ABA ROLI Guatemala Human Rights for All (HRA) Project – Civil Society Advisor
Job Description
The USAID-funded Human Rights for All (HRA) proposal Civil Society Advisor is a senior management position responsible for leading civil society initiatives and activities to strengthen the capacity of civil society leadership and organizations. Provides technical leadership in work with civil society actors and entities, including providing inputs on reports for major progress in the HRA Project, and sharing impact through presenting tangible monitoring and evaluation data to a variety of audiences. The candidate should have demonstrated deep technical knowledge of civil society strengthening, advocacy, rule of law, access to justice, and working with LGBTQI+, disabled, indigenous, and other marginalized communities, and experience in Guatemala or the Latin America region. Guatemalan citizens preferred. This position is subject to the availability of funds and pending USAID management approvals.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for leading civil society strengthening initiatives, including ensuring successful completion of deliverables and expected results with any needed pivots in program design because of a fluid implementation environment
Provides strategic and technical leadership in program design, reflection, work planning, reporting, and other implementation touchpoints
Oversees technical integrity of program deliverables related to civil society advocacy, protection of human rights defenders, and marginalized community-led organizational strengthening for a wide range of audiences including Government of Guatemala (GOG) individuals and entities, the USG donor, human rights defenders, journalists, and civil society and other partners
Ensures technical integrity of participant-facing program materials and donor-facing interim and final reports, related technical deliverables, and briefings to the USG donor and partners
Qualifications:
Guatemalan nationals preferred.
Bachelor or Graduate degree in international development, social science, business, law, communication, or related field.
At least 5 years of demonstrated experience working on international donor-funded programs on civil society strengthening, human rights, advocacy, rule of law, access to justice, judicial independence, trial monitoring, strategic litigation, and similar topics.
Experience with USAID preferred but not required.
Demonstrated ability to manage and supervise staff.
Knowledge and experience on gender and social inclusion.
Good understanding of marginalized rights focused Guatemalan civil society organizations and networks, journalist organizations and networks, human rights defenders, law schools, legal associations, and judicial actors and entities in Guatemala and its development context.
Solid communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and relation management skills and experience.
Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining relationships and networks with civil society organizations and networks, government actors, development partners and other relevant stakeholders.
To apply, please send CV to lac-recruitment@americanbar.org by February 23, 2024. Please include the name of the position and country (Civil Society Advisor – Guatemala) in the subject line.
About the Organization
ABA ROLI is a non-profit organization that implements legal reform programs in roughly 40 countries around the world. ABA ROLI has nearly 400 professional staff working abroad and in its Washington, D.C. office. ABA ROLI’s host country partners include judges, lawyers, bar associations, law schools, court administrators, legislatures, ministries of justice and a wide array of civil society organizations, including human rights groups.
For more information about what we do at ABA ROLI please visit: https://www.americanbar.org/advocacy/rule_of_law/about.html