Job description
Receive and process complaints of victims;
Plan programs psychosocial support before, during and after investigation and trial depending on the emotional needs of victims;
Make a regular assessment of medical and psychological needs of victims and appropriate measures for this purpose ;
Make regular assessments of risks to victims regarding their security and propose appropriate measures ;
Ensure that victims are not re-traumatized during the presentation of testimony at trial;
Provide material support to victims
Receive and process complaints of witnesses;
Advocate for new legislation to improve the protection of witnesses ;
Elaborate strategies of awareness on the rights of Witnesses;
Make a regular assessment of medical and psychological needs of witnesses and appropriate measures for this purpose ;
Promote the use of new information technologies to Ensure the confidentiality and storage of information Relating to Witnesses;
Provide material support to witnesses.
Perform any other task as assigned by his/her supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology0 Year of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law0 Year of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology0 Year of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology0 Year of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work0 Year of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
- Integrity
- Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
- Inclusiveness
- Accountability
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Client/citizen focus
- Professionalism
- Commitment to continuous learning
- Resource management skills
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving skills
- Decision making skills
- Time management skills
- Risk management skills
- Results oriented
- Digital literacy skills
- Knowledge of Government policy-making and legislative processes
- Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
- Knowledge and understanding of legal system
- Knowledge of the Justice sector policies and issues
- Knowledge of international criminal law and capacity of providing legal advices