Public Complaint Mechanism And Legal Aid Analyst United Nations Development Programme Indonesia

28901 - PUBLIC COMPLAINT MECHANISM AND LEGAL AID ANALYST

Location : Jakarta, Indonesia
Application Deadline : April 1, 2012
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Background

I. Organizational Context
Over the past four years UNDP has provided support for both the Government of Indonesia (GoI) and Indonesian civil society to undertake activities that strengthen access to justice (A2J) in multiple ways. Through the Legal Empowerment and Assistance for the Disadvantaged Project (LEAD), UNDP facilitated the GoI’s formation of the National Strategy on Access to Justice (NSA2J), launched by BAPPENAS in October 2009, and provided grants for NGOs to undertake a range of A2J activities in a number of provinces. In Aceh province, UNDP has also provided timely and comprehensive access to justice support in the post-tsunami and post-conflict context under the Aceh Justice Project (AJP) by strengthening the institutional capacity of the both the formal and informal justice systems.
Both LEAD and AJP projects have been implemented since 2007. In 2011, LEAD and AJP were completed, and a new project called “Strengthening Access to Justice in Indonesia” (SAJI), was introduced.
The SAJI project presents the continuation and expansion of these two UNDP projects, and will be geared towards improved access to justice for Indonesian citizens, contributing to the alleviation of poverty, good governance practices, and empowerment of disadvantaged, vulnerable, and marginalized people.
In accordance with the Jakarta Commitment and the principle of supporting national priorities and policies, the SAJI Project will use the GoI’s National Strategy on Access to Justice (NSA2J) and other relevant Indonesian policy instruments as their guiding framework, which will therefore directly link the policy and local interventions such as the National Action Plan on Human Rights. SAJI will help realize Indonesia’s 2005-2025 Long Term Development Plan, which emphasizes that, consistent with its vision of “A Just Indonesia,” development is to be carried out from the people, by the people and for the people.

The Project

The SAJI Project is developed based on experiences, best practices, and lessons learned from the LEAD and AJP Projects. SAJI consists of the following components:

• Institutional mechanisms, legal and regulatory framework, and capacities of government institutions strengthened to implement the recommendations and Action Plans of the National Strategy on Access to Justice.
• Improved public complaint and grievance handling mechanisms (PCMs) in government institutions at both national and subnational levels.
• Improve people’s access to state-funded legal aid, particularly for women and vulnerable groups.
• Improve people’s access to fair and accountable justice services in the community-based justice system
• Knowledge management to inform policies and initiatives to effectively strengthen access to justice and to contribute to Indonesian reporting on the implementation of human rights instruments

Portion of the first component will be implemented through the extension of the LEAD Project the umbrella of the SAJI Project. While originally set to expire at the end of December 2011, both UNDP and BAPPENAS have agreed to extend the duration of the LEAD Project until the end of 2012. This extension is aimed to ensure uninterrupted provision of support for the implementation of the National Strategy on Access to Justice, which was launched at the end of 2009.

Under the direct supervision of the SAJI Project Manager, and the close coordination with the National Project Director (NPD), the Analyst assumes the responsibility to strategize, facilitate and ensure the implementation of all key activities set under the SAJI project, especially in the context of improving public complaint and grievance handling mechanisms (PCMs) in government institutions at both national and subnational levels and people’s access to state-funded legal aid, particularly for women and vulnerable groups as commanded by the National Strategy on Access to Justice and the Law No. 16 of 2011on the Legal Aid

Required Skills and Experience

Education: 

• Bachelor, or preferably master degree or equivalent in Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or related field.

Experience:

• 6 years for Bachelor, or 2 years for Master Degree of relevant experience at National or International level.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in working on improving access to justice and legal aid sector is essential.
• Prior grant making experience and familiarity of UNDP system, rules and procedures are an advantage.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages and in handling of web-based management system.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, particularly for coordinating and facilitating various development and governance partners;
• Full of initiative and sound judgment, and demonstrated ability to work in multi-cultural UN environment.

Language Requirements: 

• Excellent command of English and Bahasa Indonesia, both spoken and written.

Applicant Must Complete P11 Form And Submit As Part Of Their Application.
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Female candidates are encouraged to apply

UNDP Indonesia reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP Indonesia at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and education requirements.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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