Miscellaneous

General Notices:

Rule of Law and Judicial Reform Experts

Deadline: February 15th 2009

FINCON is recruiting mid-level to senior technical experts and managerial candidates for proposed Rule of Law Programs in Pakistan. A degree in law or any related fields, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in similar capacities is required

? Legal reform
? Strategic planning for Judicial reform
? Justice ministries, courts, bars
? Rule of law, legal frameworks
? Customary law and Shariah law
? Access to justice
? Accountability mechanisms
? Penal systems
? Juvenile justice
? Court administration, Case management, Court information systems
? Judicial training
? Legal education
? Judicial independence
? Anti-corruption
? Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms

Example positions include:
? Chief of Party*
? Deputy Chief of Party*
? Senior Court Administrator*
? Court Administrator
? Pakistani Deputy Court Administrator
? Senior Legal/Policy Advisor*
? Pakistani Deputy Legal/Policy Advisor
? Judicial Training Specialist *
? Pakistani Deputy Judicial Training Specialist
? M&E Specialist*
? Administrative staff and office managers
? Outreach/Communications Specialist
? IT for Courts Specialist
? Grants Manager

Interested candidates should send their CV to recruiter@fincon-services.com



Agriculture and Agronomy Experts

FINCON is recruiting mid-level to senior / executive managerial candidates and technical experts for proposed projects to improve agricultural efficiency and production in Pakistan (country-level sector/sub-sector analysis, program design, implementation & evaluation services that stimulate sustainable agriculture & natural resources and rural prosperity).

? A university degree in agriculture or a related field, along with a minimum of five years of related experience is required. As the program will be all encompassing, all disciplines related to agriculture are welcome (examples including, but not limited to the following: agricultural economics, agricultural science, agriculture, food and natural resource management, crop production and alteration, livestock production, irrigation management, etc.)
? Previous experience working with World Bank, ADB, USAID and other international development donors and organizations is an asset
? Excellent English language skills

Interested candidates should send their CV to recruiter@fincon-services.com


SPECIFIC Notices:




Chief of Party (COP):
The COP shall serve as the primary point of contact with USAID/Pakistan with regard to day-to-day implementation and management matters relating to the contract and reside in Pakistan
for the life of the project. He/she shall have overall responsibility for ensuring quality control, the appropriateness and overall responsiveness of all assistance provided under the contract, whether by long or short-term advisors or others. The required qualifications for the COP are:

? A law degree from an accredited law school, preferably in a common-law country. Comparative law experience and knowledge of Shaira law desirable.
? A minimum of fifteen years of progressively responsible legal experience, such as a judge, practicing attorney, court administrator, legal technical assistance provider or a combination of the foregoing. Litigation and/or court administration and/or judicial experience essential.
? Demonstrated track record of progressively responsible managerial experience managing a complex portfolio with multiple activities.
? Previous experience as a proactive COP with a strong reputation for developing excellent collaborative working relationships with counterparts, other Contractors and international organizations and donors. This also entails monitoring, evaluating and documenting
progress toward meeting a project's objectives; evaluating sub-contractors' and grantees' activities through consultative meetings, site visits and reporting requirements; working out solutions to keep activities on track; and providing overall guidance
and direction focusing the activity team on achieving agreed targets and long-term strategic objectives.
? Long-term, overseas judicial and legal reform experience; preferably in an Asian country or a USG CPC.


Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP):
The skills of the DCOP should complement and not duplicate the skills of the proposed COP, based on the same general set of qualifications as above, but increasing and diversifying management capacity. USAID recommends that an individual with strong managerial, administrative and/or strong writing skills, with extensive M&E experience be considered. Again, the skills of the DCOP should be dependant on the relative strengths and weaknesses of the COP.


Senior Court Administrator:
There will be at least two Court Administrators. While not a mandatory requirement, it is desirable that the expatriate Court Administrators have degrees in court administration or a management related filed or some post-graduate formal court administration training. At least one of the Court Administrators must have extensive experience and expertise with
developing court budgets, judicial accounting, conducting court procurements and controlling court expenditures. The Senior Court Administrator must demonstrate the below listed qualifications, expertise and experience.

? Ten years of increasingly responsible experience working as a court administrator.
? A track record of developing and implementing plans for court administration/case management that reduce case delay and enhance transparency and accountability
? Problem solving ability.
? Long-term overseas experience, preferably in an Asian country or USG CPC, working on court administration/case management projects.
? Good human resource management skills.
? Demonstrated commitment to customer/court user service.
? Ability to foster a team approach and work collaboratively with judges and court staff.
? Working knowledge of common law legal systems and comparative law expertise desirable.

The qualifications and experience for the second Court Administrator are:

? A minimum of seven years progressively responsible experience working as a court administrator.
? Overseas experience, preferably in an Asian country or USG CPC, providing court administration technical assistance desirable.
? Working knowledge of common law legal systems and comparative law expertise desirable.


Senior Legal/Policy Advisor:
This position will support the Contractor to function within the complex, politically charged, fluid
legal/policy environment for judicial reform in Pakistan, develop effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders in the various branches of government and civil society, establish
information linkages with counterparts and other USAID and donor Contractors, facilitate judicial stakeholder legal/policy reform dialogue, oversee the public awareness/outreach campaigns and
supervise the grant program. The required qualifications are:

? A law degree from an accredited law school, preferably in a common-law country. Comparative law experience and knowledge of Sharia law desirable.
? Ten years of relevant professional and progressively responsible experience.
? A thorough knowledge of the concepts, principles and issues in the areas of legal/policy (preferably judicial) reform.
? Excellent writing and legal drafting skills.
? Demonstrated track record of coalition building and furnishing information and advice with detachment and objectivity.
? Successful examples of developing and implementing legal/policy reform strategies.
? Some experience and expertise in public awareness campaigns, preferably with the judiciary.
? Long-term overseas experience, preferably in an Asian country or a USG CPC, working on legal/policy reform issues. Knowledge of Pakistani development perspectives, objectives and priorities; the key institutions and personalities in the three branches of the Pakistani Government desirable.


Senior Judicial Training Specialist:
The Judicial Training Specialist will serve as the Activity Manager for Activity 2. This Activity
Manager will serve as the primary training specialist with the full range of management, oversight, advisory and evaluation functions for developing and implementing Activity 2. The Trainer Activity Manager will determine training needs, develop curriculum, assess and modify training as necessary, ensure the sustainability of the training, implement a Training of Trainers initiative, work directly with senior leadership at legal training centers and staff and collaborate with
other donor Contractors. She/he will also have responsibility for strengthening the institutional capacity of Pakistani judicial training institute(s). The qualifications required are:

? Twelve years of progressively responsible training experience and a thorough knowledge of the concepts, principles and issues of adult education techniques.
? Long-term experience working overseas as a trainer, preferably in an Asian country or USG CPC.
? Demonstrated a successful track record in implementing all aspects of practical legal training and in building the capacity of training organizations.
? Experience in providing training for judges