Case Management Specialist
| Date Posted: | May 23, 2017 |
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| Reference: | 054 |
| Closing Date: | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Work Type: | Full Time |
| Number of Vacancies: | 1 |
| Gender: | Any |
| Functional Area: | Legal |
| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Salary Range: | As per NTA salary scale policyNone |
| Years of Experience: | 3 Years |
| Contract Duration: | Not specified |
| Extension Possibility: | No |
| Contract Type: | Long-term |
| Probation Period: | 3 months |
| Required Languages: |
About Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc.:
Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. (Checchi) was established in 1973 by Vincent V. Checchi to promote social and economic development in developing and transitional countries around the world. Since its inception, the company has completed more than 300 long-term contracts in a wide range of program areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe, including projects in many fragile and post-conflict states. Today the company specializes in rule of law, anti-corruption, and monitoring, evaluation and learning. The company’s principal client is the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). While the company’s practice areas have changed over the years, Vincent Checchi’s original vision continues to inspire and inform our work. We utilize a practical, results-oriented approach that emphasizes sustainable development, guided by our core values of integrity and commitment to excellence. Checchi staff members combine the technical expertise, depth of experience, cultural sensitivity and dedication needed to work effectively in some of the world’s most challenging development environments. Ultimately, we strive to improve people’s lives through outcomes that result in more just, stable and democratic societies.
Job Summary:
The Assistance for the Development of Afghan Legal Access and Transparency (ADALAT) project is working with the Supreme Court (SC) to improve the way courts throughout the country manage and report their cases. The courts currently use the Afghanistan Court Administration System (ACAS) to capture data and statistics as well as track cases as they are processed at the courts. The ADALAT project plans to enhance that system and develop efficient procedures so that accurate and timely information about each case is readily available. This will include both operational and training support to the courts. In addition, the ADALAT project is planning to work with the Ministry of Justice’s Huquq Department to develop a similar case management system that will register, track and report on cases filed in that office. Ultimately these systems will be linked so that information can be shared.
As part of the ADALAT Case Management Team, the Case Management Specialist will provide support to ADALAT and to program counterparts (the courts and Huquq) by gathering information on current operational procedures, reviewing and analyzing that information in order to develop procedural improvements, assisting with implementation of procedural improvements, and measuring, testing and confirming the effectiveness of those improvements. In addition, the Case Management Specialist will help develop case management reports as well as verify their accuracy.
Candidates should have education, experience, or knowledge directly related to the ways justice sector organizations organize, process, and resolve cases. Experience working in a court, the Huquq, a law office or other justice related organization is highly preferred.
The Case Management Specialist will be based in Kabul, be available to travel throughout the country, and will report to the Senior Case Management Specialist.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Assist with the assessment of current ACAS operations throughout the country.
Work with the Supreme Court’s case management staff and lower court staff to develop, test and implement improvements to ACAS.
Work with the Huquq’s case management staff in Kabul and at Huquq offices throughout the country to develop, test and implement a new case management system.
Assist with development of ACAS and Huquq case management systems’ procedure and related administrative manuals.
Conduct inventory of cases at court and/or Huquq locations outside of Kabul.
Participate in the delivery of training programs.
Maintain complete records and ensure that they are available whenever needed.
Travel to provinces as required.
Perform other tasks assigned by the Senior Case Management Specialist.
Job Requirement:
University degree in law, management or related field
Level 3 English ability
At least 3 years’ experience working within the Afghanistan justice sector; work directly related to court, Huquq, or law office operations or case information management systems is highly preferred
Strong communication skills