Project Support Officer - Global Maritime Crime Programme at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator (Western Indian Ocean Region), the UN Volunteer will assist in the implementation of activities that are carried out under the “Global maritime Crime Programme - Regional Coordination” in matters related to maritime crime and in particular the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Assist the GMCP Project Coordinator in the development, implementation and evaluation of the programme activities under the Global Maritime Crime Programme;
• Assist the GMCP Project Coordinator and other team members in identifying technical assistance needs for capacity building and develop sustainable strategies to reform and strengthen the capacity of maritime law enforcement and other criminal justice authorities in the region;
• Assist the Project Coordinator and other team members in project/programme and/or budget revisions, the preparation and dissemination of costed work plans, terms of references and other related project documentation on maritime crime;
• Contribute with substantive support for policy coordination and evaluation functions, in-cluding the review and analysis of emerging issues and trends, participation in evaluations or research activities and studies;
• Contribute to the preparation of various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, briefing notes, analytical notes, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc., relating to maritime crime issues in the region;
• Provide administrative and substantive support to the GMCP Project coordinator in view of consultative and other meetings, workshops, conferences, etc.;
• Assist the GMCP Project coordinator with administrative processes related to donor reporting, coordination of visibility and communication plans, liaising with the Monitoring and Evaluation teams etc.;
• Support field missions to locations in the region where GMCP carries out programme activities, including provision of substantive and administrative support, data collection, etc.;
• Perform any other duties as required/assigned. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Requirements

Required experience

• 3 years of experience in the field of International Relations, Political science, business or public administration or international maritime law
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in the conduct of research and/or progressively responsible experience in programme or project administration, technical cooperation or related area is required
• Experience in the management and implementation of project activity
• Experience in organizing regional and international conferences
• Experience in volunteerism is an asset
• Working knowledge of other United Nations official languages is highly desirable