Strengthening justice and security through a service-centered and decentralized systems approach will be rolled out through the establishment of five Regional Hubs that will each cover 3 of Liberia’s 15 counties.
These hubs will deliver key administrative and operational support to justice and security providers. At the core of the regional hub concept is the need for accessible, affordable, equitable, and effective justice and security services that are interlinked and include all elements/functionaries of the chain of justice including law enforcement (Liberian National Police and Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization regional commands); prosecution (through the Office of the Attorney General through the County Attorney’s Office and City Solicitor function); the Judiciary (encompassing the Public Defenders’ Office and the Courts) responsible for the adjudication of cases and sentencing functions with Public Defenders providing criminal legal defense to the accused; and the sentencing function which includes the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Prisons, Probation, Parole).
Gbarnga will be the site of the first regional hub and will serve as a pilot for the remaining four regional hubs. The Gbarnga hub will support coverage of Bong, Lofa, and Nimba counties to enhance linkages and service delivery through strengthened infrastructure, communications, deployment and functionality of well trained justice and security personnel that can more effectively protect communities, enforce the law, and reduce crime and violence.
Reporting directly to the Gbarnga Regional Hub Manager, the Joint Training Coordinator will be responsible for effective coordination of all joint training initiatives at the Gbarnga Justice and Security Hub, initially, and with other regional hubs as they are being rolled out. S/he will be the main focal point for Joint Training interventions for the hub. The training undertaken at the hub is not intended to duplicate existing on-going training led by training institutes, departments or academies within the justice and sector institutions, but rather to focus on specific system-wide needs of common interest to all officials with presence in the hub and in the hub region. The joint training coordinator acts as a facilitator for training needs of all these stakeholders. The Joint Training Coordinator will engage with other stakeholders to ensure effective training capacity is built for coordination and coherence in service delivery for the hub.
JOB REQUIREMENT:
Bachelor’s degree in Management, Public Administration, or related field, including professional training in Capacity Building, Masters degree will be an added advantage
-Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional development work experience in capacity building planning, design, and implementation of training functions in organizations;
– Understanding of the Liberian justice and security context an advantage;
– Demonstrated leadership capacity to ensure delivery of results from the start-up phase through delivery
Experience with multi-partner coordination of government and international partners at national and sub-national levels;
– Experience in building partnerships with local community groups, civil society, local government, traditional leaders, etc.;
– Experience in start-up and implementation of capacity building interventions with linking national level and decentralized service delivery coordination;
-Sound and proven technical work skills including multi-cultural team work, communications, reporting, monitoring and problem-solving skills;
– Experience in use of computer applications in preparation of technical reports.
Application Procedure.
Send a detailed CV and cover letter to:
Training Coordinator, Judicial Institute,
1st Floor, West Wing, Temple of Justice or
to the following email address wlkollie@yahoo.com with cc to fkokogray@yahoo.com
Application Deadline: February 8, 2012