Responsibilities
- Has overall responsibility for the Rule of Law Unit - including all aspects of management, programming, staffing (20+ staff members) and
administration
- Leads the development and implementation of all Rule of Law Unit policies, strategies and methodologies, oversees annual and strategic
planning, including budgeting
- Supervises, and provides policy guidance to, the Judicial Reform and Legislation Reform Programme areas
- Develops and prioritizes field tasks, identifies and analyzes trends in Rule of Law issues and develops strategies for follow-up to ensure
compliance with international standards and OSCE commitments
- Overall supervision of reporting, publications, and public outreach; delivering speeches, attending conferences, and giving presentations
- Provides legal advice and guidance to the Head of Mission, Head of Human Dimension Department and other departments on domestic
and international legal matters
- Engages in analysis of legislation, by-laws and policies of the Government and advocates for necessary changes to ensure compliance with
international, particularly OSCE commitments
- Liaises with senior government and judicial officials, international organizations, the diplomatic community, NGOs, and other Mission
departments on Rule of Law matters
- Oversees the coordination of internal training programmes, seminars and department projects
- Performs other tasks as assigned by Head of the Human Dimension Department
Requirements
- University education in law or significant work experience in criminal justice and/or law enforcement (the latter required for police
corrections officer training)
- Experience in the practice of law, e.g. judges, prosecutors, lawyers, etc
- Knowledge of courtroom proceedings and criminal law and procedure
- Knowledge of international legal procedure standards and instruments
- Demonstrable organizational, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
- Minimum 6 years of relevant, diversified and progressively responsible professional experience including at least 3 years at the
management level relevant to the actual position
Deadline: 4 December 2013
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