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National Rehabilitation and Reintegration Expert

HedayahMorocco, Morocco

30+ days ago

Job description

The centre has 3 main departments :

Dialogue and Communications
Capacity Building Programs
Research and Analysis

The Capacity Building Department

The selected candidate will work in the Capacity Building Programs Department (CBP). The department conducts collaborative and contextualized training and builds practical tools to enhance the capacities of government and non-government partners to design and implement effective policies, programs and projects in CVE. This includes projects related to preventing violent extremism through education, rehabilitation and reintegration of violent extremist offenders, National Action Plans to prevent and counter violent extremism, supporting families in CVE, and community oriented policing, STRIVE Global supporting and building the capacity of local NGO’s and research institutions, among many others.

The Project you will work on

Your contribution will advance the work of the capacity building department in Morocco, specifically its program, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Women and Children, in partnership with the Mohamed VI Foundation for the Reintegration of Detainees. The program started in September 2021 and aims to strengthen the skills and competences of the social workers of the 12 different centers of Mohamed VI Foundation, so as to support their work in rehabilitating and reintegrating women and children into the society. Indeed, the foundation holds the legal mandate to reintegrate detainees upon their release including those convicted for terrorist offences, and works with their family members, including vulnerable women and children returning from conflict zones and / or exposed to violent extremism.

Key Responsibilities :

Produce a manual of standard operations procedures and good practices for post- prison rehabilitation and reintegration of women and children throughout the 12 different centers of the Mohamed VI Foundation. This manual aims individualize, collect, standardize and disseminate the various practices implemented at the center level.

Conduct field visits in the selected centers of the Mohamed VI Foundation to gather information on the practices used to rehabilitate and reintegrate women and children after prison in those centers;

Provide regular updates while drafting the manual to representatives of the Mohamed VI Foundation and Hedayah.

Experience :

At least 10 years’ experience in the field of rehabilitation and reintegration at national and / or international level including knowledge of Moroccan laws and rights regarding incarceration and rehabilitation of women and children vulnerable to or exposed to violent extremism;

Advanced experience in drafting and compiling policy, manuals, guidelines and standard operational procedures;

Consolidated experience working with governmental or non-governmental organizations;

Previous experience in research;

Background knowledge of effective rehabilitation and reintegration processes with a specific focus on women and children that are vulnerable or have been exposed to violent extremism.

Qualifications :

Degree level, preferably in Law and / or Social Science and / or Criminal Justice and / or Terrorism. Desirable : focus on women and children thematic.

Key Skills :

High Integrity

Planning and organizing with capabilities to work under pressure and with tight deadlines

Teamwork with capability of working in multicultural teams and in remote

Cultural sensitiveness

Strong interpersonal skills to engage with the stakeholders with capabilities to manage effectively internal and external relationships with diplomacy and discretion

Fluent in Arabic and French. English is desirable

Proficient with Microsoft Office

Excellent communication skills

Outstanding drafting skills

The expert will report to the Program Manager of the capacity building team and will subsequently work alongside the team. The selected candidate will start working from September 2023 until March 2024.

To apply : send a short cover letter and CV and a sample of your writing (policy brief, manuals, SOP) to [Click to show email] with the following subject “R&R Morocco Expert” no later than 20 July 2023.

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