Junior Councillor – Rule of law, democracy and good governance
The German Technical Cooperation for Development (GIZ) is recruiting, as part of its project "Promotion of the Rule of Law and Justice" (Justice), a Junior Adviser. The position is based at Abidjan, in Ivory Coast.
The Justice project is a regional technical cooperation module implemented by GIZ and funded by BMZ, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. After the closure of its first phase (2018 – 2022) and in view of the results achieved, a second phase was validated between stakeholders. This new phase, which runs from July 2022 to June 2025, targets four countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal and Tanzania.
The Justice project aims to make a substantial contribution to facilitating access to justice for vulnerable citizens, including women in particular, as well as economic actors. Its aim is to strengthen the rule of law and the judicial system in Africa. It contributes to the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In Côte d’Ivoire, the Justice project is under the institutional supervision of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Two other key ministries play key roles: the Ministry of Women and Family Affairs and the Ministry of SMEs.
Area of responsibility
The incumbent shall assist the team leader and other experts to whom he/she has been assigned in performing technical tasks, in carrying out specific research tasks that are necessary for project implementation planning, as well as in carrying out specific tasks related to project knowledge management. He/she assists the team leader in carrying out project activities.
Assignments
1. Coordination and monitoring
The incumbent of the position shall make a summary statement of project activities in his/her field, including deadlines to be met, and present it regularly at team meetings. He/she monitors project interventions and updates information on progress, documents and regularly reports on the level of results of activities. He/she supports the recording and written recording of the results of all activities, prepares and conducts field visits for data collection and project monitoring. He/she shall support the planning, coordination and documentation of meetings, workshops, seminars and other project activities, with particular attention to technical aspects, and shall provide support to consultants and experts on short-term missions for the performance of their tasks during the time of their mission in the project/programme.
2. Knowledge management
The incumbent supports the development of expected reports, establishes a database for the project in his/her area of intervention and provides support for communication, updating and information gathering on access to legal services for vulnerable persons and SMEs.
3. Implementation of project activities
The incumbent of the position supports implementing partners and consultants in the successful implementation of their contractual commitments related to the project. He/she supports the development of training and communication tools and materials for providers and beneficiaries on legal services, prepares and hosts training workshops and exchange meetings on the status of rights and access to justice, and leads team meetings when needed as part of the project.
4. General obligations
The incumbent is familiar with the GIZ’s planning, implementation and information procedures as well as changes at this level. He/she is familiar with other program components and GIZ projects, their concepts and levels of progress, and knows the related experts and collaborators. He/she represents and defends the interests of the GIZ program and always acts on its behalf, and performs important tasks for the project/program even if they are not explicitly mentioned in the job description.
5. Other responsibilities
The incumbent of the position shall, if necessary, support other experts as translators and undertake other activities and tasks at the direction of his/her supervisor.
Qualifications, skills and experience required
Qualification: Bac + 4 in Law, Political Science, International Relations or any other related discipline.
Professional experience: 1 to 2 years of professional experience in project management, preferably related to human rights, access to justice and the state of rights. Prior experience with GIZ will be an asset.
Other knowledge and skills: good knowledge of the context and issues surrounding the rule of law and access to justice for vulnerable citizens and SMEs; ability to collaborate with several types of actors and work under pressure; ability to work independently, meet deadlines and take initiatives; ability to work in teams and in a multicultural environment; excellent oral and written communication skills in French, knowledge of English being an asset; very good working knowledge of PowerPoint tools.
Conditions: fixed-term contract (CDD), full-time, without teleworking, with less than 2 years of experience.
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