Regional Victim-Witness Support Adviser - Cardno - Thailand

Job Reference Number: EMR/ACNP/AAPTIP/RVWSA

Job Type: International Development Assistance/Emerging Markets

Schedule: Contract

Job Location: Asia; Thailand

Job Summary

Cardno is currently looking for a Regional Victim-Witness Support Adviser for the AusAID funded project "Australia-Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons (AAPTIP)" that aim at reducing the incentives and opportunities for trafficking of persons in the ASEAN region.

 

The position holder will assist Technical Working Groups and relevant counterparts with capacity building, mentoring, technical advice and training to strengthen national mechanisms for providing victim-witness support services to TIP victims throughout their participation in the criminal justice process. He or she will liaise closely with the Investigations Advisers, Prosecutions Adviser and Judicial Process Adviser to ensure that victim-centred approaches are integrated into all aspects of criminal justice capacity building.​

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee regional research on TIP victims’ perspective on their experience in the criminal justice system and on existing victim-witness support mechanisms.
• Provide technical advice for the design and/or strengthening of victim-witness support mechanisms in each participating country.
• Provide technical advice for the development, implementation and refinement of appropriate structures, policies and procedures for managing victims’ participation in the criminal justice process.
• Provide technical support to counterparts in the development of guidelines, standards and training programs for victim-witness supporters.
• Work with the Investigations, Prosecutions and Judicial Process Advisers to ensure that victim-centred approaches are integrated into all aspects of criminal justice capacity building.
• Liaise closely with the ASEC Adviser and provide a link between regional activities and those being conducted at a national level, and a link between the activities at national level in different countries.
• Liaise closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser in supporting the development of regional and national annual work plans.
• Ensure compliance with AusAID core policies, including but not limited to Disability and Child Protection Policy.
• In coordination with AusAID liaise closely with whole-of-government partners including AGD, AFP and DFAT on issues relevant to criminal justice sector capacity building coordination and harmonisation, and other initiatives focussing on anti-human trafficking.
• Other duties as directed by the Team Leader ​

Other Requirements

Core Competence Required:

• Extensive knowledge and experience of management systems for providing victim-witness support services to victims participating in criminal justice proceedings.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in the delivery of victim-witness support services.
• Demonstrated experience in the design and delivery of justice sector training programs on gender-sensitive and victim-centred approaches

 

Position Duration:
Full time 3 years, 9 months in year 4 and 6 months in year 5, based in Bangkok.

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for this role, please submit your application with a detailed CV (no longer than four pages) and a cover letter addressing the core competencies (no longer than two pages) by 5.00pm Australia Daylight Time, Monday 11 March 2013.

 

Applications that do not respect the submission requirements will not be further considered.

 

Cardno Emerging Markets is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to child protection.​

Employee Benefits

The position is classified as B4 under the Adviser Remuneration Framework (ARF). Full details of the ARF are available at http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pages/3994_1809_6357_1618_6763.aspx​