Country Director, Latin America and the Caribbean: General Opening (Staff)

Please note that this position does not have a deadline for application and is not a specific opening.  This is for ABA ROLI to collect qualified candidates for future openings.

The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (“ABA ROLI”) is recruiting on a continuous basis for the position of Country Director, to manage anticipated openings for ABA ROLI programs in countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The scope of work for current and anticipated programs vary, but generally concerns criminal law, legal education, legal profession, and judicial reform.

Country Directors lead their programs in the following activities: • Provide overall field responsibility. • Develop and implement long- and short-term strategies, work plans, and activities. • Manage international and local staff. • Conduct financial oversight in coordination with Field Financial Manager. • Manage relations with donors and local and international counterparts. • Provide technical assistance, including in such areas as trial advocacy skills, legislative reform, and strategic planning.

Job requirements include: • An advanced degree in law. • Professional fluency in Spanish and English. • Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills. • Excellent verbal and written communications skills. • Experience in litigation.

Preferred job candidates will also have experience in management of U.S. government programs in the region, and experience in the implementation of legal reforms in Latin America.

ABA ROLI is a non-profit program that implements legal reform programs in roughly 40 countries around the world. ABA ROLI has nearly 700 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.