The following vacancies, fellowships, consultancies, internships, and other opportunities are available:
Irish Rule of Law International Legal Consultant within the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions
The overall aim of the programme is to see improved access to justice for unrepresented vulnerable persons in the criminal justice system in the Central Region of Malawi. Irish Rule of Law International seeks a legal consultant in Malawi ‘Access to Justice’Programme. The consultant is required to start immediately. The consultancy will end on 31 August 2021. The Consultant will be seconded to the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Lilongwe. The Consultant will work within the Ministry of Justice in the office of the DPP, alongside Malawi State advocates. The Consultant will be expected to work independently for much of the time, but also to attend team meetings and other project-related meetings and coordinate and collaborate with his or her IRLI colleagues on specific projects.
Submission of Applications
Applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and Cover letter by 17:00 (Central Africa Time) on Monday 10 May 2021 to the Country Programme Manager programmemanager@irishruleoflaw.ie
International Consultant: Regional Spotlight Programme Coordination and FGM Policy & Advocacy Specialist, AUC-DHHASD
This consultancy responds to a need for additional programmatic and technical capacity within the AUC-DHHASD to fulfil their leadership role on behalf of the AUC in the implementation of the SIARPO. The role provides direct support to the African Union Commission (AUC) on the implementation of its agenda to eliminate Gender-Based Violence, including harmful practices. With the support of UNFPA, this role’s previous placement brought about a successful International Conference in 2018, which led to the launching of the AU Saleema Initiative on Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation; 2 strong Heads of State and Government Decisions (resolutions); 2 Head of State Reports on action to eliminate FGM on the continent delivered to the AU Summits in 2020 and 2021; and subsequently, a 5-year strategy of the Saleema Initiative. With this role in place, the AUC-DHHASD Department was able to engage more consistently and provide greater policy clarity and guidance to its Member States to end GBV and harmful practices. In this way, the proposed consultancy will make a critical contribution to the achievement of the SIARP’s overall objectives.
Submit your application with a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and motivational letter to: jobs.esaro@unfpa.org
Deadline for Applications: 11 May 2021, 17:00 (SAST)
UNODC Consultancy - Quick Reference Guide on Gender Responsive, Non-Custodial Measures for Women in Conflict with the Law in South Africa
The purpose of the assignment is to draft a SA Quick Reference Guide on Gender Responsive Non-custodial measures for WICL, based on the adaptation of the UNODC Toolkit on gender-responsive, non-custodial measures. Of note, is that dimensions of GBV or its severity is not always considered in services to WICL. This assignment also considers the intersectionality between GBV and WICL. With this in mind, it is suggested that there is a need for service providers to improve measures to ensure that there is specific attention to these pathways. The outcome of this assignment is to yield a Quick Reference Guide providing a detailed, yet practical intervention guide, to support multisectoral service providers in ensuring this holistic response.
Interested candidates may send their completed application with the Subject line “ Individual Consultancy- Quick Reference Guide on Gender Responsive Non-Custodial Measures for Women in Conflict with the Law” to unodc-rosaf.procurement@un.org
Closing date for Applications: 13 May 2021
Call for Application: Fulbright Foreign Student Program 2022 - 2023
The South African Fulbright Foreign Student Program provides grants for South African university graduates to pursue post-graduate studies at a United States university in any subject (excludes MBA and studies that require contact with patients). Students are selected through a rigorous application and interview process and receive a high level of support ranging from visa processing and health insurance to a comprehensive pre-departure orientation and re-entry session.
Applications Deadline: 14 May 2021
Call for Papers: Strathmore Law Review - Announcing the Second Yash and Jill Cottrell Ghai Writing Prize
The Strathmore Law Review welcomes submissions for its Seventh Volume to be published in the 2021-2022 academic year under the theme ‘Law Towards a Better African Society’
SLR invites submissions focusing on the African context either as a continent or any part of the African society—that is, at the national or sub-national level. The invited submissions may focus on a broad range of issues in any field of law or law-related interdisciplinary academic scholarship. Examples of the submissions include but are not limited to, law and social change, legal history, commercial law, housing law, labour law, intellectual property law, constitutional law, gender and the law, law and decolonisation, law and globalisation, law and policy or governance, employment law, public international law, law and religion, and human rights law.
Deadline for Submissions: 27 August 2021
