OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS / PROJECT MANAGER – LEGAL EMPOWERMENT OF ROM COMMUNITIES

Background:

Confronted with widespread prejudice and discrimination, marginalized Roma communities face a number of barriers that restrict both individuals’ and communities’ access to justice services when their rights are violated. Building on the positive experiences and results from the Justice Initiative’s community-based paralegals program, the Empowerment of Roma Communities program sets out to develop and institutionalize the work of community-based paralegals in Roma communities. Living and working in the communities they serve, community-based paralegals will use knowledge of the formal justice system, and alternative means of resolution such as mediation, and community-education practices, to support locals to resolve their justice problems and address underlying causes.
 
Based in Budapest, the Project Manager will work under the overall supervision of the Director of the Roma Initiatives and in close partnership with the Project Manager of the Legal Empowerment Program at the Open Society Justice Initiative.
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  - Program Management
  - Litigation and Advocacy
  - Administrative
  - Communication
  - Other

Qualifications:

  • Graduate degree in law, policy, social sciences or a related field
  • Substantial experience working with local Roma communities, and in human rights or development
  • Solid understanding and experience employing empowering approaches and methods in excluded communities
  • At least 5 years of experience in project management
  • Complete fluency in English with excellent writing, editorial, and oral advocacy skills
  • Dynamic and efficient self-starter, a respectful team player, and an effective manager
  • Ability to work both independently and with others
  • Experience in financial management and monitoring and evaluation are a plus.
  • Knowledge of Romani language a plus


Deadline: 16 April 2012

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