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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT GEO-11-002 - PROJECT OFFICER JUVENILE JUSTICE
Temporary Appointment
Background
Georgia is a party of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The Convention requires State Parties to develop and implement a
comprehensive juvenile justice policy in the "best interest of the child".
The importance of reforming the juvenile justice system was highly
recommended by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in its Concluding
Observations on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the
Child in Georgia. Georgia has a population of 4,394,700 of which 1,089,000
are under the age of 18 and 363,000 are between the ages of 12-18.
Reform of the Juvenile Justice System in Georgia[1] is one of the key
priorities of UNICEF and the Government of Georgia's Programme of
Cooperation. The aim is to establish a juvenile justice system that is
focused on rehabilitation and reintegration into society; ensuring that
children are not criminalized unnecessarily, with programmes of prevention
and diversion, and personnel dealing with juveniles adequately trained. All
of these are central to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the
child's best interest. On-going reform efforts in the penitentiary and
probation system have seen the introduction of child-sensitive and
rehabilitative measures for children, as well as the beginning of the use of
alternative sentencing measures and diversion.
The Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Corrections and Legal
Assistance (MCLA), are committed to reform the juvenile justice system in
line with international and European child-rights principles. This is
exemplified with the establishment of the Criminal Justice Reform
Inter-Agency Coordinating Council, created under the President's Decree in
December 2008. Elaboration of recommendations for the improvements in
Juvenile Justice, Probation and Penitentiary systems is one of the main
objectives of the council, which has created a Juvenile Justice working
group to focus specifically on this area, and has helped place Juvenile
Justice issues at the forefront of the governments criminal justice reform
efforts.
According to agreements with the Government of Georgia, UNICEF has been
assisting the government to address policy issues with regard to juveniles
in probation and detention by implementing programmes to contribute to the
implementation of a comprehensive juvenile justice system in Georgia and
especially the improvement of the penitentiary system and probation system
for convicted child offenders. Specifically, UNICEF aims to assist the GoG,
and particularly the MCLA, to realize a reintegration-focused penitentiary
system and probation system that are geared to one another through
individual reintegration planning and reintegration programmes so child
offenders who are 'conditionally released from detention' or 'conditionally
sentenced after detention' move smoothly from the penitentiary system to the
probation system.
To this end UNICEF intends to contract a national project officer who will
be responsible for the coordination and overall technical guidance to the
above noted aims, project management, and assisting in the drafting of
narrative and financial reports.
Overall Task of the Project Officer
The Project officer will manage the planning, implementation and monitoring
of programme activities, under the overall supervision of the Child
Protection Specialist. S/he will provide inputs to link Programme relevant
activities with relevant components of the ongoing criminal justice system
reform in Georgia. The Project officer will receive general guidance from
the Child Protection Officer, Juvenile Justice as well as the Child
Protection Specialist.
Main Tasks of the Project Officer:
* To analyse documents and Programme achievements, constraints and
lessons learned;
* To assist/contribute in developing training modules for the
Penitentiary and Probation staff training when necessary.
* To design TORs for consultants and sub-projects for Programme
implementation, supporting identification of the implementing partners and
monitoring the same;
* To have regular communication with UNICEF international consultants,
as applicable, to receive guidance on particular aspects of Programme
implementation
* To establish relations and have regular communication with the
-Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance (MCLA) in order to ensure
timely and effective implementation of the Programme components, as well as
the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
* Together with partners from the international community, to assist
main stakeholders and local partners to understand the meaning and
importance of the Programme and their role and function in the
implementation process
* To ensure UNICEF's participation in all major forums related to
Programme relevant activities
* Together with the MCLA and main stakeholders to ensure continued
implementation of individual reintegration plan and reintegration packages
within penitentiary and probation systems,
* To provide necessary assistance to the steering group(s) on
Penitentiary and Probation reforms to prepare training, package on
individual reintegration plan, reintegration package for penitentiary and
probation staff and service providers, general juvenile justice issues,
child-sensitive communication, and application for conditional release
* To provide assistance to the MCLA, local service providers and
main stakeholder to implement individual reintegration plan and
reintegration package, particularly in the area of social welfare,
vocational and employment training.
* To assist the MCLA, and Ministry of Education and Science, in
managing hand-over of Vocational training activities to governmental bodies.
* To make links with child welfare, labour and education, Youth
participation and Youth Inclusion activities and stakeholders to support the
project's integration with overall government system development. This
includes links with private and civil society actors.
Qualifications:
Essential:
* Advanced university degree in law, social work, social
sciences or other relevant fields
* Excellent and proven presentation, negotiation and
advocacy skills
* Excellent and proven communication, leadership and
teamwork skills
* Demonstrated ability to manage complex relationships
with a wide range of partners.
