Job Title: Advisor, Access to Justice-Criminal
The Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS) is a sector-wide approach adopted by the Government of Uganda in 1999 to improve the administration of justice, maintenance of law and order and strengthen the rule of law in Uganda. JLOS programmes are supported through the sector wide approach to planning, budgeting, programme implementation, monitoring & evaluation with a shift of focus from institutional interests to sector wide strategic interests through a rationalized application of resources from Government of Uganda and development partners. JLOS thus brings together all institutions charged with the administration of justice and maintenance of law and order. JLOS is a reform programme run under a common investment plan, whose strategic objectives include strengthening policy and regulatory frameworks, enhancing access to JLOS services and fostering a human rights culture and accountability, all in the context of the National Development Plan.
JLOS is overseen by the Leadership Committee, Steering Committee and Technical Committee with a Secretariat made up of different advisors who support the thematic areas of civil justice including land and family justice; criminal justice; human rights and accountability and transitional justice. JLOS wishes to recruit two Advisors to provide support in the thematic areas of Access to Justice – Criminal and Human Rights and Accountability and two Resource Persons in the areas of land and family justice to provide support in the broader thematic area of civil justice.
The Advisor, Access to Justice-Criminal.
Description of Services.
The Advisor, Access to Justice-Criminal will provide advisory services and technical support and guidance necessary for the successful implementation of the Strategic Investment Plan with specific regard to access to criminal justice as follows:-
Develop researched strategies for effective implementation of the criminal justice programmes;
Provide technical support to the development of action plans and budgets for criminal justice reforms; Provide technical advice to sector management structures and sector institutions on the implementation of the criminal justice sub-programmes; Provide support to the monitoring and evaluation system, particularly on criminal justice reforms;
Coordinate the preparation of quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports on criminal justice; Identify constraints to achievement of the criminal justice reform programmes to the working groups and relevant committees and make proposals for addressing them..
Prepare analysed and comprehensive progress reports on criminal justice programmes within the overall reform programme for Semi-annual and Annual Reviews;
Resource the Criminal Justice Working Group meetings;
Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
The Advisor, Access to Justice -Criminal will report to the Senior Technical Advisor.
Requirement:
The Successful candidate should have:-
A Masters degree in law from a recognized University;
A good understanding of contemporary legal and justice reforms in developing countries with particular emphasis on reforms in the criminal justice system;
At least 5 years working experience in programme management in a legal environment;
Good knowledge of the public sector planning and reporting processes and sector-wide approaches;
Experience working with donor agencies is an added advantage.
The successful candidate should have the following skills:
Proficiency in the use of standard computer software, including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software;
Excellent analytical skills;
Excellent research, report writing and presentation skills;
Good inter-personal skills and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural and team centered environment;
Self-motivated, flexible and able to work under tight deadlines.
How to apply:
Applicants should be submitted to;
The solicitor General, Ministry of Justice & constitutional affairs, Queens chambers, plot 1 parliament avenue. P.O. Box 7183 Kampala.
The closing date for application is Tuesday, September 2012.
