Director of the Gender Justice Program
International Center for Transitional Justice
Location: New York, USA
Last Date: March 14, 2011
The Director of the Gender Justice Program will be expected to travel, as necessary, to various countries where the ICTJ is engaged and will oversee and organize a team of highly qualified experts, both within the ICTJ’s New York headquarters and in various places around the globe. S/he will assist in the development of research and the dissemination of knowledge on gender and transitional justice issues which result from work in the field. S/he will ensure that information and analysis generated by the Gender Justice Program is not only made available to ICTJ staff and disseminated throughout the organization, but also disseminated externally so as to impact the field as a whole.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Development Thematic Work and Country Work:
• Conceptualize, design and develop the ICTJ's Gender Justice Program in collaboration with the program staff. Work closely with local and international women’s rights networks in identifying priorities and implementing these programs.
• Manage the ICTJ’S Gender Justice Program, including advising and liaising with the ICTJ’s various regional and thematic programs (including: truth-seeking; prosecution efforts; reparations programming), ensuring that a gendered approach to transitional justice is developed and “mainstreamed” within the ICTJ’s in-country and thematic work.
• Coordinate South-South Exchange on gender and transitional justice issues, including the facilitation of regional and global networks and ‘affinity groups’.
• Strengthen civil society actors who work on gender issues in transitional justice contexts as well as those actors who work in TJ contexts who do not possess gender expertise
• Influence governmental and multilateral organizations to adopt appropriate policies on gender and transitional justice.
• Work with the ICTJ’s Research Unit to help develop gender-related projects.
• Work with other units in ICTJ to ensure that all ICTJ training programs for emerging transitional justice practitioners, policymakers, and donors have significant gender content. Also work with others in ICTJ to ensure that any training courses developed for internal staff have significant gender content.
• Follow Transitional Justice developments in specific world regions, key countries and in the field in general.
• Facilitate the provision of comparative knowledge and analysis, policy advice, technical assistance and capacity building related to gender in transitional justice to relevant actors and ICTJ partners.
• In conjunction with the country head and/or relevant Regional Director, develop and maintain relevant in-country contacts with partner organizations, donors and policy-makers.
Fundraising
• Oversee the design of the ICTJ Gender Justice Program’s fundraising plan.
• With the support of the ICTJ’s Development Department, conduct fundraising activities for the Program and maintain contacts with relevant donors.
• With the support of ICTJ’s Development Department, draft grant applications and grant reports on gender-related activities for ICTJ donors.
• Participate in formulating proposals and in the discussion of proposed new activities.
Research and Writing:
• The Gender Program Director will be expected to undertake research and writing assignments as agreed with the Director, Program Office and time will be earmarked for this purpose.
• Develop, supervise and provide quality control for all publications initiated by the Gender Justice Program. This may include commissioned expert papers; operational manuals; educational modules for ICTJ programs; staff research projects; reporting documents; think pieces; etc.
• Respond to requests from other ICTJ programs and Units to enhance gender-related information, recommendations, etc. in their work. This will require research, analysis, and collaborative drafting.
• Perform research and writing tasks to critically analyze gender and transitional justice interventions and approaches, including both theoretical and comparative research and writing for ICTJ publications.
Management:
• Lead the development of the Program’s strategic vision and work-plan.
• Build collaborative working relationships with the ICTJ’s Regional and Thematic Directors
• Build and oversee a global team of staff and consultants.
• Supervise staff and consultants to ensure the completion of program goals. The Director of the Gender Justice Program will also make decisions regarding the selection, evaluation and other personnel matters involving the Gender Justice Program staff and consultants.
• Supervise or undertake strategic research missions, write briefing memoranda, reports, and public statements in a concise and accurate manner, with a quick turn-around time.
• Build, manage and assess the Gender Justice Program team.
• Update the website and where necessary contribute to the Annual Report, contribute to the ICTJ’s global knowledge management work, participate in other unit activities and once-off assignments from management or across units, and review and comment on ICTJ documents.
• Manage the allocation of resources within the Gender Justice Program, develop the Program's budget and monitor expenditures.
