Afghanistan Project Manager Justice Juvenile

We are looking four our projects in Afghanistan for a

Project Manager Justice Juvenile

Position Start Date: As soon as possible Project Duration: 12 months Location: Kabul, Afghanistan with travel to 4 main cities within the limits of the security situation Reporting to: Coordinator of the Child Right Consortium Supervises: One or two persons and national partner organisations

Contractual Conditions: Swiss salaried contract 3 025 Chf (~2300€) < > 4148 Chf (~3100€) net salary/month according to experience x 13, Annual Leave: 25 days per year. Contract includes also local accommodation and transportation, health and repatriation insurance, return flight. Details of conditions and advantages

General Responsibilities: The post holder will ensure the professional delivery of Juvenile Justice work undertaken by Tdh’s partners in the Child Rights Consortium and in other professional partnerships. S/he will deliver Juvenile Justice outcomes as determined by appropriate project proposals and their expected results and outcomes.

Project Management:
• To ensure the success of the project in meeting its objectives, outcomes and aims as detailed in the project proposal (s). • To lead the Juvenile Justice component of the Child Right Consortium (CRC) 3 and all subsequent CRC contracts, and all other Juvenile Justice work done in Afghanistan, whether alone or with partners • To coordinate the work of the partners within the CRC’s Juvenile Justice (JJ) component • To ensure that all partners are using common management documents (proposal, logical framework, time bar chart etc.) • To ensure the shared understanding and commitment to the objectives, outcomes and indicators of the project proposal and other related project documents by all parties (Tdh, EC, NGO partners, Afghan Ministries, etc.) • To ensure an outcome / impact focused attitude among all parties within a respect for the principles of Project Cycle Management • To monitor the financial expenditure under the programme as per the budget forecast

Monitoring outcomes and partner support: • To develop, disseminate and operationalize among all partners a common information and data gathering / monitoring system in the field • To ensure the timely and accurate delivery to Tdh of information from the partners in a common form that respects Tdh’s commitment to measure outcome / impact • To hold regular review meetings with partners to discuss success of meeting project objectives / outcomes / aims

Advocacy for change: • To work closely with partners, encouraging commitment to sustainable change in the practice of Juvenile Justice in Afghanistan • To determine the current situation regarding Juvenile Justice, the desired situation and the process by which change will be achieved (advocacy strategies). • To elaborate the advocacy strategies for consideration, review and adoption by all Juvenile Justice actors, ensuring clarity of expected outcomes • To manage research, press coverage and publicity materials that supports the project’s aims • To work closely with the relevant UN organizations and Ministries and encourage through good relations and professional advocacy strategies Afghanistan’s adoption of the recommendations of the CRC and sustainable positive change in Juvenile Justice in the country • To promote a culture of child rights and restorative justice within the partners, including Ministries, and the institutionalization of child rights through policy change • To establish strong relations with the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Social and Labour Affairs (MOLSAMD) through regular meetings, exchanges of information • To develop strong working relations with the Ministry of Justice, Supreme Court, Attorney General Office and relevant parliamentary commissions to promote the adoption of a culture of child rights and restorative justice in Afghanistan.

Capacity building: • To support partners, as necessary, in their understanding of Project Cycle Management, providing technical support and organizing training if appropriate • To refer partners for external training as appropriate to their learning needs and project outcomes. • To organize specialized JJ related training for police, JJ teams within the project and other JJ professionals and practitioners associated with the project outcomes.

Reporting: • To report monthly to the CRC Coordinator and other stakeholder as needed. • To ensure a quarterly review of the success of the JJ project, as measured by project success in achieving agreed project objectives / outcomes and the project indicators. • To report to his /her line manager any problem faced in achieving the project’s expected results • To contribute to CRC reports and other Tdh reports to its donors

Child Protection Policy: • To commit to respect the Child Protection Policy • To commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Child Protection Policy in the country • To commit to inform the Country Representative (and/or the Child Protection Programme Manager and/or the Desk Officer and to deal with any case of any allegations or possibility of transgression, even potential, of the Child Protection Policy

Profile: • Education: University degree in law or similar education • Working experience in Muslim countries and in similar positions: working experience in a complex political and security environment • Management and leadership experience • Strong knowledge in Project Cycle Management • Understanding and commitment to child rights and promoting their adoption in a contested and complex political and socio – religious working environment • Commitment to a results based approach to development and to the use of tools best suited to this approach • Fluent in oral and written English

How to apply:

We will only consider complete online applications which correspond to the required profile: http://tdh.ch/en/jobs