Global Rights: Partners for Justice is a human rights advocacy group that partners with organizations and activists around the world to build capacity for challenging injustice and to amplify voices within the global discourse. With offices or staff in countries around the world, we help create more just societies through a variety of strategies for change. Our programs assist local activists to have a voice in policy discussions, legal fora, and actions of the international human rights community. Our focus is on building the capacity of local actors to become effective agents for social change and our major programs include women’s rights and gender equality and ethnic and racial equality, among others. We are a nongovernmental and nonprofit group headquartered in Washington, D.C. and are formerly known as the International Human Rights Law Group.
The Global Rights Access to Justice Program focuses on:
• Building the capacity of local NGOs to provide legal and paralegal services, and related community education and advocacy for justice sector reform, which serve to prevent and mitigate conflict and promote the security of disadvantaged populations in conflict, post-conflict, and conflict-prone countries;
• Collecting and disseminating best practices and lessons-learned in such access to justice efforts; and
• Building capacity for evidence-based advocacy with governments and donors on the link between conflict and the denial of justice to marginalized groups.
Job Description: Global Rights has openings for 4 Program Officers. The locations for the positions are Kabul, Afghanistan; Bujumbura, Burundi; Monrovia, Liberia; and Bogota, Colombia. Working collaboratively as part of an international team, each Program Officer is responsible for leading our Access to Justice Program work in their country and achieving the Program’s goals. The Program Officers will work closely with local partner groups and will communicate regularly with each other. They report to the Global Rights Country Director and/or the Program Director for Access to Justice based at our international headquarters.
Key duties will include:
? Providing technical assistance, mentoring and guidance to our partners and recruiting additional technical assistance as needed.
? Monitoring sub-grant activities, if any.
? Assisting with data collection, monitoring and evaluation processes, including but not limited to conducting interviews and monitoring focus groups.
? Promoting cross-country integration, cooperation and collaboration to enhance and strengthen the program’s activities.
? Organizing, facilitating and preparing partners for trainings, meetings and other events.
? Development of training materials with the Program Director and other colleagues.
? Researching, collecting and sharing information on substantive issues around access to justice, conflict and marginalization.
? Assisting with the preparation of concept papers, fundraising proposals and reports.
Desired qualifications include:
• A university degree in a related field; a postgraduate degree is preferred.
• A minimum of three years of proven knowledge and professional experience in a relevant field.
• In-depth understanding of legal service provision.
• Experience working with non-governmental organizations, ideally in a capacity building or training role.
• Familiarity with international human rights law, particularly the human rights of women, racial or ethnic groups or other marginalized populations.
• Strong motivation, excellent team player and results oriented.
• Proven abilities as an independent thinker and proactive self-starter, and past work experience with minimal supervision.
• Clear commitment to the vision, mission and values of Global Rights.
• Willingness to travel, including to remote rural areas.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Fluency in English, French or Spanish is required. The ideal candidate will be fluent in English and a local language.
Benefits and Salary: Global Rights offers a generous benefits package, which includes a health and retirement plan and up to five weeks of paid vacation per year. Salary is commensurate with experience.
How to Apply:
To apply, please send a cover letter indicating which location you are interested in and curriculum vitae, by email, fax or mail to:
Program Officer - Access to Justice (Colombia) Search
Global Rights
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Washington, D.C. 20036 USA
Fax +1 (202) 822 4606
Email: Jobs@globalrights.org
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Global Rights is an Equal Opportunity Employer