Legal Expert, Zambia (Consultant)

Job Description

ABA ROLI is a non-profit program that implements legal reform programs in roughly 60 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. While ABA ROLI implements its technical assistance programs with host country partners on a wide array of substantive issues, its efforts are concentrated in the following thematic areas: Access to Justice and Human Rights; Judicial Reform; Legal Education Reform and Civic Education; Criminal Law Reform and Anti-Human Trafficking; Anti-corruption and Public Integrity; Criminal Law Reform and Anti-Human Trafficking.

JOB SUMMARY

The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative is currently implementing a judicial training and capacity-building program in Zambia that seeks to enable local legal organizations to produce a curriculum and training materials for judges on a range of human rights issues. Key topics include equality before the law, access to justice, and the intersection of human rights and extractive industries. ABA ROLI is seeking a Lusaka-based legal expert to join our team on a full-time basis for a minimum of three months.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting visiting pro bono legal specialists in designing training curricula and drafting training manuals on the aforementioned topics.
• Working alongside Zambian civil society organizations (CSOs) to conduct six human rights trainings at the magisterial court level.

QUALIFICATIONS

This is a local hire. Applicants must be available full-time for the duration of the contract. ABA ROLI is seeking candidates with a law degree, a strong background in human rights, and at least 5-7 years of relevant work experience. Previous experience organizing and implementing judicial training programs and other justice sector reform programs is strongly preferred. Applicants should also have experience working in or alongside local civil society organizations, as well as managing or working with donor-funded international legal assistance projects. Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in a Zambian local language is a plus.

Due to the high volume of applicants, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.