Community Legal Advocacy Mentor

We’re looking for a Community Legal Advocacy Mentor who can live and volunteer for 12 months in Kiribati.

•  This assignment seeks to support collaboration between local government, traditional leaders and civil societies to enhance community driven justice initiatives. 
• To be considered for this role, you’ll need minimum 5 years experience in legal aid, human rights advocacy, community development or mediation services, as well as formal qualifications in Law, Community Development, Human Rights or related field
• As a volunteer, you will capacity build through training delivery, and support the coordination and monitoring of advocate performance. with support from the Office

About the Partner Organisation 

The Office of the Public Legal Service (OPLS), based in Tarawa, is a government legal aid organisation mandated to provide free legal services to the disadvantaged people of Kiribati. OPLS' vision is to ensure an accessible legal system that promotes social justice through providing free, professional, and inclusive legal services to disadvantaged people. 

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.  

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact us to discuss how we can support you to volunteer with us - inclusion@australianvolunteers.com. Learn more about our commitment to inclusion.