Develop practical continental guidance on engaging community-based and informal justice mechanisms to strengthen their alignment with child rights standards and laws protecting girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage across Africa.
Analyze different models of interaction between formal and informal justice systems, define typologies of alignment between formal and informal justice across Africa, identify promising practices, and develop practical guidance and recommendations for governments, practitioners, and development partners.
A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in child protection, justice sector reform, legal pluralism, governance, human rights, social and behaviour change, community engagement, gender equality, prevention of violence against women and girls, or a related field. Demonstrated experience working on the prevention of harmful practices, particularly child marriage and/or female genital mutilation, in Africa. Proven experience conducting qualitative research, including literature reviews, policy analysis, key informant interviews, synthesis of findings, and development of evidence-based recommendations. Demonstrated experience conducting qualitative and mixed-methods research, including literature reviews, key informant interviews, data analysis and synthesis of findings. Demonstrated experience analyzing legal and policy frameworks and their implementation within diverse cultural and community contexts. Experience developing high-quality technical guidance, frameworks, toolkits, policy briefs, or other knowledge products for governments, UN agencies, or international development organizations. Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations, workshops, or co-creation processes involving government institutions, civil society organizations, traditional and religious leaders, community representatives, and development partners. Experience working across multiple countries in Africa and engaging with regional institutions is highly desirable.
An advanced university degree (master’s degree or higher) in Law, Social and Behaviour Change, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, International Development, Human Rights, Gender Studies, Public Policy, or another relevant field.
