Under the direct supervision of the Gender & Justice Specialist of GEP, the Legal Officer will contribute and support GEP II at project level toexecute activities defined by the Gender & Justice Specialist in accordance with the Annual Work Plan, Quarterly Work Plans and project document; Further, he/she coordinates their implementation and systematically manages legislative issues in collaboration with Programme Unit at UNDP Country Office. The Legal Officer develops and maintains strategic partnerships with government, traditional and emerging donors, private sector and Civil Society Organizations (CSO). Summary of Key Functions: Project activity implementation; Monitoring & Reporting; Project Development and Partnership Building; Public relations and outreach. Facilitates knowledge building and knowledge sharing Project Activity Implementation: Support MoWA’s Legal Department to undertake gender analysis of legislation and its review process; Develop linkages with legal department of MoJ and the Parliament and the CSO (for increased involvement) as well as other regional networks; Provide advisory and technical support to LHC to organize legal support in a structured and professional manner through the linkages with existing legal clinics, AIBA, and LAGF; Develop conceptual framework for the system of documentation and recording of cases, data collection and analysis. Ensure proper functioning of this system in LHCs. Assist the Gender & Justice Specialist preparing Annual Work Plans and Budgets on the basis of project document; Identify potential project partners and beneficiaries (including state institutions and CSOs) when not yet identified in project document; Participate in regular unit meetings and provide assistance, advice and implement activities; Contribute to implementation of all Unit activities approved under project’s AWP. Coordination of Access to Justice and Human Rights (JHR) activities with other relevant national and international entities; Assist in negotiating and formalizing partnership agreements for implementing project activities; Assess capacities and needs (technical, operational) of partners and beneficiaries to achieve planned activities Prepare concept notes, training materials, requisition for services and proposals and terms of reference needed for the timely execution of project activities; Provide technical support to project partners, beneficiaries and other project staff; Provide operational advice to project partners for the implementation of activities; Provide operational and programmatic support in organizing events-seminars, trainings, workshops and conferences; Provide technical support in recruitment of professional services, implementation of activities carried out by Implementing Partners; Ensure timely and sufficient information-sharing on project implementation with GEP’s regional coordinators, project partners and field project staff and maintain close communications with them; Mobilize UNDP/GEP’s operations department as required for timely implementation of project activities and pending operation issues; Review national legislation for compliance with international human rights norms and standards and for law reform, including GBV Laws and provisions and international instruments; Incorporate gender issues in the implementation of capacity building activities for legal professionals (MOHRA, MOWA, Prosecutors and legal aid providers) in coordination with Gender & Justice Specialist; specifically including rights of women in to the training modules, training sessions and acting as resource person; Occasional written translation or interpretation to assist project staff and consultants; Provide other administrative or technical support to Gender & Justice Specialist and the project as per the needs. Monitoring & Reporting: Keep track of unit progress against indicators defined in the results framework; Monitor the activities of services that are provided by Implementing Partners; Keep developing project indicators and methods of collection; Ensure timely submission of reports on field activities by project field staff and beneficiaries / contractors; Compile data needed for regular project reports by Gender & Justice Specialist and contribute to drafting regular progress reports for donors. Project Development and Partnership Building: Keep abreast of important developments in the gender and justice related sector through contacts, media, reports & academic research; Develop networks with CSOs, judiciary & government departments as well as with international / national sponsors of civil society in order to raise profile of UNDP/GEP’s assistance to promotion of gender awareness and civic engagement in women empowerment and human rights; Maintain good and productive relations with UNDP CO, Regional Coordinators and all stakeholders and partners involved with UNDP/GEP; Public relations and outreach: Work with UNDP communications unit to ensure strong visibility of GEP II and gender and women empowerment; Present the component activities and its achievements in conferences, seminars and to the media when necessary; Maintain media monitoring on all related sponsored activities; Accurate project support including monitoring, operations, reporting and partnership building in order to ensure effective implementation of the project. A client-oriented and efficient approach impact on the image of UNDP in the country. Facilitates knowledge building and knowledge sharing as required by the organization, focusing on the following results: Identification and formulation of lessons learned and recommendations to be integrated into broader GEP’s knowledge management efforts. Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice. Identification, documentation and sharing of new partnership strategies, models and approaches. Impact of results: The key results have an impact on the accurate project support including monitoring, operations, reporting and partnership building in order to ensure effective implementation of the project. A client-oriented and efficient approach impact on the image of UNDP in the country.
Competencies
Competencies and Critical Success Factors Corporate Competencies: Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values; Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the project; Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability; Treats all people fairly and without favoritism, Functional Competencies: Knowledge and expertise in gender, governance, justice and rule of law, human rights are considered asset; Knowledge and expertise in capacity development in human rights and gender; The candidate should have significant experience in providing practical advice to policy makers; be able to work well with senior counterparts in government, civil society and the donor community; and know how to contribute to building national capacity for development; Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to foster networks and partnerships, and good working knowledge of information and computer technology; While representing UNDP views, the candidate should also be able to provide coordination among the UN family of agencies; Demonstrates sound knowledge of UN rules, regulations, policies, procedures; Excellent negotiation and representational skills, at senior level (with international organizations and/or diplomatic missions); Displays analytical judgment and demonstrated ability to handle confidential and politically sensitive issues in a responsible and mature manner; Demonstrates strong intellectual and operational capacity in providing and coordinating advisory services to stakeholders in electoral processes and civil society organizations; Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities. Demonstrated ability to multitask under pressure and to meet strict deadlines often under hardship conditions; Excellent organizational skills and ability to work effectively in teams, delivering through and with others; Self-management, including conflict management/negotiating skills.
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