Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 19, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Lead- Treaty Bodies and Criminal Justice Reforms

Job Purpose
Lead in coordinating IMLU’s engagement with regional and international treaty bodies and national criminal justice reform, to deliver on the institutional goals and results in accordance with our strategic plan.

Main Responsibilities Of The Jobs
Managerial / Supervisory/ Operational Responsibilities or roles:

1. Coordination of all treaty body activities at the community, national, regional and international levels
2. Lead policy and research work for legislative, policy and institutional and implementation campaigns to advance criminal justice reforms
3. Identify, prioritise, and refine policy targets and language and work with the communications team for dissemination
4. Track legislation and policy and evolving political dynamics and identify the gaps and opportunities
5. Create and oversee strategic communications, research, and legislative products to support campaign the criminal justice reforms work
6. Work closely with other like-minded organizations (including PRWG-K) and government agencies to prioritize high-impact work
7. Identifying and leading public interest litigation that informs policy and jurisprudence;
8. Lead in developing reports for submission to treaty bodies.
9. Identifying spaces within treaty body mechanisms for IMLU’s participation and influencing, including representing IMLU at relevant treaty body formal sessions and CSOs platforms.
10. Strengthening internal and external stakeholder understanding of treaty body mechanisms.
11. Developing and implementation of program work plans, ensuring alignment to institutional results areas.
12. Fundraising and donor partnership management.
13. Overall in charge of all treaty body, criminal justice reforms and accountability program internal and external reporting.
14. Monitoring and evaluation of programme interventions.
15. Quality control of all treaty bodies, criminal justice reform and accountability program
16. Developing structured and productive partnerships with relevant government institutions to pursue regional and international agenda.
17. Leading in developing and implementation of strategies for nurturing critical mass(movement building) for criminal justice reform at community level;
18. Advising the Executive Director and the Senior Management Team on pertinent monitoring mechanisms
19. Any other duty assigned from time to time.

Responsibility for physical assets
● Office Laptop
● Office desktop
● Office Phone
● All organisation’s assets allocated to the programme
Nature of Decision Making
Makes important strategic, policy and operational decisions ;-
1. HR decisions-performance management
2. Recommendation of IMLU and partner documents for submission at both national and international level
3. Program budgeting

Knowledge, Skills And Experience
Minimum level of academic qualification required to perform effectively in the role:
Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) with a bias in international human rights law
Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences with training on international human rights law;

Knowledge and Skills required to perform effectively in the role:
Knowledge in international human rights law
Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of the project management cycle and public administration
Excellent IT skills, with working knowledge for the various packages.
Demonstrable experience and understanding of the roles of leading, managing, implementing and delivering envisaged change/results.

Minimum level of professional qualification required to perform effectively in the role:
Diploma in project management or monitoring and evaluation

Minimum level of personal and professional experience required to perform effectively in the role:
● Demonstrable experience in advocacy on international human rights law and treaty body processes;
● Demonstrable advocacy experience in criminal justice reform i.e. penal, judicial; policing;
● Demonstrable experience in project design and M and E
● Experience in grant management
● Good communication skills
● Strategic networking and building alliances

Minimum months or years of experience required to have to be appointed to the position :
Minimum: At least 3 years’ relevant experience in mid-level management preferably in a reputable human rights NGO working in criminal justice reform or treaty body advocacy.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Effective policy, advocacy and engagement,
Submission of quarterly trend analysis report.
Collating and timely submission of reports for annual reporting
Developing reports for submission to treaty bodies

COMPETENCIES
Technical
a) People Management
b) Project management skills
c) Analytical skills
d) Media and Journalism
e) Advocacy and Lobbying
f) Public Relations

Behavioural
a) High initiative and self-drive.
b) Minimal supervision, works independently.
c) Has a high amount of discretion.
d) Has access to important and sensitive information on IMLU and its members.
e) Encourages experimentation and innovation.
f) Listens to and acknowledges the feelings, concerns, opinions, and ideas of others.
g) Makes specific changes in the system or in their own work methods to improve

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Job application procedure
Are you passionate and committed to human rights and have the experience and qualifications we are looking for?
If so, please send your application letter and max 2-page CV, including you current salary, expected remuneration, three professional referees and day time telephone contacts to: jobs@imlu.org  with the subject matter “POSITION APPLIED” by 31st August 2022.

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