Judicial Institution Specialist

Project Background

The Jordan Himaya project is a USAID-funded activity that aims to enhance access to and quality of essential services and protection for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Jordan. The project has two outcomes: 1) survivor-centered institutional capacity improved, and 2) legislative frameworks for protecting survivors and responding to violence strengthened. To achieve these outcomes, the project will apply a survivor-centered systems-strengthening approach to improve prevention, response, and protection services, and to support the development and implementation of survivor-centered legislation and policies. The project will work with and through local partners, including a Jordanian partner consortium and an all-Jordanian key personnel team, to leverage their expertise and ensure the sustainability and impact of the project interventions. Outcome 1 will inform research, advocacy, and policy changes in Outcome 2, while reforms supported under Outcome 2 will be implemented and enforced by institutions and service providers that have gained stronger capacity under Outcome 1.

Role’s Purpose

The Judicial Institution Specialist will work with the Institutional Capacity team in the design and implementation of interventions to strengthen the capacity of judicial institutions to improve case management and prosecution of cases of violence. She/he will work with Himaya’s subcontractors and consultants to conduct needs assessments, provide technical assistance and training to build the capacity of justice sector institutions and professionals, support the establishment of specialized courts and, through the Institutional Support Fund (ISF), provide material support to targeted judicial sector stakeholders. This position will be based in Amman, Jordan, with travel as required to report on key project activities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead all technical activities to support the capacity of judicial institutions under Outcome 1, IR 1.A.
• Directly supervise the work of subcontractors, consultants and grantees implementing activities under her/his technical area.
• Develop technical scope of works for ISF projects, grants processes, and consultants and monitor the implementation of these mechanisms in close collaboration with the Operations team.
• Act as the day-to-day point of contact of Himaya with justice institutions counterparts in close coordination with the Institutional Capacity Lead, DCOP and COP.
• Design innovations for technical interventions to strengthen the capacity of justice institutions to investigate, prosecute and resolve violence cases based on regional and local best practices.
• Provide input on her/his activities to draft Annual Work Plans, and the project’s reports as requested.
• Document Himaya’s best practices in her/his technical area and participate in knowledge management processes to identify and internalize lessons learned in the implementation of the project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law, public administration, and other related areas, with at least 6 years of progressive professional experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Jordan criminal justice, law enforcement, and social services institutions.
• Experience working in institutional capacity building projects in Jordan or in the Middle East region.
• Leadership, interpersonal, technical, and analytical skills; ability to interact effectively with government counterparts.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Independent, but capable of following guidance and transforming it into action.
• Comfortable operating in a multicultural environment and with multidisciplinary teams,
• Experience in complex, politically challenging, and unstable environments.
• Professional proficiency in English and Arabic, required.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Problem solving and proactive thinking to address issues.
• Flexibility to adapt and respond to changes.
• Attention to detail, able to manage one’s work, take initiative, set schedules and meet deadlines without close supervision.
• Team player, who can coordinate across several teams within Himaya.
• Ability to communicate project activities and impact to a range of external and internal stakeholders.