IJB Seeking Singapore Justice Training Centre (SJTC) Training Director
Job Description
In recognition of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Bridges to Justice is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to ensuring the basic legal rights of ordinary citizens throughout the world. Specifically, IBJ works to guarantee all citizens the right to competent legal representation, the right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment, and the right to a fair trial. To this end, IBJ significantly supports and enhances criminal defender and governmental legal aid efforts to protect citizen rights and to implement existing criminal laws through providing training partnerships, legal and administrative structural support, and material assistance.
IBJ’s Singapore Justice Training Centre (SJTC) Training Director, under direction from IBJ’s Training Director in Geneva,will beresponsible for leading the development of all IBJ training materials targeting its Asian programs (both directly and through managing a network of IBJ supporters)andensuring the quality of all training materials and training programs in the Asian region. The IBJ SJTC Training Director will be based at the SJTC in Singapore. The IBJ SJTC Training Director will report to IBJ SJTC’s Managing Director based in Singapore and Training Director based in Geneva.
Detailed Work Activities:
The SJTC Training Director will:
• Developand implement SJTC’s overall training strategy and core training methodology in consultation with IBJ’s Training Director;
• Develop SJTC’s annual training plan and budget in consultation with IBJ’s Training Director and Operations Director;
• Develop and implement IBJ’s country training strategy in the Asian region in consultationwith IBJ’s Training Director and International Program Director;
• Develop standards, policies, and procedures with respect to training in consultation with IBJ’s Training Director, and implement IBJ’s overall training programs and any associated accreditation initiatives;
• Develop training materials and deliver training sessions directly in the Asian region;
• Develop and direct SJTC’s eLearning platform through IBJ’s Legal Training Resource Centre, including the development of eLearning curriculum and modules;
• Develop and oversee measurements and monitoring and evaluation of IBJ’s country- program legal training initiatives in the Asian region in an effortto track continuous improvement;
• Direct the preparation of materials for training needs assessments and assist in the use of these materials to design localized training programs;
• Provide ongoing legal support and legal mentoring to IBJ Country Fellows as well as JusticeMakers Fellows in the Asian region to ensure the following:
o quality legal representation by IBJ legal fellows and lawyers collaborating/volunteering with IBJ at the country level;
o their leadership development;
• Gather volunteer resources and form “communities of support,” through the development of comprehensive international partnerships, especially using Singapore resources and support networks for training, eLearning, and accreditation, including managing communities of legal practitioners willing to help develop training materials and lead training events;
• Make training materials available to the public defender and legal aid communities in Asia using a wide variety of mechanisms, including publishing on IBJ’s website, dissemination through IBJ’s Partners and developing eLearning tools; and
• Perform such other duties as may be required.
The following is required:
• Criminal defense attorney with substantial years of practice experience, including trial experience;
• Familiarity with Asian criminal justice systems;
• Demonstrated commitment to criminal defense and the rule of law;
• Training experience, including the delivery of trainings and knowledge of the development of teaching materials, including on-line and eLearning development and delivery, small-group facilitation and adult- learning principles ;
• Experience in “training of trainers”methodology and leadership among trainers;
• Fluency in English and excellent writing skills
The following knowledge is desired:
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to adapt program in real time to meet needs; Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics and societal trends and influences;
• Experience in software or technology used to develop web-basedtraining materials.
To apply, please send a statement of interest and CV (including references) either via email to: internationalbridges@ibj.org, or via regular mail to: International Bridges to Justice, 64 rue de Monthoux, CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland.
Posted on WDA site 2/10/2012
