ABA-ROLI Country Coordinator - Regional Judicial Training Job Vacancy in Rwanda

The American Bar Association Rule of
Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) is a non-profit program that implements legal reform
programs in roughly 60 countries around the world. ABA ROLI has nearly 700
professional staff working abroad and in its Washington, D.C. office. ABA
ROLI’s host country partners include judges, lawyers, bar associations, law
schools, court administrators, legislatures, ministries of justice and a wide
array of civil society organizations, including human rights groups.

Job Summary

ABA ROLI will soon be supporting the
launch of a regional judicial training initiative initially focused on four
Central African countries: Burundi, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic
Republic of Congo, and Rwanda. During the initiative’s first phase, ABA ROLI will
organize training and professional development opportunities for magistrates
and court support personnel in the region, and will also implement
constituency-building activities designed to engage key stakeholders in
defining the scope, strategic direction and governance structure of a regional
judicial training initiative. ABA ROLI is seeking a highly-organized, proactive
individual to coordinate program activities and handle logistics in Rwanda.
This is a local hire to be based in Kigali, Rwanda. This will be 50% part-time
positions starting as soon as possible. Occasional regional travel is required.

Under the direction of the Program
Director, the Country Coordinator will:

Liaise
with contacts within the justice sector, including members of the Supreme
Court, Judicial Council or equivalent, Ministry of Justice, and local
civil society organizations to secure support for the regional judicial
training initiative.
Coordinate
the regional judicial training initiative activities within Rwanda,
including stakeholder meetings, training workshops for justice sector
personnel, and regional conferences on rule of law issues.
Collect,
organize, analyze and report on program activities and impact, as well as
relevant information pertaining to the Rwanda’s justice sector.
Provide
the Project Director with country-specific analyses of foreseeable
opportunities and risks.
Ensure
that all activities are implemented in compliance with projects budgets
and ABA policies and procedures.
Nurture
relationships with funders, government officials, and other key national
and international stakeholders to build ABA ROLI’s standing and promote
program activities and impacts.
Assist
in the development of proposals and budgets for new funding from third
party donors and national governments to continue and expand upon regional
judicial training initiative activities.

Education

A law degree is required.

Experience

A
minimum of 5 years of legal and/or rule of law programming experience
required;
Knowledge
of the justice sector, the legal system and political context in the
relevant country required;
Demonstrated
planning, problem-solving, and program development skills required;
Professional
oral and written fluency in both English and French required;
Excellent
writing and organizational abilities with attention to detail required;
Ability
to work proactively with minimal supervision is essential;
Consistently
high levels of professionalism, judgment and discretion are essential;
Excellent
oral communication and interpersonal skills are essential;
Previous
experience working for donor-funded programs in a non-profit or
development organization, including budgeting and financial compliance is
preferred;
Experience
organizing and coordinating high-profile events, conferences, and
workshops is an asset.