• Represent the Gender Justice Program in the ICTJ’s various management structures.
• Contribute to the overall work of ICTJ as a team player with professionalism, integrity and commitment.
Networking and Outreach:
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with policy-makers, ambassadors, and High Commissioners, governments, nongovernmental organizations and others.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with justice and truth-seeking institutions, civil society organizations and victims groups and particularly with women’s organizations.
• Represent the ICTJ Gender Justice Program externally.
MAJOR QUALIFICATIONS
To direct its Gender Justice Program, ICTJ seeks a candidate with:
Education: a relevant graduate degree in law, political science, social science, international affairs, journalism, history, gender studies or experience in a related field.
Experience: Ten years experience in the field of gender, human rights, peace-building, humanitarian work, transitional justice, conflict prevention, development, or related field, with program and operational management experience, ideally in an international setting.
Skills and Attributes:
• Experience in project and program management.
• Capacity to interact effectively in both the human rights and gender communities.
• Familiarity and experience with fundraising
• Professional level English language skills.
• Proficiency in French, Spanish or Arabic would be an added advantage
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Collegial leader with the ability to work with a globally diverse team
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to work quickly under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines.
• Travel to field offices will be required.
CONTACT:
• Submit cover letter, curriculum vitae, an unedited writing sample and contact information for three references by March 14, 2011 to jobs@ictj.org
• Only qualified applicants will be contacted.
• Please, no telephone calls/faxes.
The ICTJ is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer strongly committed to hiring and retaining a diverse and internationally representative staff.
Location: New York, USA
Last Date: March 14, 2011
JOB VACANCY - DIRECTOR OF THE GENDER JUSTICE PROGRAM
The International Center for Transitional Justice works to redress and prevent the most severe violations of human rights by confronting legacies of mass abuse. ICTJ seeks holistic solutions to promote accountability and create just and peaceful societies.
PRIMARY FUNCTION/PURPOSE:
The Director of the Gender Justice Program is responsible for designing and overseeing the implementation of the ICTJ's gender program. S/he will operate with a high degree of autonomy, will report to the Director, Program Office, and will be responsible for managing the ICTJ Gender Justice team. The Director of the Gender Justice Program must work with the ICTJ’s Regional Directors and other Thematic Directors in order to infuse a gendered approach in the various regions in which the ICTJ works, as well as within the institution as a whole. The Director of the Gender Justice Program will design and manage the Program’s budget and the allocate resources, and monitor its expenditure, along with his/her team. S/he will also bear substantial responsibility for fundraising for the Program, working closely with the ICTJ Development Department.
The Director of the Gender Justice Program will be expected to travel, as necessary, to various countries where the ICTJ is engaged and will oversee and organize a team of highly qualified experts, both within the ICTJ’s New York headquarters and in various places around the globe. S/he will assist in the development of research and the dissemination of knowledge on gender and transitional justice issues which result from work in the field. S/he will ensure that information and analysis generated by the Gender Justice Program is not only made available to ICTJ staff and disseminated throughout the organization, but also disseminated externally so as to impact the field as a whole.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Development Thematic Work and Country Work:
• Conceptualize, design and develop the ICTJ's Gender Justice Program in collaboration with the program staff. Work closely with local and international women’s rights networks in identifying priorities and implementing these programs.
• Manage the ICTJ’S Gender Justice Program, including advising and liaising with the ICTJ’s various regional and thematic programs (including: truth-seeking; prosecution efforts; reparations programming), ensuring that a gendered approach to transitional justice is developed and “mainstreamed” within the ICTJ’s in-country and thematic work.
• Coordinate South-South Exchange on gender and transitional justice issues, including the facilitation of regional and global networks and ‘affinity groups’.
• Strengthen civil society actors who work on gender issues in transitional justice contexts as well as those actors who work in TJ contexts who do not possess gender expertise
• Influence governmental and multilateral organizations to adopt appropriate policies on gender and transitional justice.
• Work with the ICTJ’s Research Unit to help develop gender-related projects.
