Current Opportunities at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Purpose of the assignment:

• The assignment aims at producing a contemporary legal framework for Probation and Aftercare Service that will support various probation functions and programmes including probation court work, supervision, rehabilitation, reintegration and aftercare of offenders under various community sanctions including bail supervision and parole.  Thus, the overall objective for the assignment is to provide technical advice to the multi-sectoral committee and PACS during the development process of the Probation Bill and other related tasks based on promising and applicable probation practices; the Constitution of Kenya, 2010; international standards and the opinion of the people of Kenya.

Specific tasks to be performed by the consultant:

Under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative in the UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) and the direct supervision of the UNODC ROEA Head of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, and in close cooperation and consultation with PACS and the appointed multi-sectoral committee, the consultant will perform the following substantive duties and responsibilities:

Development of an inception report 
The consultant, in consultation with Committee and PACS, will prepare an inception report which shall detail his/her understanding of the assignment founded on the terms of reference. The inception report will also provide detailed timelines and methodology to be applied to ensure a smooth process of the development of Probation Bill.

• Work jointly with PACS, the Committee and UNODC to present the inception report to the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services (this can be done after the inaugural workshop).

Inaugural Workshop for the Committee

• In consultation with UNODC and PACS, facilitate the inaugural workshop with the multi-sectoral committee to define and explain the responsibilities of each partner participating for clarity of purpose.
• Finalize and reshare the agreed upon terms of reference outlining the scope of work for the committee as a basis for operational framework.
• Produce the workshop’s report detailing the main outcomes of the deliberations.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the agreed upon operational framework.

Conduct a desk-review of the community corrections.

• Carry out a desk review, collect, collate and analyze and make recommendations on promising practices that may require legal provisions to inform decisions and for consideration by the Committee.
• Identify international legal instruments and standard minimum rules that promote human rights including those that are gender responsive and can be applicable to probation practice in Kenya.
• Review various literatures and justice sector policies touching on community corrections as well as legal and regulatory framework relevant to the assignment. 
• Review and make presentation to the committee on specific aspects of Probation, Community Service, Parole, Probation bail work and victims work and other relevant areas.
• Review relevant PACS’ outputs and reports and identify possible legislative issues relevant therein.
• Undertake review of strategic plans, operational instruments and other policy instruments from various local and other jurisdictions that have a bearing with noncustodial work in Kenya.
• Present the desk review report to PACS, UNODC and the Committee.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the outcome of the desk review highlighting main points.

Development of the tools for public engagement

• Lead the process of developing public engagement tools for collection of views on the envisioned Bill such as questionnaires, among other appropriate tools and methodology for data collection.
• Present to UNODC a report on the data collection methodology agreed upon by PACS and the Committee including the tools to be used for data collection.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the agreed upon data collection tools.
• Public participation process in line with the Constitution of Kenya, 2010  and the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013 .
• Facilitate the holding of consultative meetings with stakeholders to identify gaps, perspectives and legislative proposals. 
• Make field visits to key institutions, offices and engage relevant actors and justice sector service users and conduct interviews and consultations. 
• Hold focus group discussions and elicit the views of senior officials of PACS, Judiciary, POMAC, citizens and civil society organizations working in the area of administration of justice.
• Lead in the compilation and analysis of the feedback from the field stations, questionnaires and memoranda from stakeholders
• Lead the drafting of public participation status report with findings and recommendations.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the public participation report including its findings and recommendations. 

Development of the Probation Bill

• Draft a suitable service delivery structure in line with approved policy documents on personnel that is desirable for delivering effective probation work including that which can promote positive relationship with Police, Judiciary, Prisons, Prosecutions and other relevant non state actors.
• Identify noncustodial practices that have no proper legal and or policy anchorage and make legislative proposal for consideration by the committee.
• Draft briefs, on selected topical areas, as will be assigned, bearing on aspects of probation work to enlighten scope of understanding and decision making by PACS, the Committee and the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services.
• Support the development of a comprehensive legal framework to provide anchorage to effective noncustodial practice for Probation and Aftercare Service (PACS) covering its current and envisaged functions in Kenya.
• Provide technical advice and expertise on matters of probation and noncustodial measures during the legislation drafting process of the Probation Bill.
• Make a process report containing other necessary operational and procedural recommendations as necessary.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the draft Probation Bill and the development process report.

