Chemonics calling for Legal Aid Officer

Chemonics
International Inc.,
a leading international consulting firm, seeks to fill the following long-term, full-time position for a project funded
by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Indonesia Changes for Justice (C4J). The primary objective of the
C4J project is to improve the performance of Indonesia’s
justice system, a prerequisite for good governance and sustained economic
growth, through cooperation with the Supreme Court and Attorney General’s
Office (AGO) of the Republic of Indonesia.

Legal Aid Officer
The Legal Aid Officer is a junior
position responsible for providing technical assistance and management support
to the project’s Access to Justice Specialist.  Activities will include liaising with, and providing technical
assistance to, the Supreme Court and Badilum in relation to implementation of
SEMA 10 of 2010 in 39 pilot district courts.  The person selected for this position will be expected to take on a strong role on
technical activities relating to legal aid, management, and coordination with
project staff, counterparts, and USAID.  
 
Qualifications 
Applicants
for Legal Aid Officer should have experience working with legal aid services in the
general courts.  Experience working with
USAID-funded programs is preferred.  A minimum
education of a university degree in business administration, law, or a relevant
field is preferred. Written
and verbal fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required.  Indonesian citizenship is required; strong interpersonal and
communication skills are required, and demonstrated skills with software
packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint are required. 


Full descriptions of the Legal Aid Officer position may be requested by
sending an email to us.chemonics@gmail.com.
After reviewing the full description(s), interested applicants are requested to
send a cover letter and resume (references will not be contacted prior to the
interview) to us.chemonics@gmail.com as soon as possible, but no later than 6 January 2012. Please indicate the position
in the subject line.  Only the strongest
candidates will be contacted. No telephone inquiries, please. The successful
candidate for this position will be subject to USAID approval and USAID local salary
scales for technical positions.

Chemonics International (www.chemonics.com) was
founded in 1975 and is one of the largest U.S. consulting firms, providing
expertise in developing and emerging-market countries for initiatives financed
by USAID.