Job description: Programme Lead – Serious Violations and International Crimes
Job title: Programme Lead – Serious Violations and International Crimes
Location: London, United Kingdom [remote option may be considered]
Duration: Permanent,
Full time Start date: 1 December 2024
We are a small, dedicated team that is passionate about what it is doing and works hard to ensure our organisation punches above its weight. We are looking for an enthusiastic, positive, collaborative and hard-working Programme Lead to oversee our work on serious human rights violations and international crimes. Together with the Director of Programmes, you will lead the Serious Violations and International Crimes Programme (the Programme) by organising its project work and allocating resources, and lead LFJL’s strategy in this Programme area to deliver high quality work.
Overview:
Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) is a Libyan and international independent non-governmental organisation, committed to achieving justice and respect for human rights in Libya. Our vision is of a Libya which embodies the values and principles of human rights and the rule of law and is a society committed to justice. We seek transformative justice in Libya through our work across four programmes: Serious Violations and International Crimes; Daily Injustices and Institutional Change; Equality and Non-Discrimination; Movement Building.
We are looking for an organised, agile, pro-active and people-oriented leader to fulfil this role. Working together with the Director of Programmes and collaborating purposefully with the three other Programme leads, you will orchestrate the planning, coordination and implementation of programmatic actions.
The Programme on Serious Violations and International Crimes
Serious crimes – including crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture and other ill-treatment, sexual violence, extrajudicial-killing, enforced disappearance – and human rights violations are committed with impunity across Libya, with victims being prevented from accessing justice. Together with our partners, we strategically engage domestic, regional and international accountability mechanisms to combat the culture of impunity. We use our Justice and Accountability Archive and Database to preserve our and our partners’ documentation and to support victims and survivors, including marginalised groups, in seeking justice, including reparation. We will ensure that victims and survivors are leading their own journeys to obtaining justice and dignity, and provide access to, or cover referrals to, trusted third parties for holistic support such as for psycho-social, educational and medical support.
Recognising the constraints of traditional accountability and advocacy methods within existing international frameworks, LFJL’s future ‘accountability and justice incubator’ will nurture creative solutions to intractable problems and to support new approaches and thinking that engage with the idea of changing a flawed system or working outside of it. This will include climate justice and novel corporate accountability activities. Through these efforts, we seek the establishment of a culture where no human rights violation goes unpunished, leading to reduced lawlessness and impunity in the country.
Responsibilities:
The Programme Lead is responsible for devising, with the Director of Programmes, a dynamic, impactful programme in the area of serious violations and international crimes that supports accountability and transformative justice in Libya. The Programme Lead will ensure high quality, timely delivery of projects. The scope of work will include, but will not be limited to the following:
Programme development
• Devise, together with the Director of Programmes, the strategy for the Programme and oversee the planning for the Programme
. • Provide Programme specific input into fundraising efforts to further the Programme’s strategy, securing input from colleagues.
• Ensure the integration of a victim-centered, anti-racist and gender sensitive approach across the Programme.
Strategic partnership and networking
• Actively maintain collaborative and equitable relationships with partner organisations, agencies and individuals to ensure effective implementation and coordination of activities.
Project and People Management
• Adhere to and comply with LFJL’s Designated Team Alliance and Code of Conduct.
• Actively contribute to effective and respectful collaboration with all staff across the organization and with the other Programme Leads.
• Serve as the team leader of the staff collaborating on the projects for which you are assigned as Project Manager, ensuring a collaborative, supportive, rigorous environment that works effectively and creatively.
• Support development of progressive thought leadership around the Programme’s work to ensure it takes creative and innovative directions.
• Lead implementation of the strategy and activities, and ensure the Programme remains responsive and tailored to the specific dynamics in Libya and needs of Libyans.
• Maintain and develop LFJL’s Human Rights Archive.
Reporting
• Support timely compliance with grant and organisational reporting requirements.
Desired qualifications and skills:
Education
• A post-graduate degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Human Rights, International Criminal Justice, International Relations, Political Science, Development or Social Justice.
Experience
• A background in law, human rights or international criminal justice is required, with at least five years of relevant experience.
• Must have applied knowledge of accountability and transitional justice principles in theory and in practice.
• Must have proven experience in managing multiple projects, with a track record of successful and timely project management.
• Must have a strong awareness of victim centred, feminist and anti-racist approaches to human rights work, and proven experience of working within these frameworks.
• Experience designing project and programme work is highly desirable.
Skills and knowledge
• Excellent written and oral communication in English is required; written and spoken Arabic a distinct advantage.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively across teams.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task effectively, including having excellent planning and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Positive, empathetic, collaborative, enthusiastic attitude and mindset that is solution oriented.
Remuneration
£40,000 – £55,000 p.a. based on experience.
How to apply
How to apply
Please send your CV and a cover letter specifying your interest in this position and LFJL to jobs@libyanjustice.org by 23:59 (BST) on 3 November 2024. Unless you are an internal candidate, please also include the names and contact details of two referees who can speak to your experience in a similar role.
You are encouraged to apply early as we will review applications and conduct first round interviews on a rolling basis.
Due to the high number of applications, we will only get back to the applicants shortlisted for an interview. Please do not call to follow up on your application.
Eligibility Requirement: If you are applying to work in our London office, you will need to have a right to work in the UK before the commencement of the role and may be asked for the relevant documents when you are invited to interview or when a formal offer is made.
Further information cana be found on our website at https://www.libyanjustice.org/en/get-involved#careers
