State Advisor

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 35 years old. Applicants must nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the State Team Coordinator, the UN Volunteer State Advisor will be responsible for supporting the General Coordination of the project, as one of the references (focal points) in their respective Federation Unit, and will carry out specific activities aiming at the priority deliveries of the state executive plan agreed upon from a close articulation between the CNJ teams , UNDP, UNODC, and the network of strategic state actors (GMF / Court of Justice, Public Prosecutor's Office, Public Defender, Secretary of State responsible for criminal policies and organized civil society). To achieve this objective, the following indicative activities are planned:

• Prepare local diagnoses about the functioning of judicial execution and the criminal services provided for in the scope of the Project;
• Carry out specific activities in close dialogue with the General Coordination and under the monitoring and local technical support of the Pre-Trial Hearing consultant, supporting and advising on the strategic actions that will culminate in priority deliveries;
• Promote articulation and contribute to the mobilization of local actors to achieve deliveries of the state strategic plan and agreed activities;
• Elaborate subsidies for the production of technical reports to monitor the local implementation of the Project's strategic plan, as required by the General Coordination;
• Perform technical follow-up activities and qualitative monitoring of the products and goals foreseen in the project;
• Assist the systematization of good practices and new local methodologies developed within the scope of the Project;
• Perform other tasks, as required by the General Coordination of the Project

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Master degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

Postgraduate (lato sensu or stricto sensu) university degree in Law, Social Sciences or related areas.

Candidates with Bachelor's degree with two additional years of expertise will be considered.

Required experience: 96 Months Experience remark:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience (professional and / or academic) in the areas of Justice, Human Rights, Prison System, Socio-educational system or similar areas;

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience of working with public sector partners, preferably with the Judiciary;

• Experience in coordinating / managing projects or public policies.​

Language skills:

• Portuguese(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise: Human rights, Rule of law, judicial and national legal system reform, Development programme management Area of expertise details:

Additional Requirements for Area of Expertise:

Functional Skills

Management and Leadership

• Build harmonious relationships with project members, CNJ partners and a network of state strategic actors;
• Consistency at work, positive and constructive attitudes;
• Demonstrate openness to change and the ability to manage complexities;
• Demonstrate ability for teamwork and conflict resolution;
• Strong capacity to respond to demands presented within tight deadlines

Knowledge and Learning Management

• Promote knowledge management, the learning culture and the good environment in the team through thoughtful attitudes; and
• Work continuously and actively to develop personal and collective knowledge, through new and acquired knowledge.

Development and Operational Effectiveness

• Ability to promote articulation and dialogue with actors and institutions relevant to the development of the Project;
• Demonstrate conceptual and analytical skills;
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, oral and written;
• Excellent project management skills.

Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Brazil and legal residents in Brazil with a residency permit, the status of refugees, or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Please remember to indicate in your UNV profile that you are interested in serving as a national volunteer.

Application deadline: 05 July 2020 at 23:59hrs, Germany time