Responsibilities
- Conducts legal research and analyses of international and domestic legislation;
- Conducts research and analyses on trends and patterns in the legal system and ad hoc Rule of Law issues in particular on human and
minority rights and non-discrimination;
- Advises and assists the Senior Rule of Law Officer in designing and developing policy documents, project proposals and project research;
- Facilitates the implementation, organization and management of projects for the Rule of Law Unit`s Legislative Reform Division;
- Advises and supports the National Authorities, in particular the Agency for Community Rights Realization, the Commission for protection
against discrimination and NGOs in the field of human and minority rights protection and promotion to enhance their effectiveness and
sustainability;
- Supports the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of anti-discrimination, minority rights, and law-making related
policy documents and projects together with the Government bodies and Civil Society;
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
- Experience in reviewing legislation, drafting policy documents, project proposals and thematic, narrative and financial reports
- Strong analytical and research skills
- Ability to operate windows applications, including word processing and e-mail
- Professional fluency in the English language
Deadline: 29 April 2014
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