Job Identification : 14140
Locations : Belem, Brazil
Posting Date : 10/12/2023, 07:19 PM
Apply Before : 10/27/2023, 03:59 AM
Job Schedule : Full time
Agency : UNDP
Vacancy Type : National Personnel Service Agreement
Practice Area : Management
Bureau : Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
Contract Duration : 6 Months
Education & Work Experience : Bachelor’s Degree – 4 year(s) experience OR High School certificate-7 year(s) experience
Other Criteria : Full High School Diploma or Completed Bachelor degree in Law, Public Management, Administration, Economics, Social Sciences or related fields.
Required Languages : Proficiency in Portuguese.
Timeline Vacancy
2 Weeks
Job Description
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The Doing Justice program is expanding; this is your opportunity to be a part of the states!
This selection process seeks to hire 5 consultants in 5 federal capitals (Boa Vista – RR, Rio Branco – AC, Belem – PA, Porto Velho – RO, Brazil, Macapa – AP) to work in person with the courts located in the states. The selection has three steps: 1. Registration (in the questionnaire please indicate the 3 states of preference), 2. Interview and 3. Checking of professional references provided.
The Federation Units in which the consultants will be allocated ( Boa Vista – RR, Rio Branco – AC, Belem – PA, Porto Velho – RO, Brazil, Macapa – AP) will be confirmed based on agreements between the DMF/CNJ and the Courts of Justice, Brazil, being defined counterparts and a range of initiatives of common interest that integrate the portfolio of the Program and will be implemented in the territories.
The Doing Justice Program (Minister Management Rosa Weber) is the new phase of the partnership between the CNJ and UNDP to overcome historical challenges that characterize the deprivation of liberty in Brazil. The initiative also follows with important support from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP), in the figure of the National Secretariat for Criminal Policies (SENAPPEN).
With leadership of the Department of Monitoring and Supervision of the Prison System and the System of Execution of Socioeducational Measures (DMF) – CNJ area responsible for initiatives related to the prison system, the, the criminal execution and the execution of socio-educational measures, created by Law no. 12.106/2009 -, as of September 2020, Fazendo Justicia inaugurates new actions aligned with courts throughout the country, while continuing successful activities initiated in the Present Justice Program. With the protagonism of the Judiciary, the Program promotes the qualification of stages of the criminal cycle and the socio-educational cycle; the permanent interinstitutional dialogue with articulations between different federative levels; and; and it designs customized actions for each Federation Unit (UF), based on successful experiences of the DMF/CNJ.
The Program supports the creation or improvement of products, structures and services; promotes events, training and training; generates knowledge products and supports CNJ normative production. It also works on partnerships and new narratives based on possible evidence and solutions.
In all, there are 28 projects developed simultaneously with a focus on concrete results and medium and long-term sustainability. In addition, Doing Justice works in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, Goal 16 – Peace, the, Justice and Effective Institutions and is structured in four main axes of action, in addition to a specific axis for transversal and management actions, namely: Axis 1 “Strategy for reducing overcrowding and prison overcrowding in Brazil developed and implemented” Axis 2 “Strategy for promoting citizenship, Brazil,guarantee of rights and control of the quantity of adolescents in deprivation of liberty developed and implemented” Axis 3 “Subsidies for the promotion of citizenship and guarantee of the rights of persons deprived of liberty in the Prison and Socio-educational system developed” Axis 4 “Unified execution electronic system (SEEU) improved, deployed, evaluated and disseminated nationally” Axis 5 – Improvement of service routines, knowledge management and knowledge transfer for the execution of the project methodology carried out
Each one of the (as) consultants(as) will act with focus and technical supervision of axes 1 and 3 mentioned above, being the technical reference crowded in the capital of the reference Federation Unit, being, where it will focus its incidence on the implementation of actions that cover the entire criminal cycle simultaneously, as well as will act with transversal actions related to axis 5, from guidelines of the General Coordination of the Program.
The central objective of its action is to guarantee the rights of people in criminal execution, both criminal alternatives and the custodial sentence, as well as people discharged from the prison system. It will work to strengthen initiatives and services aimed at rationalizing the entrance door, promoting citizenship in criminal execution and qualifying the exit door of the prison system. To achieve these objectives, it will act in the territorial implementation of the following strategic actions: – To elaborate diagnoses on local contexts about the Criminal Justice System, Prison System, Criminal Alternatives, Custody Hearing, etc, Electronic Monitoring, Attention to Graduates, among others; – Promote articulation and contribute to the continued mobilization of local actors of the Criminal System, including,public policies for social protection and organized civil society, in favor of the implementation of the state strategic plan and agreed activities; Technical advice to the National Council of Justice (CNJ) for the development of local action plans, considering the design of specific internal flows of the Judiciary and in the articulation with the other actors who work in the criminal policies of the territory, the, focusing on the implementation of actions to guarantee the rights provided for in national legislation and international regulations; – Produce subsidies, provide technical advice and act together with the CNJ to ensure alignment, the induction and qualification, in the federation units, of the priority thematic actions that cover the various prison measures; the central regulation of vacancies; the custody hearings; and; the promotion of reading, and,sports and leisure, education, work, diversity policies, health and mental health; the prevention and fight against torture; and; the attention to graduates and the promotion of social participation, in line with the knowledge products and regulations published by the CNJ; – Support the development of training methodology, to train and promote the articulation of actors of criminal policies and other local institutions, especially the state justice system for the implementation, development, monitoring, evaluation and sustainability of initiatives, methodologies and criminal policies induced by the CNJ; – Implement locally awareness methodology, in the light of the guidelines provided by the CNJ, to carry out communication actions, aimed at the Judiciary,society and local partner institutions on strategies to raise awareness about the principle of minimum criminal intervention, the guarantee of rights and the promotion of citizenship of persons serving custodial sentences, and, criminal alternatives, precautionary measures and graduates of the prison system; – Acting, based on the local context, in the elaboration, execution and monitoring of the strategic planning of axes 1 and 3, update of management tools, coordination and execution of training and webnaries, development of strategies and monitoring of the execution of all planned actions developed in the Unit of the Federation of reference; – Act in an aligned way and advise locally the activities of the contracted consultancies and other partners within the scope of the Project; – Advise, through the necessary technical contributions, on,the systematization of good practices, the development of local institutional capacity and the implementation of transversal actions developed within the scope of the Project; – Perform other tasks, according to the demand of the General Coordination of the Project and Coordinations of Axes 1 and 3, with a view to ensuring the continuity of the actions implemented under the Doing Justice Program, even after its closure.
