Rule of Law, Justice & Security Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

The national UNV will be assigned to either NALA, GBA or ADRS however, will remain under the supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor for the UNDP Rule of Law project. The selected candidate(s) will also work closely with the UNDP M&E Specialist for reporting and data collection purposes:

NALA, ADRS & GBA:

• Provide administrative support to the assigned institution as it relates to Legal Aid (Mobile Legal Aid & The Prisons Legal Aid Desks);
• Maintain all case management and case logs relating to the Mobile Legal Aid Clinics and the Prisons Legal Aid Desks including the documentation of follow ups and outcomes of cases;
• Ensure that attorneys are updated on their caseloads, deadlines, court dates, client meetings, client information and any other administrative support required by NALA and GBA attorneys working on legal aid cases supported by the UNDP project;
• Ensure that all data is collected accurately and is disaggregated by gender and age;
• Coordinate linkages and communication between NALA/GBA/ADRS and the UNDP RoL project;
• Assist the M&E Specialist in monitoring and evaluation visits, providing support on all related administrative issues including transport; and
• Any other related task requested by the UNDP Chief Technical Advisor.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Master degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

Master's Degree or equivalent in Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.

Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark:

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in administration and/or with legal institutions/law firms;
• Knowledge of and experience in administration, operations and logistics;
• Experience with rule of law programming and/or M&E in the context of rule of law is an advantage;

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise: Rule of law, judicial and national legal system reform, Criminal law, Other rule of law or governance related experience Area of expertise details:

• Knowledge of and experience in administration, operations and logistics;
• Experience with rule of law programming and/or M&E in the context of rule of law is an advantage;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as interpersonal and liaison skills;
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, email, etc.); and
• A demonstrated understanding of the critical aspects of human rights, gender, child rights and, specifically, gender power relations within The Gambian cultural context

Driving license: No Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.

Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile.

Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

! FOR National UN Volunteer assignments ONLY

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Gambia and legal residents in Gambia with a residency permit, the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply. Don’t forget to tick the yes box for: “I am interested in serving as a volunteer in my own country.”

Application deadline : 15-04-2020