About ABA ROLI
For 30 years, the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) has worked in more than 100 countries 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 responsible to local needs and that prioritize sustainable solutions to pressing rule of law challenges.
About the Human Rights for All Activity
The Human Rights for All Activity aims to strengthen the Guatemalan human rights system so that all citizens are respected and protected. Through advocacy, education, awareness-raising, and capacity building, the project will promote a culture of respect for human rights to foster the further development of Guatemala.
The goal of the Human Rights for All project is to strengthen Guatemala’s human rights system, this goal will be advanced by the following objectives: Objective 1: The enabling environment to prevent and mitigate human rights abuses is enhanced; Objective 2: The protection of human rights is improved; Objective the civil
Description of the consultancy
The Presidential Commission for Peace and Human Rights (COPADEH) is the entity of the Executive Branch in charge of advising and coordinating with the corresponding agencies, as well as with other actors, to promote actions and mechanisms aimed at protecting and guaranteeing human rights, fostering a culture of peace based on non-
In 2020, COPADEH was established by Governmental Agreement 100-2020 following the extinction of the Presidential Commission for Coordinating Executive Policy on Human Rights (COPREDEH), the Presidential Secretariat for Peace (SEPAZ) and the Presidential Secretariat for Agrarian AffSA In this process, COPADEH received the assets of these entities for safekeeping, which were initially stored in a leased warehouse at COPEREX (Industry Park). However, in some cases, there were non-formal minutes of receipt and delivery of these assets.
The current administration of COPADEH has identified that there is no documentary evidence of physical verification of the receipt of these goods. Since January 2024, COPADEH has initiated the process of inventorying and digitizing these assets.
Therefore, COPADEH requires technical assistance to verify the assets under its custody, as well as to establish a database that will serve as a tool to manage the regularization of existing assets and document those that are not physically present. This will allow the Commission in charge of the liquidation processes of the extinct SAA, SEPAZ and COPREDEH (according to Governmental Agreement 46-2022) to carry out the necessary administrative, financial and legal steps to regularize these assets before the corresponding authorities.
Responsibilities
- Separate, order and identify assets according to the inventory numbers of each institution.
- Execute the physical count of assets.
- Transfer the information to the data entry clerk for the preparation of the corresponding report.
- Proper management of assets.
- Participation in meetings convened.
- Other duties as assigned by your immediate supervisor according to your job description.
Main results
Detailed report on the separation, management and identification of assets.
Duration
The duration of the consultancy will be no more than 45 working days.
Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant, Bachelor’s degree at the intermediate level.
- Preferably a student of 3rd semester approved in business administration, auditing or similar career.
- Work experience of 1 year in activities related to the position.
- Skills in:
- Word, Excel and other computer programs.
- Visualization tools.
- Analytical skills.
Those interested and meeting the profile should apply by email, including:
- Detail of * Curriculum Vitae (* No more than 5 pages)
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis through September 2, 2024.
The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative is committed to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in all of its programs. Individuals who self-identify as belonging to marginalized, vulnerable, or underrepresented populations / communities are especially encouraged to apply. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with the American Bar Associationplease call 312-988-5188.
About ABA ROLI
For more than 30 years, the United States Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) has worked in more than 100 countries 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 judicial body, lawyers and lawyers, bar associations, legislatures and civil society; We design programs that respond to local needs and that prioritize sustainable solutions to the urgent challenges of the rule of law.
About the Human Rights for All Persons Project
The Human Rights for All Persons project aims to strengthen the Guatemalan human rights system so that all citizens are respected and protected. Through defense, education, awareness and training, the project will promote a culture of respect for human rights to promote the development of Guatemala. The goal of the Human Rights for All Persons project is to strengthen Guatemala’s human rights system. This goal will be achieved through the following objectives: Goal 1: Improve the enabling environment to prevent and mitigate human rights abuses; Goal 2: Improve the protection of human rights; Goal 3:Increase the capacity of Guatemalan civil society and certain government entities to respond to human rights abuses.
Consulting description
The Presidential Commission for Peace and Human Rights (COPADEH) is the entity of the Executive Body in charge of advising and coordinating with the corresponding dependencies, as well as with other actors, to promote actions and mechanisms aimed at protecting and guaranteeing human rights, promoting a culture of peace based on non-violence, and ensure compliance with government commitments derived from the Peace Accords.
In 2020, COPADEH was established through Government Agreement 100-2020 after the extinction of the Presidential Commission for the Coordination of Executive Policy on Human Rights (COPREDEH), the Secretariat of Peace of the Presidency of the Republic (SEPAZ) and the Secretariat of Agrarian Affairs of the Presidency (SAA). In this process, COPADEH received the assets of these entities for its custody, which were initially stored in a warehouse leased from COPEREX (Industry Park). However, in some cases, there were no formal minutes of receipt and delivery of these goods.
The current administration of COPADEH has identified that there are no documentary records that demonstrate the physical verification of the receipt of said assets. Therefore, since January 2024, COPADEH has begun the management of inventorying these assets to continue with the corresponding procedure.
For this reason, COPADEH requires technical assistance to verify the assets in its custody, as well as establishing a database that serves as a tool to manage the regularization of existing assets and document those that are not physically. This will allow the Commission in charge of the liquidation processes of the extinct SAA, SEPAZ and COPREDEH (according to Government Agreement 46-2022) to carry out the necessary administrative, financial and legal steps to regularize these assets before the corresponding authorities.
Responsibilities
- Separate, order and identify the assets according to the inventory numbers of each institution.
- Execute the physical count of the goods.
- Transfer the information to the digiter for the preparation of the corresponding report.
- Proper handling of goods.
- Participation in meetings called.
- Other functions assigned by your immediate boss according to the work item.
Main results
Detailed report on the separation, management and identification of assets.
Duration
The duration of the consultancy will be no more than 45 business days.
Ratings
- Accountant Expert, Medium Level Graduate Bachelor.
- Preferably a 3rd grade student. Approved semester in business administration, audit or career at last.
- 1-year work experience in job-related activities.
- Skills in:
- Word, Excel and other computer programs.
- Display tools.
- Analysis capacity.
People interested and who meet the profile should apply by email, including:
- Detail of the Curriculum Vitae (No more than 5 pages)
Applications will be evaluated continuously until September 2, 2024.
The United States Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative is committed to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its programs. People who identify themselves as belonging to marginalized, vulnerable or underrepresented populations / communities are especially encouraged to apply. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAAA), if you have a disability and want to apply for an adaptation to apply for a position in the American Bar Association, call 312-988-5188.
