Programme Manager – South Asia

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

July 2023

Programme Manager (100%)

Job Location: Kathmandu, Nepal

Target start date: September 2023

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is a worldwide organization of judges and lawyers united in affirming international law and rule of law principles that advance human rights. Its strategic goals for 2021-2025 are: (1) to develop, defend, and strengthen international institutions, instruments, and standards on rule of law and human rights; (2) to improve domestic implementation of, and compliance with, international law and standards; (3) to bolster the effectiveness and independence of judges and lawyers; and (4) to improve access to justice for all and accountability. With its Headquarters based in Geneva, Switzerland, ICJ has a presence in Africa, Latin America, Asia & the Pacific, Europe & Central Asia, and the Middle East.

We are seeking a full-time Programme Manager – South Asia. The ideal candidate will have experience in project management and administration, including work plan development, implementation and monitoring, reporting and budgeting involving human rights or justice sector-related projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting directly to the Deputy Regional Director – Asia and Pacific, the Programme Manager will work closely with members of the Operations team based at the Regional Office in Bangkok and at the ICJ’s office in Nepal. The Programme Manager holds the following responsibilities:

• Develop and monitor implementation the ICJ’s project work plans for South Asia projects and adjusting it when needed;
• Ensure usage of programme management tools (including M&E) so that project outputs for South Asia are achieved in a timely manner;
• Ensure compliance with donor regulations and the ICJ’s organizational policies and guidelines;
• Managing administrative and logistical aspects of the South Asia projects, in coordination with the national and regional team;
• Coordinate all financial aspects of the South Asia projects including management of budgets, tracking expenditure and financial reporting with the International Finance Officer/Financial Controller for the Asia region based at the ICJ’s Regional Office;
• Coordinate all human resource aspects of the South Asias projects with the
• Regional Grants Officer based at the ICJ’s Regional Office;
• Prepare narrative reports on the South Asia projects for internal and external use and ensuring the accuracy between narrative and financial reports and submit them for review to the Regional Office Operations Team;
• Draft fundraising proposals in accordance with a range of donor formats and in coordination with the national and regional team;
• Actively participate in the consolidation of programme management within the ICJ through the programme managers quarterly and annual meetings;
• Support the legal and financial teams to ensure that teams receive appropriate and timely technical substantive advice as well as logistic assistance to enhance full compliance with the donor contractual requirements in programme implementation;
• Developing and maintaining appropriate communication and information flow regarding the South Asia projecs within ICJ, in the region, with Geneva and other offices and staff;
• Contributing to the implementation of activities in South Asia (reports, workshops, public presentations, press statements);
• Assist with other ICJ activities in South Asia at the request of the Asia-Pacific Deputy Regional Director and the Regional Director.

PROFILE

The successful candidate will have:

Education & Experience

• A degree in development, management or human rights;
• Further academic studies in management, law or international relations highly desirable;
• Knowledge of legal and human rights issues, including international law, independence of the judiciary and access to justice is desirable;
• A minimum of 5 years experience in project management and administration, including work plan development, implementation and monitoring, reporting and budgeting involving human rights or justice sector-related projects;
• Experience working in South Asia is highly desirable;
• Experience in working on European and US funded projects desirable;

Language and computer skills:

• Fluent in English and other South Asian languages an advantage;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint;

Other competencies:

• Excellent management skills and ability to develop and maintain a programme;
• Demonstrated analytic and writing ability including substantial proposal and report-writing experience as well as budget and log frame development;
• Excellent political knowledge and judgment;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a multi- cultural team;
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and to adjust priorities flexibly in response to external events;
• Willingness to travel in Nepal; and
• Demonstrated commitment to human rights and social justice.

APPLICATIONS

Interested applicants should provide all materials outlined below to asia-recruitment@icj.org by the 11 August 2023, midnight Indochina/ Bangkok Time (UTC +07.00). Early applications are encouraged as they will be reviewed on a rolling basis, the ICJ reserves the right to close the recruitment process early if a suitable candidate has been identified.

• A CV (maximum 2 pages); please indicate your home address and your phone number on your CV. The HR unit might contact you by phone (fast-track process).
• A cover letter (maximum 1 page);
• The names and contact information of at least two recent references.

Please include “Programme Manager – South Asia” in the subject line of the application e-mail. The ICJ shall not be liable for not opening proposals that are submitted with a different subject.

Foreseen dates for the recruitment steps (including a written test and interview): middle of August and early September.

Please appreciate that due to the volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The ICJ is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and value a diverse workforce. The ICJ’s policy is to practice a fair and non-discriminatory recruitment and selection procedure and to strive for and maintain international and multi-cultural personnel.

Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

ICJ staff must adhere to its Code of Ethics which states that discrimination, bullying and harassment in any form will not be tolerated, nor sexual harassment, violence or assault in any form. The successful candidate will be required to pass a backgound check.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process may send their requests through an email to asia-recruitment@icj.org.