APPLY ONLINE - Location:
- Havana, Cuba
- Sector:
- Non Profit
- Organization URL:
- http://apps.americanbar.org/rol/
- Experience:
- Mid Career
- Date Posted
- Jul-21-2011
Description
The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative ("ABA ROLI") seeks a full-time Country Director, who will manage an anticipated "Strengthening Cuban Independent Legal Associations" program ("Program") in Cuba. The Program will strengthen independent lawyers and legal associations in Cuba by providing resources, training, information dissemination, and capacity building, among other measures.
The Country Director will lead the Program in the following activities:
- Provide overall field responsibility.
- Develop and implement long- and short-term strategies, work plans, and activities.
- Manage international and local staff.
- Conduct financial oversight.
- Manage relations with donors and counterparts.
Qualifications
- An advanced degree in law or a related field.
- Professional fluency in Spanish and English.
- Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Experience in management of U.S. government programs.
- Experience in the region, and with legal profession reform, is strongly preferred.
Contact Details
- Contact:
- Sarah Mennone
- Telephone:
- 202-662-1000
- Email:
- jobs@americanbar.org
Application Instructions
ABA ROLI is a non-profit program that implements legal reform programs in roughly 40 countries around the world. ABA ROLI has nearly 700 professional staff working abroad and in its Washington, D.C. office. ABA ROLI's host country partners include judges, lawyers, bar associations, law schools, court administrators, legislatures, ministries of justice and a wide array of civil society organizations, including human rights groups.
Application: please visit http://www2.americanbar.org/hr/default.aspx to apply. Due to the high volume of applications, we are only able to follow up with candidates selected for interviews. This position will remain open until filled.
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