Local Individual Contractor to Support the Implementation of the Programme for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery, Phase II in Kenya at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Purpose of the assignment:

• The purpose of the assignment is to support the implementation of PLEAD II interventions in collaboration with the Management team of the Programme.

Specific tasks to be performed by the Individual Contractor:

1. Under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative in the UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) and direct supervision of the UNODC ROEA Head of the Crime Prevention and PLEAD Programme Management Officer, and in close cooperation and consultation with the Associate Programme Officers and PLEAD II partners, the individual contractor will perform the following tasks:
2. Support in the monitoring of the progress of the PLEAD II workplan in consultation with the programme team and relevant stakeholders and partners; particularly the PLEAD II work plan components for PACS and DCS.
3. Assist in the preparation of various written outputs, e.g., draft background papers, briefing notes, analytical notes, sections of reports and studies and inputs to publications, relating to the PACS and DCS focused activities under PLEAD II.
4. Assist in the implementation of PACS and DCS interventions including organizing for coordination and consultative meetings on reporting and impact assessment of the implemented activities.
5. Maintain records of the equipment supplied to partners as well as data on the children and young persons who benefited from the programme interventions.
6. Provide substantive support with regard to consultative and other meetings, workshops, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying suitable participants, preparation of documents and presentations on key subject matter areas.
7. Support the preparation operational guidelines, as and when required, for enhanced programme planning and coordination.
8. Maintain and provide a record of reports and media items for the implemented activities of project.
9. Maintain calendar of events for PACS and DCS.

Qualifications/special skills

1. High school diploma is required. A first-level university degree in law, criminology, criminal justice or other relevant discipline is desirable.
2. A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible professional experience implementing project activities in the area of crime prevention, criminal justice, juvenile justice, youth offender supervision and rehabilitation is required.
3. Work experience of working with grassroot organizations or local organizations is desirable.
4. Work experience with the criminal justice sector in Eastern Africa is desirable.
5. Experience in planning and organizing training workshops and conference including high-level meetings is required.

Languages

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