UNO Senior Judicial Affairs Officer Latest Jobs In Bangui 2022

Duties & Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Senior Judicial Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Coordinates the Mission’s support to the Central African Special Criminal Court.
• Participates in the development and implementation of the mission’s strategies related to the rule of law and the development/reform of the justice and legal systems to include advising national counterparts, providing training and monitoring the court and legal systems, etc.
• Serves as a senior officer and recognized expert in non-judicial, transitional justice mechanism, legal aid and legal sector reform; provides policy and operational advice to senior management on an ongoing basis and assists in programming related activities at the national level; independently handle a wide range of multi-discipline, highly complex, and often sensitive and/or conflicting matters involving issues relating to the development or reform of legal or judicial systems/institutions.
• Coordinates and directs work teams; guides, supervises and evaluates the work of junior officers; may assist in the general management and administration of the work unit, organizing and prioritizing the workload and providing general coordination and supervision of assignments.
• Makes various types of recommendations to senior officials with respect to actions to take; recommendations are usually accepted as proposed.
• Plans, coordinates and supervises all activities in assigned area; ensures an integrated and harmonized approach among other components of the mission (e.g. corrections, human rights,
• political affairs, policy, gender, child protection, etc.) and UN entities.
• Takes the lead in promoting knowledge management and information sharing, including developing a culture of respect for, and inclusion of, local actors in all judicial and legal system initiatives.
• Organizes and supervises research studies and the preparation of written outputs, as well as performs extensive legal research and analysis on highly complex or novel legal issues/questions and prepares reports, studies, briefs, reports, and other written material; participates in legislative reviews and prepares commentaries.
• Provides innovative technical advice and assistance to regional and local commissions, standing committees, other offices, etc.
• Serves as spokesperson for the mission as required; develops and maintains relations with high-level government officials, magistrates, local leaders and other key players; and actively promotes coordination and communication between international and national partners with a view to pursuing objectives and ensuring participation in and effective integration of ideas in the planning and implementation of the judicial affairs programme.
• Coordinates/performs programmatic and administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the work unit, including contributing to the preparation of budgets, reporting on performance and results, managing and evaluating staff performance, job interviewing and evaluation of candidates.
• Perform other related duties as required.