MENA Project Manager, TrustLaw

As a MENA Project Manager, TrustLaw at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will:

• Build and manage relationships with civil society organisations (CSOs), independent media and law firms across the MENA region (with focus on UAE and likely Lebanon), through targeted outreach, network building, and in-person or virtual meetings.
• Build and activate strategic partnerships across the broader MENA region.
• Develop and run a needs assessment to map and understand the legal challenges and pro bono capacity in the UAE and MENA region, and identify opportunities, resources, etc to fill the gap.
• Support organisations to access pro bono legal services and coordinate its delivery, leveraging the TrustLaw platform and international expertise.
• Organise and facilitate in-person and virtual workshops, trainings, and capacity-building events in partnership with participating law firms.
• Scope and oversee development of legal guides, training materials, and research outputs that serve both pro bono clients and the broader ecosystem, leveraging the pro bono support of participating law firms.
• Maintain our CRM/database system (Salesforce) to track project activities, stakeholder engagement, and reporting.
• Prepare reports for both internal and external stakeholders, including donors.
• Represent TrustLaw and the Thomson Reuters Foundation at relevant external meetings, events, and forums in the UAE.