Overview
Identify qualified international judicial reform experts and hands-on practitioners for rapid and flexible deployment to support the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe's Rule of Law activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Analysis and strengthening of court operations, including procedural consistency and case-flow management in both the Supreme Court and lower-level courts.
- Judicial capacity development, including training design and delivery for judges and court staff on procedural standards and decision-making.
- Legislative and policy support, including review of laws and regulations governing court procedures, judicial conduct, and court administration.
- Judicial capacity on probation and alternative sentencing, enabling judges to understand, apply, and have confidence in non-custodial measures as part of Tajikistan’s emerging probation system.
- Court transparency and public communication, supporting institutions to communicate more effectively with the public and other stakeholders.
Required Experience
- Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience working within Central Asia, post-Soviet legal systems, or comparable complex operating environments.
- Proven track record in optimizing day-to-day court operations, streamlining civil/criminal procedures, and improving decision-making consistency.
- Direct experience designing, implementing, or training court staff on automated case management systems and digital justice tools.
- Demonstrated experience developing policy frameworks, ethical codes, or institutional safeguards to strengthen judicial independence and integrity.
- Documented success in building institutional trust through court transparency initiatives and strategic public communication campaigns.
- Previous experience advising Supreme Courts, ministries of justice, judicial councils, and lower-level trial courts.
- Strong working familiarity with the project modalities of international development partners such as the UNDP, OSCE, or European Union (EU).
- Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities.
- Ability and willingness to work as a member of team, with people of different cultural, and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Law, Judicial Administration, Public Policy, or a related field.
