Strategic Engagement Adviser: MyJustice Programme

About the project

The European Union Delegation in Yangon has entrusted the rule of law and access to justice component of its Strengthening Governance in Myanmar/Burma Programme to the British Council through a delegation agreement for the implementation of the MyJustice Programme (DCI-ASIE/2015/359-042) to the value of €20 million over four years. The MyJustice Programme has an overall objective to improve access to justice and legal aid for the poor and vulnerable, develop legal capacity of justice sector professionals and strengthen selected rule of law institutions to better fulfil their mandates.

Our work is highly adaptive in the face of a fluid and complex environment. However, our understanding of the political economy, which guides the programme’s working theory of change, has identified work clustered around a number of themes, summarised below:

• expanding knowledge and awareness of rights
• growing provision of and access to good quality community justice services  
• supporting growth in community-based dispute resolution mechanisms 
• informed access to justice policy  based on generating and sharing evidence.

Our work is being delivered with a range of partners, including local and international non-governmental organisations and civil society organisations (CSOs), Myanmar-based legal aid providers, and rule of law institutions.

Learning from practice and knowledge sharing to inform policy engagement is central to the achievement of the ambitious goals of MyJustice. The Strategic Engagement Adviser will serve as a member of the MyJustice Senior Management Team and take a lead role in the development and oversight of relevant activity across the programme.

about the role

The purpose of the role is to provide strategic leadership, management and oversight of MyJustice policy engagement as well as all programming related to Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) and Communications & Visibility (CV).

The consultant will:

• lead and drive learning across all MyJustice result areas to inform evidence-based responses, targeted programme delivery and relevant policy advocacy
• lead and ensure coherence through the effective integration and coordination of MEL as well as CV functions of MyJustice
• lead, develop and manage effective strategic policy engagement and knowledge sharing with stakeholders and target groups in support of the specific objectives of MyJustice.

Qualifications and experience required

Essential

• Post-graduate qualification in the area of international development, law, human rights, conflict & peace studies, social sciences, or other relevant area
• Significant work experience and policy knowledge in the field of access to justice, rule of law, governance or civil society in a South/East Asian developing country context
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills in a complex multi-cultural international setting
• Proven knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation methodologies, systems and strategies
• Proven ability to capture evidence, learning from programme delivery and knowledge management to support policy advocacy
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the delivery of communication strategies, in complex socio-cultural contexts
• Excellent grasp of the evolving media environment, including new media, and the political, cultural and economic impact of development communications
• Significant experience in developing and managing major (>$1m / year) development project budgets.

Desirable

• Experience of working in Myanmar and proven understanding of the justice policy environment.

Applicants should apply here on the British Council Jobs Portal where you will be required to log in or create a new account.

For any queries related to this job, please email EA.Recruitment@britishcouncil.org.sg 

Please note, we can only respond to successful applicants and only within 14 working days of the application deadline.