VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT-UNDP, Nepal

The 'Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human Rights Protection System in Nepal' Programme focuses on supporting systemic changes in national legislative, policy and institutional frameworks and structures and on delivering tangible results at the local level. The programme will support the Supreme Court of Nepal to facilitate the justice sector reform process and strengthen the administration of justice in Nepal,

To enable the justice sector institutions to effectively implement Nepal's protective laws, the Programme will further strengthen communication, coordination and cooperation amongst them, and support the development of core institutional capacities. The Programme will support the Ministry of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs to lead reforms in the legal aid regime of Nepal towards the establishment of an integrated system which coordinates and regulates relevant, accessible socio-legal aid service provision throughout Nepal. By further enabling women, vulnerable groups to enjoy their right to legal aid, the Programme will empower them to exercise their economic and social rights to poverty-reducing services such as inheritance, pensions, education allowances, health and legal services. To promote accountability for due process and human rights violations, the Programme will support the revision of legislations; the development of the capacity needed to effectively implement those legislations; and development of core institutional capacity of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), with a view to further enabling the NHRC to exercise its mandates under the NHRC Act, and to strengthen other national human rights institutions and actors to achieve critical mass on human rights issues. Moreover, the Programme will also support a credible transitional justice process for conflict victims in Nepal. Therefore, applications are invited from the interested and qualified citizens of Nepal for the following position:

1) Post Title: Justice Sector Coordinator (NPPP IV)

No. of position: One

Duty Station: Kathmandu (Possibility of field visits within Nepal)

Duration: One year (with possibility of extension)

Job responsibilities: Under the direct supervision of the National Programme Manager, the Justice Sector Coordinator will: Develop and update detailed justice sector component implementation plans under the guidance of the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) and National Programme Manager and in close consultation with relevant project staff and ensure the implementation of activities related to his/her component. Coordinate and supervise technical inputs relating to component activity design, development and implementation. Be responsible for the implementation of component activities to discuss progress on and ensure that there is a common understanding of the direction of the programme. Provide overall administrative and logistic support to the justice sector coordination component of the programme. Take the lead on following up with the implementing partners to ensure timely implementation of the component activities. Prepare a strategy for liaising with relevant partners to determine level of satisfaction with project implementation to allow for detection of any relevant issues/challenges at an early stage. Undertake necessary preparatory tasks for all national and sub-national level meeting carried out as a part of the component activities.

Qualifications and experiences required:

Ph.D. or Master's Degree in the fields related to law, justice, court and case management and rule of law, public administration, management or any other relevant filed. Additional training and certification in project management would be an advantage. Ph.D. with five years and Master's Degree with seven years of progressive relevant work experience in designing, in managing and the implementation of the project /or working in a relevant field.

The detailed Job Description is available in the below link HOW TO APPLY?

Applications should be submitted "online" through the following link by 18 May 2013
The link to the site is http://jobs.undp.org/cj_viewJob.cfm?job_id=34460 for Justice Sector Coordinator

(Note: If there is any difficulty in accessing the announcement through the above link, please visit http://jobs.undp.org, go to "Democratic

Governance" and look for the position.

Applicants must submit the updated Standard UNDP Personal History Form (Pll) on page 2 where it is requested to upload the resume.

The Pll form is available at the UNDP Website http://www.np.undp.org/content/nepal/en/home/operations/jobs/

UNDP has a policy to have a gender balance at all staff levels.

Qualified female candidates and candidates from disadvantaged and socially excluded groups are especially encouraged to apply

(Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for recruitment process)

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