* Good analytical, prioritisation and planning skills
* 5 years experience in project management, including
report writing and budget management
* Fluency in written and spoken Georgian and English
Desirable:
* Good knowledge of Children's Human Rights, and
juvenile justice issues. Knowledge of national legislation on juvenile
justice an asset
* Knowledge and experience of working on reintegration
of children in conflict with the law, particularly in the area of child
welfare is an asset
* Experience of working in juvenile justice sector,
probation and penitentiary systems an asset
* Experience within the social work field considered a
strong asset
* Experience of designing, managing and evaluating
training programmes highly desirable.
* Experience of conducting (interactive adult) training
on juvenile justice and/or children's rights an advantage.
* Experience of working with high officials as well as
local representatives of the justice sector and NGOs working in related
fields
Competencies for the post:
Working with People; Communications; Analyzing and Drive for Results.
Supervision:
The project officer will work under the supervision of the UNICEF Child
Protection Specialist, with overall supervision from the Deputy
Representative/Programme
Liaison Requirements:
The project officer will work closely with the MCLA Ministry of Justice, as
well as other partners working in justice reform in Georgia.
Contract arrangements:
The position will be as a fulltime Temporary Appointment (TA) at the NOB
level. The duration of the contract is intended to be 6 months, with the
possibility of extension.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in the position and have the required qualifications,
please hand-deliver your application in a sealed envelope labeled only as
"VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Number: GEO-11-002 - PO JJ" and place in the
respective vacancy box, located in the Entrance Hall of the UN house, 9
Eristavi Street, Vake, Tbilisi 0179, Georgia no later than close of business
of Thursday 12 May 2011. The application should contain:
(1) Cover Letter addressed to Representative, UNICEF Georgia Country
Office
(2) detailed Curriculum Vitae and
(3) completed UN Personal History Form (could be downloaded from
www.jobs.ge, www.hr.com.ge,
www.job.market.ge,
www.unicef.org/georgia, www.ungeorgia.ge and
www.cenn.org together with this vacancy
announcement).
Incomplete applications or applications received in other form or after the
above deadline will not be considered and only short-listed applicants will
be contacted.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and
encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious
and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply
to become a part of our organization.
_____
_____
[1] For the purpose of this TOR, the geo-political delineation is Georgia
"proper" omitting both Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
From: A. Papazian
T +995 32 75 19 03/04
F +995 32 75 19 05
[email protected]
www.cenn.org
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT GEO-11-002 - PROJECT OFFICER JUVENILE JUSTICE
Temporary Appointment
Background
Georgia is a party of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The Convention requires State Parties to develop and implement a
comprehensive juvenile justice policy in the "best interest of the child".
The importance of reforming the juvenile justice system was highly
recommended by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in its Concluding
Observations on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the
Child in Georgia. Georgia has a population of 4,394,700 of which 1,089,000
are under the age of 18 and 363,000 are between the ages of 12-18.
Reform of the Juvenile Justice System in Georgia[1] is one of the key
priorities of UNICEF and the Government of Georgia's Programme of
Cooperation. The aim is to establish a juvenile justice system that is
focused on rehabilitation and reintegration into society; ensuring that
children are not criminalized unnecessarily, with programmes of prevention
and diversion, and personnel dealing with juveniles adequately trained. All
of these are central to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the
child's best interest. On-going reform efforts in the penitentiary and
probation system have seen the introduction of child-sensitive and
rehabilitative measures for children, as well as the beginning of the use of
alternative sentencing measures and diversion.
The Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Corrections and Legal
Assistance (MCLA), are committed to reform the juvenile justice system in
line with international and European child-rights principles. This is
exemplified with the establishment of the Criminal Justice Reform
Inter-Agency Coordinating Council, created under the President's Decree in
December 2008. Elaboration of recommendations for the improvements in
Juvenile Justice, Probation and Penitentiary systems is one of the main
objectives of the council, which has created a Juvenile Justice working
group to focus specifically on this area, and has helped place Juvenile
Justice issues at the forefront of the governments criminal justice reform
efforts.
According to agreements with the Government of Georgia, UNICEF has been
assisting the government to address policy issues with regard to juveniles
in probation and detention by implementing programmes to contribute to the
implementation of a comprehensive juvenile justice system in Georgia and
especially the improvement of the penitentiary system and probation system
for convicted child offenders. Specifically, UNICEF aims to assist the GoG,
and particularly the MCLA, to realize a reintegration-focused penitentiary
system and probation system that are geared to one another through
individual reintegration planning and reintegration programmes so child
offenders who are 'conditionally released from detention' or 'conditionally
sentenced after detention' move smoothly from the penitentiary system to the
probation system.
