Description
The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative seeks a Long Term Volunteer Legal Specialist to serve as program manager and head of office for a 9 month Defense Advocacy Program. This will be a full-time pro bono position based in Skopje, Macedonia, with occasional travel throughout the country. Legal Specialists receive stipends for lodging, meals, and health insurance, and are also covered by emergency medical evacuation insurance. The Legal Specialist will manage technical assistance activities to support Macedonian defense advocates and other justice sector actors during the Macedonian transition to a new criminal procedure code, which will be implemented in December 2013. Program activities will include designing and implementing trial advocacy skills trainings on a variety of topics, working with stakeholders to organize and implement mock trial exercises and roundtable sessions, and managing a court monitoring subgrant.
Responsibilities
- Oversee program activities and office management
- Manage relations with donors, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders
- Develop and implement long- and short-term strategies, work plans, and activities
- Manage a team of two local staff
- Develop and implement trainings on a variety of trial skills topics
- Develop and implement training of the trainers workshop and sustainability plan for curriculum
- Oversee court monitoring project implemented by subgrantee
- Cultivate relationships with potential donors and work on new program proposals as needed
- Conduct financial oversight
- Provide administrative, logistical, and financial support related to the program
Requirements
- Must have JD and criminal justice experience. Practice as a public defender is a plus
- Prior experience implementing US government technical assistance programs and training programs preferred
- Prior experience running international programs in the field preferred
- Experience or interest in program development preferred
- Strong managerial, administrative, and communication skills required
- Be willing to commit to 3-9 months of service
- Fluency in English required
Deadline: 30 November 2013
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