UNDP Jobs - 37215- Local Legal Trainers (2 positions) for Warcati Pro

Local Legal Trainers (2 positions) for Warcati Project

Location :

Kuwait, KUWAIT

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

20-May-13 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

10 Days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

(Warcati) project builds on UNDP’s mandate and strategic vision that aim to promote the advancement of women through legal empowerment. It corresponds to the commitment of the UNDP Kuwait CO to address the empowerment of women as stated in its Country Program Action Plan 2009-2013 and its Gender Equality Strategy and Action Plan. Building on the experience and insights gained during the implementation of the (Warcati) initiative (Women’s and Children’s Rights through Access to Information), the project aims to facilitate and provide access to relevant laws and regulations for women and to raise awareness of women’s legal rights among women and key stakeholders as well as the general public.

The project reviewed laws and judicial practices that affect women's rights and hinder their full participation in the public life in Kuwait. A right-based approach has been utilized to collect and analyze the relevant laws and to audit the judicial practices with the view of introducing the required legal reform, in the long run and to ensure adequate protection for women.

The project key objective is to facilitate the access of information and services for needy women and for the public in large. To this end, the project activities include the development of relevant legal information in digital format and its dissemination through CDs, interactive website, social media, video and audio radio messages, booklets and telephone hotlines as well as through other means.

Similarly, the project aims to strengthen women’s support mechanisms and to build capacities of women's rights groups, law enforcement bodies and other stakeholders. Their capacities will be enhanced to better access legal information through ICT and to use this information effectively in directing and counseling women and to advocate for women’s friendly justice system in Kuwait.

Objective:

The two local legal trainers are expected to support the project in building capacities of paralegals (legal aid providers) from the social workers and CSOs on the key concepts on women’s rights and legal empowerment by reflecting on the knowledge that she/he acquired from the TOT training.
Provide the participants practical tools and simplified knowledge to be able to provide legal assistance for the needy women
Using the tailored manual effectively for building a network of paralegals that are well trained in awareness raising and legal aid

Duties and Responsibilities

Using the TOT training manual and the knowledge acquired from the TOT training to convey knowledge and skills to the trainees
Applying very good understanding of Kuwait legal system and the local context that relates to women’s empowerment mission
Building connections with the local community and women’s rights groups to support Warcati project legal services
Conduct two (3 days) training sessions by using the training manual and the techniques included therein
Preparing training report

Expected Outputs:

Two training sessions in legal aid and legal awareness
Handouts extracted from the training manual
Training report

Duration of Assignment:

10 working days in total; 5 days for preparing the training materials, 3 days to deliver the training and 2 days for the report.

Competencies

Legal professionalism and track records in supporting women’s rights in Kuwait
Knowledge in women’s rights and legal empowerment themes and approaches
Excellent training skills
Excellent oral and written communication
Organized and result-oriented
Ability to work in a team and to abide by the project manager guidance and direction

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

University degree in law

Expereince:

Practicing law in Kuwait
Well-trained in paralegals training

Languages:

Good English and ability to train in Arabic language

FC: 30000