We have an excellent opportunity for an Officer, Office of Civil and Criminal Justice Reform to join our Governance and Peace Directorate.
The Office of Civil and Criminal Justice Reform (“OCCJR”) sits within the Governance and Peace Directorate. The OCCJR Section works with member countries to enhance justice transformation. The courts across the Commonwealth are not devoid of the challenges. Issues such as backlog of cases, mountains of case bundles excessive use of paper and non-user-friendly case management methods make navigating through cases a cumbersome and highly inefficient experience. The modernisation and digitisation of the justice system is rightly seen as an imperative to the Commonwealth’s future economic growth and social success. Only a working judiciary will operationalise the rule of law, prevent mass migrations and ultimately allow sustainable financial investment and growth.
Reporting to the Adviser, Office of Civil and Criminal Justice Reform, the OCCJR Officer will support the Legal transformation Sections’ work and programmes in promoting Commonwealth fundamental political values, consensus-building, and assist the section in its conceptualization and development of legal tools, law drafting, policy development and advisory assistance to countries on justice transformation, procedural law reform, consistent with the goals and objectives of the Commonwealth Secretariat Strategic Plan.
Responsibilities of the Officer OCCJR
The Officer OCCJR is expected, among other responsibilities, to:
Please refer to the Job Description for full details of the responsibilities for this position.
To be considered, applicants must meet the following criteria:
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 member governments and provides guidance on policymaking, technical assistance and advisory services to Commonwealth member countries. We support governments to help achieve sustainable, inclusive and equitable development.
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