Access to Justice Regional Programme Coordinator – Mena At Terre des hommes

Position Start Date : Asap

Duration : 12 months with possible extension

Location : Amman, Jordan

Status : Accompanied

Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled

Tdh :

Terre des hommes foundation (Tdh) in Lausanne, is the leading Swiss organization for children’s aid. Through its Health, Access to Justice, and Migration programmes as well as its cross-cutting expertise on Child Protection and WASH, Tdh provides assistance to over 5 million children and their families every year in more than 30 countries worldwide. Tdh is present in 8 countries in the MENA region: Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Palestine, and Syria, working closely with regional and national partners.

Context :

The Access to Justice Programme focuses on high-impact interventions in the following areas:

1. The promotion and the application of non-custodial measures.

2. Legal pluralisms through a strengthened coordination between official, customary and religious actors

3. Gender justice.

4. Social cohesion.

The Regional Programme Coordinator for Access to Justice in MENA, based in Amman, is responsible for maximizing the impact of the current programme in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in Palestine, in Lebanon, in Egypte, in Jordan; and for expanding our access to justice interventions in Pakistan, Syria and to other countries in the region according to identified needs and opportunities.

The Regional Coordinator reports to the Head of Access to Justice Programme based at headquarters in Lausanne. He/she leads and coordinates the development and implementation of the access to justice strategy in the region in line with institutional guidelines and the geographical context, while promoting a collegial, transparent, and efficient approach.

Overarching Responsibilities :

• Under the supervision of the Access to Justice Program Manager, he/she ensures the program roll-out at the regional level, and guarantees the regional impact of Terre des hommes in Access to Justice.
• He / she demonstrates ethical and exemplary leadership to maintain the Foundation’s good reputation.
• He / she in charge of developing and consolidating the program in the region, as well as securing required resources (financial and human).
• He / she structures the program in the region and delegations in collaboration with the MENA portfolio.
• He / she develops and fosters innovation within the program in their region
• He / she supports the implementation of the insurance and quality-control system for the program’s projects in the region
• He / she ensures the program’s implementation of knowledge management and sharing in the MENA region
• He / she develops the program’s strategic partnerships in MENA.

Specific Responsibilities :

• Steering activities
• Principles, standards, methodologies
• Innovation
• Finance
• Quality insurance and control
• Knowledge management and sharing
• Advocacy
• Practices and networks
• Organizational structures
• Management

Profile :

Education : Higher Education Degree in Law or equivalent

Experience & Qualifications :

• At least 10 years-experience in coordination and implementation of access to justice projects, within NGOs and/or International Organizations, in international cooperation and/or humanitarian context.
• Very good knowledge and understanding of non-custodial measures, plural legalism, gender justice and social cohesion (paralegals systems, prevention of violent extremism).
• Significant experience in developing partnerships, identifying new opportunities, and mobilizing re-sources.
• Excellent public speaking skills (conference, workshop) and ability to adapt to different audiences (governments and local authorities).
• Significant experience in programme/project management and team management.
• Experience in writing project proposals and managing grants, fundraising, and good knowledge of funding partners.
• Good knowledge and experience of the project management and M&E cycle.
• Relevant experience in the MENA region.

Languages : Proficiency in English. Arab and French an asset.

IT Skills : Professional mastery of Microsoft tools

Salary :

Expatriate contract under Swiss regulations between CHF 6’000.- and CHF 6’800.- raw /month according to experience x 13 times, Vacancy: 25 days annual leaves local accommodation and transportation, Health insurance, accident and medical repatriation insurance, return flight.

Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies :

• Fully complies with Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach to the Code through the whistleblowing procedure: raises awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and the rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of the communities and our own Staff
• Commits to respecting Risk Management Policies including: Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, Policy on the Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption and Prevention of the Financing of Criminal Activities Policies
• Commits to reducing the risk of abuse and harm by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we intervene in.

We offer an exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children.

Are you interested? Do you want to face this challenge?