I.About the Position

• Actively monitor and analyze developments in the Justice Sector including justice reform processes and provide regular briefs to the Country Office management and programme;
• Provide particular and need-based support/partnership building to the Federal and Regional Supreme Courts and Office of the Attorney General;
• Foster strong partnership with government and other national authorities as well as relevant non-state actors working in this area to develop and implement programming on justice and rule of law;
• Identify key policy/programmatic gaps and entry points/opportunities for consideration by UNDP to enhance access to justice for all, including women’s access to justice;
• Represent UNDP CO related to the joint work on Justice Assessment jointly lead by UNDP and government expected to inform the design formulation of a justice Sector Programme;
• Identify joint initiatives and activities and lead and coordinated joint implementations as deemed necessary;
• Lead the development of a ‘stand-alone’ Justice Programme portfolio for UNDP CO moving forward;
• Establish/maintain links between country priorities, UNDP strategies and programmes and projects in the area of justice and rule of law
• Initiate, conceptualize and formulate policy-oriented discussions and position papers, policy proposals and concepts for internal and external discussions within UNDP and with partners and other stakeholders;
• Link to global policy discourses on rule of law including in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, sustaining peace and on the humanitarian-development nexus;
• Contribute to country debates on issues related to the area of work, stimulate thinking processes within the programme, projects and Implementing Partners;
• Provide program management support to UNDP Governance Team and the CO in the area of engagement as required;
• Ensure coherence, identify and exploit synergies across projects aimed at strengthening RoL and Justice sector;
• Formulate the needed projects and programmes to translate policy advisory into actual programmatic frameworks with all needed analysis, indicators and operational requirements;
• Lead and provide conceptual and written inputs, to project planning processes such as AWP, budgeting, implementation modalities, ensuring quality and knowledge building;
• Provide training and build knowledge of UNDP project teams in area of work ensuring delivery of technical inputs as outlined in programme and projects

• Communicate with project partners and donors to explain and clarify technical/substantive issues;
• Coordinate with donor and partner assistance to better integrate UNDP’s and others’ interventions to avoid duplication of assistance;
• Coordinate with other organizations providing support to the Federal and Regional government, including through participation in relevant donors & implementing coordination groups;
• Initiate and support UNDP´s resource mobilization efforts including developing proposals for new strategic initiatives in the area of work;
• Document and actively communicate area of work results and impact to partners, donors and stakeholders;
• Identify opportunities for collaboration within the UN system as well as with relevant multi-lateral and bilateral organization within the area of work;
• Act as UNDP’s primary focal point on all matters relating to justice and rule of law;
• Represent UNDP in one or more UN coordination bodies of relevant thematic areas and working groups, as designated by the Team Leader;

• Ensure systematic building of capacities of Federal and Regional actors and institutions of justice and rule of law, through introduction of innovation and best practices, access to knowledge and expertise and promotion of their application to rule of law strengthening activities;
• Identify and interpret best policy support practices and experiences in the area of work for application in the country context including communicating best practices and lessons learnt from other country contexts;
• Participate in international knowledge networks to draw on and share best practice and lessons learned for application in Ethiopia;
• Effectively liaise and share information with other actors in Ethiopia in the area of work and proactively identify opportunities for networking and information sharing;
• Contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing and learning by actively sharing experiences and information with all UNDP projects in the country and participating in identification of synergies within UNDP´s programme;
• Connect to knowledge networks within UNDP, including peers in Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS), Crisis Bureau and Regional Hubs;
• Provide information and guidance to consultants working for the projects and to brief interested donors

• Contribute to substantive positioning of UNDP;
• Ensure navigating complex relationships;
• Exercises stakeholder-centered design approaches for Country Office, programmes and projects;
• Ensures teams are resourced for success and empowered to deliver;
• Guides substantive specialists / teams and expands credibility and innovation capacity
• Creates confidence among stakeholders by delivering authoritative positions, compelling analysis, and contextual acumen;
• Accepts accountability for the outcomes of programme delivery and facilitates improvement and innovation in the delivery of products and services

• Knowledge of justice, RoL and human rights institutions, process and service delivery and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations;
• Knowledge of key democratic institutions, institutions of justice and human rights such as public prosecution, judiciary, police, criminal justice chain, oversight and accountability mechanisms, justice sector reform s and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations in different development situations;
• Knowledge of people-centered access to justice approaches, including addressing obstacles of different populations in accessing justice e.g. women, IDPs and refugees, persons with disabilities, etc.
• Ability to scan and synthesize diverse sets of information to arrive at strategic priorities and positioning recommendations;
• Ability to manage complex relationships through pathways of knowledge exchange, capacity development, funding relationships and strategic engagement;
• Ability to reach an understanding, resolve point of difference, or gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue

• Advanced degree in law, with expertise in public international law and international human rights law

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in the promotion of justice, rule of law and human rights, 5 years of which is spent in a dedicated position(s) in an international development role;
• Experience working directly with institutions of justice within national jurisdiction, as a lawyer, judge, prosecutor, is a considerable asset and preference;
• Demonstrated international expertise on rule of law and justice reform and capacity development processes, including liaising with senior government officials on rule of law, justice and human rights issues;
• Experience in developing and managing development projects aimed at strengthening national capacities of the Justice Rule of Law sector is desirable;
• Proven track record and policy experience in the justice, rule of law, and human rights issues in conflict and political transitional contexts;
• Proven track record of resource mobilization, networking and partnership building with a wide range of partners;
• Experience in UN joint programming;
• Knowledge of the governance and justice sector in Ethiopia;
• Experience in Ethiopia or Horn of Africa preferable;

• Excellent command of written and spoken English. Other official language of the UN will be desirable