Junior Program Consultant: East Africa

You will work alongside a small multicultural team from nonprofit management and legal backgrounds, providing you with a supportive, flexible, and professional environment. This role is a fully remote consultancy where you will manage your own schedule but also coordinate regularly with the Programs Manager for Africa. You must be based in East Africa to allow for real-time coordination and team check-ins. This consultancy will involve some regional and international travel, essential to the implementation of PILnet's activities. It is not expected to be more than 10 days per year cumulatively.

PILnet is committed to the principles of equal opportunity engagement and to fostering a professional environment free of discrimination and harassment. All engagement decisions at PILnet are based on business needs, project requirements, and individual qualifications and merit, without regard to race, nationality, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, family or parental status, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. PILnet will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics and encourages applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

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Interested candidates should submit their application package via the online form AND via email to recruitment@pilnet.org with the subject line "Junior Program Consultant East Africa" by 17 September 2026. Applications will be reviewed after September 17.

The application package must include: - Submitted online form - Résumé or CV - Cover letter (max 1 page)

The cover letter should describe your interest in this consulting engagement with PILnet and spell out your relevant educational and practical experience. We kindly request that applicants do not submit résumés or CVs with pictures. PILnet focuses solely on qualifications, skills, and experience relevant to the consultancy requirements.

Candidates may request accommodations for disability in the application process by writing to recruitment@pilnet.org.

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PILnet is an international, locally present non-governmental organization (NGO) that partners with legal professionals and civil society organizations (CSOs) globally to protect civic space, address global challenges, and work to build just, equitable, and sustainable societies. PILnet does this by supporting civil society, engaging legal professionals, and nurturing the next generation of legal professionals in three strategic priority areas: civic space, climate justice, and people on the move. PILnet currently has offices in New York, Budapest, and Hong Kong, but operates globally.