Libya: Judicial Advisor, Libya (Staff)
Country: Libya
Closing date: 30 Apr 2014
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:
The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) seeks a Judicial Advisor to provide technical assistance to the Secretariat of the Libyan Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and to assist the SJC with the development of a training program for Libyan public prosecutors and their support staff. The Judicial Advisor will assist the SJC with building its capacity to plan and implement judicial reform. This is a long-term position, based in Tripoli, Libya beginning in August/September 2013.
Responsibilities:
In this position, the Judicial Advisor will support the:
- Design, coordination, and implementation of strategic planning and trainings for SJC members and secretariat;
- Development of materials for reform of judicial systems;
- Design, coordination, and implementation of trainings for public prosecutors and their support staff.
Qualifications:
- Must have a Juris Doctorate degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience;
- Must have at least 10 years of experience in administration of judicial systems or judicial education, experience in civil law jurisdictions a plus;
- Previous experience building the capacity of judicial actors through the development of training curricula and evaluation of training effectiveness;
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required, knowledge of Arabic a plus.
How to apply:
To apply, please visit http://www.americanbar.org/about_the_aba/employment_at_the_aba/aba_job_s.... Due to the high volume of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
