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Legal Officer, Justice and Legal Empowerment Programme
Legal Officer, Justice and Legal Empowerment Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites applications for the position of Rule of Law and Access to Justice Officer, Justice and Legal Empowerment Programme.
The Programme is funded by the European Union and consists of two parts - a co-delegation agreement (PAGoDA) to provide targeted capacity building to institutions and evidence-based research and a basket fund for small grants for civil society organisations called the Justice Initiative Facilitation Fund (JIFF). The PAGoDA mechanism is co-funded by UNDP, UNICEF and is implemented by UNDP and UNICEF in partnership with Ministry of Justice of Vietnam.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Team Leader of the Programme, PAGoDA mechanism, UNDP, Assistant Resident Representative, Governance & Participation, the Legal Officer is responsible for providing technical implementation of the PAGoDA’s within the area of justice empowerment. The Legal Officer acts as quality assuror vis-à-vis programme activities within his/her portfolio, ensuring an integrated approach to programming, liaise with technical counterparts and implementation partners of UNDP, and will be responsible for coordinating UNDP’s contributions to annual workplans, progress and final reports.
Candidates should have Master’s Degree or advanced study in law, and minimum 5 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in providing policy research/advisory/advocacy services and programme management including partnership building in the area of law; experience in criminal justice is an asset/advantage. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience in the area of criminal justice may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
To view job description of the post and apply online, please access this link:
https://jobs.partneragencies.net/erecruitjobs.html?JobOpeningId=22911
Submission deadline: 12 May 2019