Administrative Assistant

launched a second Phase multi-year Rule of Law and Access to Justice programme in Gaza Strip and West Bank

known as Sawasya II. It is a UNDP, UN Women and UNICEF Joint Programme that aims at comprehensively promoting and advancing the rule of law, justice, security and human rights in Palestine.

 

During the period 2014-2017 the programme has endeavored to enhance the capacities of, and public confidence in, rule of law institutions, and strengthen access to justice, security and protection services, especially for women and girls. Interventions are designed with a view to sustainability and linking activities to ‘system-level’ policy development.  

As part of the second phase of the programme and backed by a consortium of development partners, with numerous national and international actors, Sawasya II supports government institutions and civil society working in justice, security and protection to strengthen access to efficient, equitable and accountable services for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Partnership with UN Women and UNICEF in this joint programme underpins the gender and child rights components throughout the justice chain and within relevant public services.

 

Civil society partners and academic institutions are vital elements of building an inclusive State of Palestine that respects, protects and fulfils human rights and gender equality, and promotes development, peace and security – the fundamentals of the United Nations’ mission in Palestine. Support rests on a supply and demand equation that combines enhanced service delivery by resilient justice and security institutions with the public’s ability to access such services and hold duty-bearers to account. By increasing public confidence in the sector, support is designed to be catalytic, strengthening state-society relations and creating an enabling environment for development and peacebuilding. Interventions are informed by a coherent theory of change and characterised by flexibility and responsiveness to institutional changes as a result of political developments. The Sawasya II programme is oriented around the following four mutually reinforcing outcomes:

•             State building efforts are reinforced by legal, regulatory and policy frameworks in line with international standards

•             Service provision is effective, accountable and inclusive

•             All Palestinians have access to justice, security and protection without discrimination

•             Women’s access to justice and security improved through gender-responsive service delivery and empowerment of service users

 

The Sawasya II Joint Programme builds on the achievements and findings of its predecessor programmes, and the comparative advantages of the involved UN agencies. Importantly, the Joint Programme (Sawasya) uses baselines captured during these earlier programmes to monitor results and inform future planning.

 

Under the overall guidance of the Joint Programme Manager and direct supervision of the Technical Specialist, the Administrative Assistant will provide programme support services, primarily administrative and logistical services, ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work. In addition, the incumbent will provide support to Programme Officers and the Finance Associate in administration of Civil Society Organization Grants. S/he will work in close collaboration with the operations, communications and other programme staff in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Gaza Strip, UNDP, UN Women and UNICEF as required to exchange information and support programme delivery.