• Work with other units in ICTJ to ensure that all ICTJ training programs for emerging transitional justice practitioners, policymakers, and donors have significant gender content. Also work with others in ICTJ to ensure that any training courses developed for internal staff have significant gender content.
• Follow Transitional Justice developments in specific world regions, key countries and in the field in general.
• Facilitate the provision of comparative knowledge and analysis, policy advice, technical assistance and capacity building related to gender in transitional justice to relevant actors and ICTJ partners.
• In conjunction with the country head and/or relevant Regional Director, develop and maintain relevant in-country contacts with partner organizations, donors and policy-makers.
Fundraising
• Oversee the design of the ICTJ Gender Justice Program’s fundraising plan.
• With the support of the ICTJ’s Development Department, conduct fundraising activities for the Program and maintain contacts with relevant donors.
• With the support of ICTJ’s Development Department, draft grant applications and grant reports on gender-related activities for ICTJ donors.
• Participate in formulating proposals and in the discussion of proposed new activities.
Research and Writing:
• The Gender Program Director will be expected to undertake research and writing assignments as agreed with the Director, Program Office and time will be earmarked for this purpose.
• Develop, supervise and provide quality control for all publications initiated by the Gender Justice Program. This may include commissioned expert papers; operational manuals; educational modules for ICTJ programs; staff research projects; reporting documents; think pieces; etc.
• Respond to requests from other ICTJ programs and Units to enhance gender-related information, recommendations, etc. in their work. This will require research, analysis, and collaborative drafting.
• Perform research and writing tasks to critically analyze gender and transitional justice interventions and approaches, including both theoretical and comparative research and writing for ICTJ publications.
Management:
• Lead the development of the Program’s strategic vision and work-plan.
• Build collaborative working relationships with the ICTJ’s Regional and Thematic Directors
• Build and oversee a global team of staff and consultants.
• Supervise staff and consultants to ensure the completion of program goals. The Director of the Gender Justice Program will also make decisions regarding the selection, evaluation and other personnel matters involving the Gender Justice Program staff and consultants.
• Supervise or undertake strategic research missions, write briefing memoranda, reports, and public statements in a concise and accurate manner, with a quick turn-around time.
• Build, manage and assess the Gender Justice Program team.
• Update the website and where necessary contribute to the Annual Report, contribute to the ICTJ’s global knowledge management work, participate in other unit activities and once-off assignments from management or across units, and review and comment on ICTJ documents.
• Manage the allocation of resources within the Gender Justice Program, develop the Program's budget and monitor expenditures.
• Represent the Gender Justice Program in the ICTJ’s various management structures.
• Contribute to the overall work of ICTJ as a team player with professionalism, integrity and commitment.
Networking and Outreach:
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with policy-makers, ambassadors, and High Commissioners, governments, nongovernmental organizations and others.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with justice and truth-seeking institutions, civil society organizations and victims groups and particularly with women’s organizations.
• Represent the ICTJ Gender Justice Program externally.
MAJOR QUALIFICATIONS
To direct its Gender Justice Program, ICTJ seeks a candidate with:
Education: a relevant graduate degree in law, political science, social science, international affairs, journalism, history, gender studies or experience in a related field.
Experience: Ten years experience in the field of gender, human rights, peace-building, humanitarian work, transitional justice, conflict prevention, development, or related field, with program and operational management experience, ideally in an international setting.
Skills and Attributes:
• Experience in project and program management.
• Capacity to interact effectively in both the human rights and gender communities.
• Familiarity and experience with fundraising
• Professional level English language skills.
• Proficiency in French, Spanish or Arabic would be an added advantage
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Collegial leader with the ability to work with a globally diverse team
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to work quickly under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines.
• Travel to field offices will be required.
CONTACT:
• Submit cover letter, curriculum vitae, an unedited writing sample and contact information for three references by March 14, 2011 to jobs@ictj.org
• Only qualified applicants will be contacted.
• Please, no telephone calls/faxes.
The ICTJ is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer strongly committed to hiring and retaining a diverse and internationally representative staff.
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