UNV Rule of Law Specialist Jobs 2021 – South Sudan NGO Jobs. UNV South Sudan looking for “Rule of Law Specialist“. Applicants with a Master degree may apply on or before 08th September 2021.
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UNV Rule of Law Specialist Jobs 2021
The UNV has published a job vacancy announcement on 25th August 2021 for qualified South Sudanese to fill in the vacant post of Rule of Law Specialist to be based in Juba, Wau, South Sudan.
| Recruiter | United Nations Volunteers (UNV) |
| Position | Rule of Law Specialist |
| Location | Juba, Wau, South Sudan |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Master degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum 03 years |
| Application Deadline | 08th September 2021 |
Description of task
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Chief Technical Advisor for Rule of Law and Program Manager, or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Rule of Law Specialist will perform the following tasks:
- Provision of advice and technical support:
- Advise the state level stakeholders in improving or establishing sustainable mechanisms for access to justice, including statutory, traditional conflict resolution mechanisms, human rights and transitional justice mechanisms;
- Advise the stakeholders on policies, strategies, systems, methods of management and training needs of justice actors;
- Liaise with the Chief Technical Advisor to provide overall technical guidance on matters of government policy on access to justice, human rights respect and transitional justice;
- Put in place policies, strategies and systems for inclusive law reform, effective access to justice, human rights promotion, impunity against SGBV and transitional justice;
- Collect and issue updates on activities on access to justice, SGBV, human rights and transitional justice including changes in legislation and national or regional strategies or action plans.
Capacity building of state level stakeholders:
- Support state institutions to develop and implement policies, long term strategies, systems and action plans for the establishment of effective legal and justice services and monitoring of human rights trends;
- Support the development and practice of alternative and modern methods of increasing access to justice especially for vulnerable groups and resolving communal disputes;
- Develop and implement capacity building strategies to meet the capacity and training needs of the state institutions involved in dispute resolution and human rights protection;
- Support community-based organizations and group, state government, traditional authorities and vulnerable groups to develop community solutions for the protection of individual and community rights;
- Promote skills for mainstreaming gender, respect for human rights and support to vulnerable groups into reform priorities of and service delivery by statutory and traditional justice actors;
- Coordinate and manage implementation of capacity building support to state institutions of justice including formal and traditional;
- Identify and support initiatives for providing legal assistance such as the expansion of community-based NGOs, legal aid centres and community mobilisers to advise victims, detainees and families of abducted groups, and provide basic legal aid services;
- Organize and/or conduct human rights and rule of law trainings
Eligibility criteria:
Required degree level
- Master degree or equivalent
Educational additional comments
- Master’s degree in either law, human rights, international relations or public administration.
Required experience
- 36 Months
Experience remark
- A minimum of three years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in planning, developing, managing and monitoring legal, human rights and judicial/justice sector reform processes
Language skills
- English(Mandatory), Level – Fluent
- Arabic(Optional), Level – Working Knowledge
Other Details
- Duration: 12 months
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UNV Rule of Law Specialist Jobs 2021
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://www.unv.org/vo/ssdr001550-10415
The Closing Date: 08th September 2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unv.org |
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