Justice and the pertinent host institutions.
a track record of performing intricate legal analysis and fact-finding.
outstanding writing, research, and oral communication abilities.
Self-starter with strong communication and collaboration abilities.
demonstrated inventiveness in developing tactics to promote justice in the priority sectors, as well as a strong commitment to social justice and human rights.
a readiness to travel.
English fluency is necessary; mastery of other working languages pertinent to the host organisations' home countries is encouraged.
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