The key results expected for this post aim to ensure quality, efficiency and effectiveness in the implementation of the project, in line with the agreed goals and the priorities of the CNJ.
The project is currently in force until 31/07/23, however, it is in the process of extending the deadline. In this sense, the work will start from August 2023, and the contracting is conditioned on the extension of the agreement.
Duties and responsibilities
The Associate / Technical Staff of Axes 1 and 3 – Penal System – will be responsible for, under the supervision of the Coordinations of the referred axes of the Doing Justice Program, providing technical advice on planning, implementation and monitoring of planned actions, collaborating to comply with the established schedule and the quality of deliveries made at territorial level. The contracted person will also act in close coordination with the General Coordination team of the Program, CNJ and UNDP regarding the guidelines for the development of transversal actions and general institutional themes. To achieve this objective, the following indicative activities are foreseen: – To act in the implementation activities, technical monitoring and qualitative monitoring of the products and goals provided for in the Project; – Act,from the local context, in the production of documents necessary for the implementation of the activities of axes 1 and 3, such as texts, reports, letters and other documents necessary for the management, information, and, systematization of data, monitoring and development of ongoing actions; – To advise technically, in the territory of action, the coordination and adjunct coordination of axes 1 and 3, on, in accordance with the Program guidelines, for the implementation of priority thematic actions that cover the various prison measures; the central regulation of vacancies; custody hearings; and; the promotion of reading, sport and leisure, education, work, diversity policies, health and mental health; the prevention and fight against torture; and; attention to graduates and the promotion of social participation, and,among other actions in line with the knowledge and normative products published by CNJ; – To advise the General Coordination technically in the territory of operation, according to the Program guidelines, in the following areas, for the development of transversal actions, as well as the implementation of activities related to the development of institutional capacity with state actors and institutions aiming at the transfer of knowledge and local sustainability of the induced actions; – To hold meetings and other continuous activities of alignment with the local team of consultants and national team, ensuring the systemic and organic development of the agendas, of the incidence strategies and the state executive plan with the local network; – Perform other tasks, according to the demand of the designated supervisors, Axis 1 coordinators,Axis 3 and General Coordination.
Institutional Arrangement
A/the Technical Associate of Axes 1 and 3 will integrate the teams of these axes and will be submitted/a to the direct supervision of/the Coordinators/as of both Axes.
Competences
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to detail, delivers quality work on time
Innovative Thinking: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Continuous Learning: LEVEL 1: Open and curious mind, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt Agile: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, deals constructively with ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Acting with determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to act calmly in the face of adversity, confident
Engaging and Partnering: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Promote Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, unconsciously aware, confront discrimination
Multifunctional and technical skills
Business direction and strategy – Strategic thinking:
- Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans aligned with UNDP objectives, based on systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking vision to reality in the field and creating tangible solutions
- Ability to leverage learning from various sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; demonstrate forward-thinking to model what future developments are and possible paths to follow for UNDP
Business development – Human-centered design:
- Ability to develop solutions to problems involving the human perspective at all stages of the problem solving process
Business management – Project management:
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and control resources, procedures, and protocols to achieve specific objectives
Business management – Working with evidence and data:
- Ability to inspect, clean, transform and model data with the aim of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision making
Agenda 2030: Peace – Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights:
- Justice Sector Development
Agenda 2030: Peace – Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights:
- Access to Justice
Necessary skills and experience
Minimum education requirements:
- Full High School Diploma.
- Completed undergraduate degrees in Law, Public Management, Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Social Work, Philosophy or related fields will be considered favorably.
Minimum years of relevant work experience:
- In case of complete High School is required a minimum of 7 years of professional experience execution/management of policies and/or projects in the areas of Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Prison System, and, Criminal alternatives, management of criminal public policies or related areas;
- In case of complete Graduation is required a minimum of 4 years of professional experience in execution/management of policies and/or projects of Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Prison System, Criminal Alternatives, etc, management of criminal public policies or related areas.
Skills required:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Skill in using information technology.
- Office package knowledge.
Desired skills beyond the competencies covered in the Competencies section:
- It is desirable graduate degree (latu-sensu or stricto-sensu) in Law, Public Management, Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Philosophy or related fields;
- Experience with criminal policies is desirable, especially in prison issues, criminal alternatives and attention to people from the prison system.
- Experience in the management and articulation of public policies in partnership with the judiciary is desirable, especially in Criminal Justice.
- It is desirable professional experience with social markers (race, gender, LGBTI, indigenous, victims and others).
Required languages:
- Proficiency in Portuguese.
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