Job Opportunity: Corrections Advisor located in Guatemala City Guatemala. April 2021

 

Corrections Advisor Now Accepting Applications

The U.S. Department of State is currently accepting applications for a Corrections Advisor located in Guatemala City Guatemala. The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is under the Under Secretary for Democracy and Human Rights and works to keep Americans safe at home by countering international crime, illegal drugs, and instability abroad. INL helps countries deliver justice and fairness by strengthening their police, courts, and corrections systems. The purpose of this Personal Services Contract is to fill the position of Corrections Advisor (CA). The CA will provide specialized prison policy and reform expertise for the INL Guatemala Corrections Program and oversee all management aspects of the program (to include funding, training, equipment, accountability, and staff performance). The CA will advise on and support all matters related to: (1) specialized training assistance to the Government of Guatemala in order to establish safe, secure, humane and transparent model correctional systems; (2) create, socialize, and implement a corrections program design that includes prison operations training and technical assistance required to operate model correctional systems; (3) assist with identifying and procuring the equipment, materials, and systems required to operate the model correctional systems; (4) assist in establishing policies, procedures, programs, training initiatives with curricula required to operate model correctional systems, (5) evaluate the model correctional programs and make strategic programming recommendations; (6) prepare regular reports for INL including drafting sections of various program requests, Congressional Notifications, cables and briefings; (7) provide oversight of the corrections programs, including reviewing and assistance in budgeting, procurement, implementation and evaluation; (8) provide internal controls and accountability for the delivery of technical assistance, training, equipment, and other donations. This is a non-status, non-permanent Personal Services Contract position. You do not acquire a competitive or excepted service status from this position. Please read the vacancy announcement for more information and to start the application process. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is April 21, 2021. All potential applicants are strongly urged to read the entire vacancy announcement to ensure that they meet all of the requirements for this position before applying. We appreciate your interest in a Personal Services Contract with the U.S. Department of State.