For 30 years, and through our work in more than 100 countries, the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) has sought to strengthen legal institutions, support legal professionals, foster respect for human rights, and advance public understanding of the law and citizen rights. In collaboration with government agencies, the judiciary, lawyers, bar associations, legislatures, and civil society, we design programs that are responsive to local needs and that prioritize sustainable solutions to pressing rule of law challenges.
Project Background
The “Pilot Anti-Corruption Complaint Mechanism (PACCM) Program ” Project aims to establish and promote an effective and safe platform for receiving, developing, and referring cases to civil society, independent institutions that play a key role in the fight against corruption, and host country institutions, and to provide citizen education and ultimately reduce corruption-related impunity in El Salvador. The Project will work with complaints to submit information through the appropriate host country mechanisms in El Salvador and monitor and track action, or lack thereof, on that information through each system.
Job Summary: The Civil Society Officer will lead the administrative and programmatic oversight necessary for the successful implementation of the technical objectives of the program. This position will be based out of San Salvador, El Salvador.
Responsibilities:
- Contributions to the development of content for the platform as well as for the case analysis, referral and monitoring;
- Works in coordination with the different institutions and sectors that respond to corruption;
- Provides technical advice and support regarding the program goal, its components, and activities.
- Contributions to drafting monthly and quarterly program reports in compliance with the donor’s regulations;
- Keeps flow of information from programs updated so as to permit the timely completion of analyzes and reports;
- Collaborates with partners and local authorities to ensure that project and operations are compliant with local laws, ABA policies, and donor laws and regulations;
- Coordinates and communications with the Program Director, field-based colleagues, and with ABA ROLI HQ and its counterparts;
- Complete all activities related to the position, as well as those indicated by the Program Director and ABA ROLI HQ.
Basic qualifications
- Professional in the field of social sciences, or related degree, with a minimum of five years ’ relevant experience;
- Experience in managing institutional work relationships with representatives of the government, national politicians, and representatives of civil society;
- Professional fluency in Spanish; Intermediate English language proficiency;
- Creative self-starter who is proactive in performing his / her assigned duties;
- Strong interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work well under pressure and as part of a team;
- Willingness to travel within the country and abroad, as needed;
- Strong initiative and organization skills;
- Strong communication (oral and written) skills and demonstrated collegiality;
- Strong commitment to rule of law principles.
Preferred qualifications
- Familiarity with relevant legal instruments in Latin America and the Caribbean;
- Understanding of the criminal justice system in El Salvador and specifically anti-corruption efforts;
- Understanding of the administrative and justice system in El Salvador.
Civil Society Officer- “ Pilot Program of the Anti-Corruption Complaint Mechanism (PACCM) ” – El Salvador
For 30 years, and through our work in more than 100 countries, the Rule of Law Initiative of the American Bar Association (ABA ROLI) has tried to strengthen legal institutions, support legal professionals, promote respect for human rights and promote public understanding of the law and the rights of citizens. In collaboration with government agencies, the judiciary, lawyers, bar associations, legislatures and civil society, We design programs that respond to local needs and that prioritize sustainable solutions for the pressing challenges of the rule of law.
Project background
The project “ Pilot Program of the Anti-Corruption Complaint Mechanism (PACCM) ” will work to establish and promote an effective and secure platform to receive, develop and refer cases to civil society, to independent institutions that play a key role in the fight against corruption and to host country institutions, and to provide citizen education and, ultimately, reduce impunity related to corruption in El Salvador. The project will work with the complainants to present information through the appropriate mechanisms of the host country in El Salvador and will supervise and monitor the action, or the lack of it, about that information through each system.
Summary of work: The Civil Society Officer will direct the administrative and programmatic supervision necessary for the successful implementation of the technical objectives of the program. This position will be based in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Responsibilities:
- It contributes to the preparation of content for the platform, as well as to the analysis, referral and monitoring of cases;
- It works in coordination with the different institutions and sectors that respond to corruption;
- Provides advice and technical support regarding the objective of the program, its components and activities.
- Contributes to the writing of the monthly and quarterly reports of the program in compliance with donor regulations;
- Keeps the flow of program information updated to allow timely analysis and reporting;
- Collaborate with partners and local authorities to ensure that the project and operations comply with local laws, ABA policies, and donor laws and regulations;
- Coordinates and communicates with the Program Director, colleagues working in the field and with ABA ROLI headquarters and their counterparts;
- It carries out all the activities related to the position, as well as those indicated by the Program Director and ABA ROLI HQ.
Basic qualifications
- Professional in the field of social sciences, or related degree, with a minimum of five years of relevant experience;
- Experience in managing institutional working relationships with government representatives, national politicians, and representatives of civil society;
- Professional command of Spanish; intermediate command of English;
- Creative and initiative person in the performance of their duties;
- Strong interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work well under pressure and as a team;
- Availability to travel within the country and abroad, as necessary;
- High level of proactivity and organization;
- High communication capacity (oral and written);
- Strong commitment to the principles of the rule of law.
Preferred qualifications
- Familiarity with the relevant legal instruments in Latin America and the Caribbean;
- Understanding the criminal justice system in El Salvador and, specifically, anti-corruption efforts;
- Understanding the administrative justice system in El Salvador.
How to apply
Contact:
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter to lac-recruitment@americanbar.org. Please include in the subject line the name of the position and the country you are applying for.
Contact:
To request it, send your CV and a cover letter to lac-recruitment@americanbar.org. Please include the name of the post and the country (Civil Society Officer – Anti-Corruption Complaint Mechanism Pilot Program (PACCM)) in the matter.