International Consultant- Law Enforcement Expert at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Specific tasks to be performed by the consultant: Under the overall supervision of the UNODC Regional Representative, ROEA, and under the direct supervision and regular liaison with the Programme Coordinator GMCP Western Indian Ocean:

•  Plan and Conduct missions to Bahrain, Maputo, Mozambique, Nairobi, Kenya and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
•  Identify and coordinate with TPC leadership on obstacles to use of the TPC office spaces in Maputo
•  Conduct training needs assessment of TPC operational officers for a training in May in Maputo
•  Participate and moderate the TROIKA Ministerial meeting
•  Participate in IOW coordination meeting in Nairobi, Kenya
•  Conduct one training for the TPC Maputo, Mozambique based off required needs assessment in March
•  Coordinate and Conduct a trilateral operational meeting with CMF and EUNAVFOR in Bahrain
•  Conduct a TPC Senior Officials meeting
•  Provide specialized support to the TPC in the development of practical and operational tools for counter narcotics related information with regional countries/international partners and counterparts
•  Advise TPC on coordination of cross border operational activities
•  Develop with the TPC means to conduct targeted surveillance of Maritime Zones of Interest (MZOIs) and share with respective Drug Enforcement Agencies (DEAs) on a regular basis
•  Submit eight end of mission reports

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in criminal justice, criminology, law, political science, management or other related fields is required.
• A first-level university degree in the aforementioned fields in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Formal qualifications or certifications from a recognised national or international customs authority, police academy, or military-training institution, supplemented by specialization in criminal justice, crime prevention, or law enforcement, in combination with four (4) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the first level university degree.
•  At least 10 years working experience as a police officer, member of a defence force, or other national law enforcement organization, with experience in international law enforcement liaison functions, is required.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations Secretariat language is an advantage.