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Job Overview

Program Manager – Libya

POSITION Description

Category Full Time

Location Tripoli, Libya [with travel throughout the country]

Reports to Country Director

Deadline for application October 19, 2023

Organization Overview

The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) is a non-profit organization that has worked for over 30 years in more than 100 countries to promote the rule of law, advance human rights, strengthen judicial institutions, support legal professionals, and advance understanding of the law and rights of citizens. To this end, ABA ROLI has established partnerships with a wide range of actors, including institutions in the justice sector, civil society organizations, bar associations, legal aid organizations and lawyers, among others.

The candidate will be supporting an ABA ROLI program implemented in Libya. The individual will work in a team environment, coordinating with multiple stakeholders and headquarters staff to ensure successful implementation of all program activities.

Position Overview

ABA ROLI seeks a dedicated Program Manager (PM) to coordinate the day-to-day operations of an anticipated program in Libya. The program is focused on strengthening Libyan capacities to develop and implement inclusive reconciliation initiatives, rights protections, and justice processes that promote sustainable peace in Libya. The PM will oversee activities designed to strengthen the capacity and role of CSOs to actively participate in and strengthen rights, justice, and reconciliation initiatives at the local and national levels.

The PM is responsible for designing, leading, and monitoring activities that support program objectives. The individual manages relationships with stakeholders, partners, subawardees, consultants, and team members to ensure successful program implementation and reporting requirements adhere to donor and ABA ROLI’s requirements. The PM is required to travel to ensure oversight of activities in target communities throughout Libya. The ideal candidate will demonstrate: technical expertise in reconciliation, rights, and justice; existing relationships with at least one set of partners; and previous experience in coordination and implementation of rule of law programs.

Responsibilities

Work closely and manages relationships and communications with counterparts, partners, civil society organizations, lawyers and international experts to design and implement activities that support program objectives;
Design, implement, and closely oversee program activities and performance in accordance with the workplan, in partnership with the program team, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) team, as well as the financial and operations teams;
Identify and synthesize good practices and lessons learned to improve program design and management, share best practices, and strengthen reporting;
Collect, process, analyze and consolidate data and information related to the implementation of program commitments; and draft narrative and financial reports (biweekly, monthly and quarterly) about the programs;
Develop program outreach and communication materials, training curricula, stakeholder and donor presentations, etc.;
Lead and ensure that activity logistics are implemented in accordance with program documents and procedures in close collaboration with the Country Director (CD) and the M&E team;
Manage relationships and supervise subgrantees performance to collect activity implementation data and reporting information (written reports and budgeting);
Supervise the procurement and events logistics management in collaboration with operations and compliance manager to ensure adherence to ABA ROLI’s policies;
Supervises program team staff, local and international consultants;
Responsible for maintenance of all hard and e-copies of program files;
Any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in law, political or social sciences, development, or related field is required; master’s degree preferred;
A minimum of seven years of demonstrated experience supporting programs and/or activities related to transitional justice and reconciliation, rule of law, human rights, democratic processes, or other related areas;
A strong understanding of the Libyan governance landscape and good working relationships with counterparts;
Experience working in a team, designing, leading, and monitoring activities, trainings, events and logistics supporting program objectives;
Experience developing work plans and monitoring and evaluation of program results;
Experience in coordination and implementation of rule of law programs;
Technical expertise in reconciliation, rights, and justice efforts;
Excellent written and oral communication skills;
Ability to travel to ensure oversight of activities in target communities;
Excellent Excel, Word and Power Point skills;
Fluent Arabic and English language required.