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Position: Senior Program Manager

Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)

Job Summary:

Under the supervision of the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP), the Senior Program Manager will coordinate and manage the Access to Justice component of the Jigerduu Jarandar (JJ) Project.

Access to Justice (A2J) is one of the major focus areas of the JJ Project. In close collaboration with its partners, JJ is supporting efforts to improve access to justice for the most vulnerable and marginalized, focusing on strengthening government systems and local institutions. To date over 10,000 citizens in 20 target municipalities have received free legal consultations on key issues such as civil rights, legal status, family law, and land ownership. JJ has also supported key legislation to improve access to justice. Additionally, JJ has supported training for service providers as part organizational and institution building, including on such topics as GBV. JJ has been strengthening equality under the law through more effective access to legal identity documents, particularly for marginalized groups.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Access to Justice Senior Manager leads the JJ efforts to improve access to justice for the most disadvantaged, drives forward implementation and ensures effective management and oversight to best meet the objectives of the program.

Thought leadership and results-based management

• Provide technical leadership in design, implementation, and evaluation of program activities for the Access to Justice component, ensuring integration and coherence with other JJ purposes and strategies.
• Guide and support the development of annual work plans and budgets, implementation, and reporting.
• Regularly evaluate JJ assumptions, theories of change, strategies, and results, and provide related recommendations to strengthen programming.
• Regularly update FHI360 management on key aspects of programming and results.
• Ensure all internal and external requirements are met, reports are of high quality, and submitted on time.

  Staff Management

  • Supervise and mentor staff, communicate clear expectations, set performance objectives, provide regular and timely performance feedback

    Representation, Coordination, Public Outreach

    • Engage and maintain effective relationships with government, JJ partners, and other stakeholders.
    • Ensuring effective and regular collaboration with JJ partners.
    • Represent the JJ Access to Justice component at different public events and meetings with public officials as required

      Knowledge production and dissemination

      • Support the design and production of knowledge products for external dissemination

        Qualifications

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        Education

        Advanced degree in law, international development, human rights, public policy, or related field.

        Work experience

        • At least 6 years of program management experience
        • Strong understanding of donor programs focused on strengthening of rule of law from a rights-based development perspective, human rights development
        • Excellent program and budget management skills, including forecasting, planning, and reporting
        • Demonstrated understanding of the socioeconomic and political complexities and sensitivities related to rule of law programming.

          Languages

          Fluent oral and writing skills in English, Russian and Kyrgyz is essential.

          Specific knowledge, skills, and competencies

          • A very good knowledge of the rule of law and human rights context and developments in the country.
          • Strong analytical skills and critical thinking.
          • Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally.
          • Good team player, positive attitude, flexible mind, comfortable in multi-cultural and matrix management settings.
          • Self-motivated, hands-on and solution oriented professional; able to function effectively in a rapidly changing and dynamic work environment.
          • Ability and willingness to travel to the field, including post conflict locations.
          • Ability to speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough, and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication techniques.
          • Strong attention to details and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
          • Excellent knowledge of standard Microsoft office package, particularly MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.
          • Keen sense of ethics, integrity, and commitment to FHI360’s mandate.

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