JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM CONSULTANT- DIVERSION AND ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING
The Consultant will provide technical expertise to the Director of Juvenile Justice, the Magistracy, the Guyana Police Force and the Child Care and Protection Agency with the sole purpose of strengthening the diversion and alternative sentencing system in Guyana.
Estimated period of performance: March – June, 2019
First Phase: March – April, 2019
Second Phase: June 2019
Estimated Level of Effort (LOE) days: 50 days (40 for First Phase;10 for Second Phase) – inclusive of both in-country and remote work.
Supervisor: Juvenile Justice Specialist
Position Location: Guyana
Program Summary
In the Caribbean, many youth face the prospect of being economically and socially marginalized, making them more at risk for involvement in crime and violence. Increasingly, more youth witness first-hand high levels of violence and face widespread unemployment with limited social services support. Taking a public-health, evidenced-based approach, the Community, Family and Youth Resilience (CFYR) program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, supports vulnerable youth ages 10-29 from Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Guyana, providing targeted interventions to youth at three varying degrees of risk including: the general population of youth aged 10-29 in crime-affected areas (primary); youth aged 10-17 at higher risk for violence (secondary); and youth in conflict with the law (tertiary). The program strengthens youth, family, and community support systems; improves the skills of youth to resist involvement in violence; expands access to education and employment opportunities; and provides specialized services to youth at the highest risk of engaging in violence.
In addition, the program is working in Guyana on juvenile justice reforms to ensure that youth already in contact with the law can be successfully rehabilitated and reintegrated into the community. The goal is to empower youth to become productive citizens and make positive contributions to society.
Objective
The overall objective of this consultancy is to build the capacity of members of the Guyana Police Force, the Probation Department and Child Care and Protection Agency, the office of the Director of Juvenile Justice and the Magistracy to increase and improve the use of diversion by working with the Office of the Director of Juvenile Justice to develop a diversion policy and operational framework in keeping with the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2018 (the Act) and conducting a Situation Analysis of current diversion programs to identify gaps and alignments to the developed framework. The Consultant will also develop operational procedures to guide the implementation of those diversion programs deemed viable by the aforementioned stakeholders and provide relevant training in the application of those procedures in addition to offering advise/recommendations on Alternative Sentencing programs.
Tasks to be Performed
Working under the direction of the Juvenile Justice Specialist of the CFYR Program and in consultation with the office of the Director of Juvenile Justice, the Guyana Police Force, the Child Care and Protection Agency and the Magistracy, the Consultant will:
Phase 1 – 40 Days LOE:
Phase 2 – 10 Days LOE:
Outputs and Deliverables
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Interested candidates should email their CV and expression of interest to anad@creativedc.com. Please put “JJR Consultant Application-Guyana” in the subject line. CARICOM citizens are strongly encouraged to apply.