To this end UNICEF intends to contract a national project officer who will
be responsible for the coordination and overall technical guidance to the
above noted aims, project management, and assisting in the drafting of
narrative and financial reports.
Overall Task of the Project Officer
The Project officer will manage the planning, implementation and monitoring
of programme activities, under the overall supervision of the Child
Protection Specialist. S/he will provide inputs to link Programme relevant
activities with relevant components of the ongoing criminal justice system
reform in Georgia. The Project officer will receive general guidance from
the Child Protection Officer, Juvenile Justice as well as the Child
Protection Specialist.
Main Tasks of the Project Officer:
* To analyse documents and Programme achievements, constraints and
lessons learned;
* To assist/contribute in developing training modules for the
Penitentiary and Probation staff training when necessary.
* To design TORs for consultants and sub-projects for Programme
implementation, supporting identification of the implementing partners and
monitoring the same;
* To have regular communication with UNICEF international consultants,
as applicable, to receive guidance on particular aspects of Programme
implementation
* To establish relations and have regular communication with the
-Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance (MCLA) in order to ensure
timely and effective implementation of the Programme components, as well as
the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
* Together with partners from the international community, to assist
main stakeholders and local partners to understand the meaning and
importance of the Programme and their role and function in the
implementation process
* To ensure UNICEF's participation in all major forums related to
Programme relevant activities
* Together with the MCLA and main stakeholders to ensure continued
implementation of individual reintegration plan and reintegration packages
within penitentiary and probation systems,
* To provide necessary assistance to the steering group(s) on
Penitentiary and Probation reforms to prepare training, package on
individual reintegration plan, reintegration package for penitentiary and
probation staff and service providers, general juvenile justice issues,
child-sensitive communication, and application for conditional release
* To provide assistance to the MCLA, local service providers and
main stakeholder to implement individual reintegration plan and
reintegration package, particularly in the area of social welfare,
vocational and employment training.
* To assist the MCLA, and Ministry of Education and Science, in
managing hand-over of Vocational training activities to governmental bodies.
* To make links with child welfare, labour and education, Youth
participation and Youth Inclusion activities and stakeholders to support the
project's integration with overall government system development. This
includes links with private and civil society actors.
Qualifications:
Essential:
* Advanced university degree in law, social work, social
sciences or other relevant fields
* Excellent and proven presentation, negotiation and
advocacy skills
* Excellent and proven communication, leadership and
teamwork skills
* Demonstrated ability to manage complex relationships
with a wide range of partners.
* Good analytical, prioritisation and planning skills
* 5 years experience in project management, including
report writing and budget management
* Fluency in written and spoken Georgian and English
Desirable:
* Good knowledge of Children's Human Rights, and
juvenile justice issues. Knowledge of national legislation on juvenile
justice an asset
* Knowledge and experience of working on reintegration
of children in conflict with the law, particularly in the area of child
welfare is an asset
* Experience of working in juvenile justice sector,
probation and penitentiary systems an asset
* Experience within the social work field considered a
strong asset
* Experience of designing, managing and evaluating
training programmes highly desirable.
* Experience of conducting (interactive adult) training
on juvenile justice and/or children's rights an advantage.
* Experience of working with high officials as well as
local representatives of the justice sector and NGOs working in related
fields
Competencies for the post:
Working with People; Communications; Analyzing and Drive for Results.
Supervision:
The project officer will work under the supervision of the UNICEF Child
Protection Specialist, with overall supervision from the Deputy
Representative/Programme
Liaison Requirements:
The project officer will work closely with the MCLA Ministry of Justice, as
well as other partners working in justice reform in Georgia.
Contract arrangements:
The position will be as a fulltime Temporary Appointment (TA) at the NOB
level. The duration of the contract is intended to be 6 months, with the
possibility of extension.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in the position and have the required qualifications,
please hand-deliver your application in a sealed envelope labeled only as
"VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Number: GEO-11-002 - PO JJ" and place in the
respective vacancy box, located in the Entrance Hall of the UN house, 9
Eristavi Street, Vake, Tbilisi 0179, Georgia no later than close of business
of Thursday 12 May 2011. The application should contain:
(1) Cover Letter addressed to Representative, UNICEF Georgia Country
Office
(2) detailed Curriculum Vitae and
(3) completed UN Personal History Form (could be downloaded from
www.jobs.ge, www.hr.com.ge,
www.job.market.ge,
www.unicef.org/georgia, www.ungeorgia.ge and
www.cenn.org together with this vacancy
announcement).
Incomplete applications or applications received in other form or after the
above deadline will not be considered and only short-listed applicants will
be contacted.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and
encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious
and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply
to become a part of our organization.
_____
_____
[1] For the purpose of this TOR, the geo-political delineation is Georgia
"proper" omitting both Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
From: A. Papazian