Job Title: Access to Justice Advisor
Organisation: National
Center for State Courts (NCSC)
Center for State Courts (NCSC)
Project Name: USAID Supporting
Access to Justice, Fostering Equity and Peace (SAFE) Program
Access to Justice, Fostering Equity and Peace (SAFE) Program
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
About NCSC USAID Project:
The National Center for State
Courts is inviting applications from qualified candidates with a proven commitment
to access to justice and peace building for the position of Access to Justice
Advisor under the Supporting Access to Justice, Fostering Equity and Peace
(SAFE) Program in Uganda funded by USAID. USAID- SAFE is a five-year
development program that seeks to strengthen the Government of Uganda’s
capacity with respect to peace building and conflict mitigation
Courts is inviting applications from qualified candidates with a proven commitment
to access to justice and peace building for the position of Access to Justice
Advisor under the Supporting Access to Justice, Fostering Equity and Peace
(SAFE) Program in Uganda funded by USAID. USAID- SAFE is a five-year
development program that seeks to strengthen the Government of Uganda’s
capacity with respect to peace building and conflict mitigation
Job Summary: The Access
to Justice Advisor will have overall responsibility for the implementation of
activities under Component 1, Improved Access to Justice, of the SAFE Program.
The position requires regular presence and delivery of assistance in target
districts in the North and West of Uganda, with anticipated travel fifty
perfect of the time and substantial presence in SAFE’s Gulu office.
to Justice Advisor will have overall responsibility for the implementation of
activities under Component 1, Improved Access to Justice, of the SAFE Program.
The position requires regular presence and delivery of assistance in target
districts in the North and West of Uganda, with anticipated travel fifty
perfect of the time and substantial presence in SAFE’s Gulu office.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Steer
the development and implementation of strategies and activities to assist
District Land Boards and Area Land Committees to implement SAFE’s Administrative
Improvement Plans. - Facilitate
relationships between districts that are implementing the administrative
reforms and new districts to promote peer support and mentoring, collaborative
learning, and adapting. - Deliver
training to government officials, grantees, CSOs, and District Land Boards
and Area Land Committees. - Intuitively
review and update existing training materials. - Support
the grantees in establishing case management and reporting schemes,
referral mechanisms for lawyers, and plans for paralegal deployment to
remote communities. - Support
grantees with organizing and implementing activities that promote problem
solving in the delivery of land related services. - Offer
management oversight for component activities and ensure timely
implementation of activities in consultation with the Chief of Party and
project staff. - Actively
contribute to regular periodic reports and briefings for NCSC and donors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal USAID NCSC jobholder should possess a Master’s degree in Law or a
first degree in Law and a Master’s degree in a related discipline such as
social science, land rights, economics or international development. - Possession
of six or more years of work experience in dispute resolution and promotion
of access to justice with a particular focus on resolution of land
conflicts. - At
least six years’ experience in providing technical assistance and capacity
building support to government institutions, civil society organizations
and local governments in a developing country context.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications which should be
submitted in MS Word format by email to: administrator@safeprogram. ug with the
subject heading “Access to Justice Advisor.” The complete applications
must include a detailed CV with at least 3 professional referees and copies of
relevant academic certificates. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications which should be
submitted in MS Word format by email to: administrator@safeprogram. ug with the
subject heading “Access to Justice Advisor.” The complete applications
must include a detailed CV with at least 3 professional referees and copies of
relevant academic certificates. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Deadline: 30th October 2014 BY 5pm
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