Job Title: Programs Officer
\nSalary : Negotiable
\nEducation: MA in Human Rights Law, LLM in Human Rights, LLM in international law, LLM in Law, and LLB in Law at least 6 years of experience on human rights work.
\nPlace of Work : Head Office \/Adama
\nDeadline for Application \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013 June 7, 2025
\nAbout Center for Justice (CJ)
\nCenter for Justice (CJ) is the criminal justice civil society organization registered at the Federal Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO). CJ is working to promote criminal justice system that uphold human rights for all and the rule of law.
\nCJ is dedicated to:<\/p>\n
Make criminal justice system protect the rights of vulnerable populations,
\nPromote humane and rehabilitative prison environments that align with efforts for environmental sustainability\/ Green prison\/,
\nProvide legal aid services to the poor, women and other groups living in vulnerable situations to increase access to legal aid and assistance,
\nStrengthen the work of correction and rehabilitation of prisoners, reintegration of prisoners to the community after serving their time in prison,
\nPromoting non-custodial methods of punishment
\nMonitor human rights in prisons and detention facilities, assist police detention facilities and prisons in adhering to relevant international human rights standards and promote democracy and peace.
\nRun practical human rights programmes that enhance protection of prisoners \u2018 rights and support reforms that accelerating crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law
\nEnhance protection of human rights, the rule of law and the status of peace and an improved justice system<\/p>\n
Vision
\nCJ aspires to see a peaceful, democratic and safe society where, the criminal justice system upholds human rights, the rule of law and imprisonment is used as a last resort
\nMission
\nOur mission is to amplify and promote policies and practices that:<\/p>\n
Transform the justice ecosystem,
\nPrioritize alternatives to imprisonment ,
\nUphold human rights and the rule of law,
\nChampions effective and efficient rehabilitation and reintegration,
\nStrive for sustainable peace and democratic participation<\/p>\n
We do this through research, campaign for change of attitude, service provision, community engagement, collaboration, capacity development and policy advocacy
\nKey Responsibilities include<\/p>\n
Leading the overall programme works of CJ
\nBuilding and maintain relationships with program participants.
\nDeveloping and manage peer convening to strengthen relationships, share insights, and explore strategic\/generative topics;
\nProviding additional opportunities for learning, network-building, and collaboration.
\nManaging and responding to requests for technical assistance, resources, connections, and guidance.
\nEngaging outside partners to assist in documenting and sharing learning from CJ initiatives; provide periodic updates to the funders.
\nParticipating in planning and budgeting process
\nProviding additional training, program management, and support to CJ\u2019s initiatives.
\nFormulating, organizing and monitoring inter-connected projects
\nLeading and evaluating project managers and other staffs
\nDeveloping and controlling deadlines, and activities
\nProvide close and appropriate technical and managerial support for Senior project officers and other programme team
\nResponsible for providing strategic and technical guidance, providing guidance on program planning and implementation, ensuring effective implementation of all activities and being proactive to address challenges, monitor and analyse the program environment and progress, using applicable monitoring and evaluation and risk management tools and advise on timely adjustments and corrective measures as necessary
\nResponsible for the strategic planning and overall management of the program and reports to the Executive Director
\nEnsure monitoring systems are in place and that project progress reviews are carried out regularly.
\nFacilitate regular consultation with the project staffs, partners, community and government with aim of developing strategic and immediate responses to issues that may affect the smooth and speedy delivery of the project.
\nOrganize conference, workshops, panel discussion, training and experience sharing visits inter and intra regions for staffs and network member associations directly involved in the implementation of the project; identify possible bottlenecks or shortcomings in the implementation of the project and propose remedies to overcome the problems.
\nMonitor and evaluate the effectiveness of CJ\u2019s program\/project implementing, with regular field and desk monitoring of the program activities
\nProduce and share a monthly, quarterly report, plus an annual reports for Center for Justice, government and Donor of the program\/project which highlighting key progress, achievements and challenges.
\nPromote meaningful stakeholders participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, Monitoring and evaluation )
\nDevelop concept notes and proposals
\nProvide direction and guidance to the program team(s)\/responsible parties.
\nAdvise Executive Director on new proposal development
\nEnhance and maintain donor relationship and ensure timely reporting on the agreed deliverables
\nEngage in assessments, strategic plan and research activities.
\nPerform any other task as assigned by the Executive Director<\/p>\n
About You<\/p>\n
Job Requirements<\/p>\n
Proficiency in written and spoken English required. Proficiency in other local languages is preferred.
\nWillingness and ability to travel in Ethiopia.
\nAbility to work under pressure and effectively manage multiple tasks.
\nAbility to work independently and as part of a team.
\nExhibits strong organizational skills.
\nCommunicates clearly, politely, and effectively
\nDemonstrates excellent time-management skills<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"Center for Justice (CJ)","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-categories":[],"job-types":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-1312","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-ethiopia","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=1312"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=1312"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=1312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}