Stakeholder validation process

• Lead the process of circulating the draft Probation Bill for second stakeholder participation and deliberation and incorporation of their comments to the draft Bill.
• Preside over the verification and validation workshops aligned to this task.
• Lead the process of incorporation of views from validation process including producing reports related to this task.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the validated draft Probation Bill and the validation process report.

Reporting and other requirements

• Complete a final, comprehensive and output oriented report, submitted not later than three working days prior to the end of the consultancy

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in law, criminology, criminal justice or related field is required. A first level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Minimum 15 years relevant work experience in criminal justice field preferably including development of policy and legislative instruments is required.
• Experience in probation work and in capacity building for criminal justice agencies is required.
• Experience in legislative development and in providing technical advice to multidisciplinary teams in government or national stakeholders in the areas of criminal justice, probation and victim services is desirable.
• Proven understanding of probation practice in a commonwealth criminal justice system and experience in working with offenders on noncustodial sanctions is desirable.

Languages

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

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Specific tasks to be performed by the consultant:

Under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative in the UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) and the direct supervision of the UNODC ROEA Head of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, and in close cooperation and consultation with PACS and the appointed multi-sectoral committee, the consultant will perform the following substantive duties and responsibilities:

Development of an inception report 

• The consultant, in consultation with Committee and PACS, will prepare an inception report which shall detail his/her understanding of the assignment founded on the terms of reference. The inception report will also provide detailed timelines and methodology to be applied to ensure a smooth process of the development of Probation Bill.
• Work jointly with PACS, the Committee and UNODC to present the inception report to the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services (this can be done after the inaugural workshop).

Inaugural Workshop for the Committee

• In consultation with UNODC and PACS, facilitate the inaugural workshop with the multi-sectoral committee to define and explain the responsibilities of each partner participating for clarity of purpose.
• Finalize and reshare the agreed upon terms of reference outlining the scope of work for the committee as a basis for operational framework.
• Produce the workshop’s report detailing the main outcomes of the deliberations.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the agreed upon operational framework.

Conduct a desk review of the community corrections.

• Carry out a desk review, collect, collate and analyze and make recommendations on promising practices that may require legal provisions to inform decisions and for consideration by the Committee.
• Identify international legal instruments and standard minimum rules that promote human rights including those that are gender responsive and can be applicable to probation practice in Kenya.
• Review various literatures and justice sector policies touching on community corrections as well as legal and regulatory framework relevant to the assignment. 
• Review and make presentation to the committee on specific aspects of Probation, Community Service, Parole, Probation bail work and victims work and other relevant areas.
• Review relevant PACS’ outputs and reports and identify possible legislative issues relevant therein.
• Undertake review of strategic plans, operational instruments and other policy instruments from various local and other jurisdictions that have a bearing with noncustodial work in Kenya
• Present the desk review report to PACS, UNODC and the Committee.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the outcome of the desk review highlighting main points.

Development of the tools for public engagement

• Lead the process of developing public engagement tools for collection of views on the envisioned Bill such as questionnaires, among other appropriate tools and methodology for data collection.
• Present to UNODC a report on the data collection methodology agreed upon by PACS and the Committee including the tools to be used for data collection.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the agreed upon data collection tools.

Public participation process in line with the Constitution of Kenya, 2010  and the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013 .

• Facilitate the holding of consultative meetings with stakeholders to identify gaps, perspectives and legislative proposals. 
• Make field visits to key institutions, offices and engage relevant actors and justice sector service users and conduct interviews and consultations. 
• Hold focus group discussions and elicit the views of senior officials of PACS, Judiciary, POMAC, citizens and civil society organizations working in the area of administration of justice.
• Lead in the compilation and analysis of the feedback from the field stations, questionnaires and memoranda from stakeholders
• Lead the drafting of public participation status report with findings and recommendations.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the public participation report including its findings and recommendations. 

Development of the Probation Bill

• Draft a suitable service delivery structure in line with approved policy documents on personnel that is desirable for delivering effective probation work including that which can promote positive relationship with Police, Judiciary, Prisons, Prosecutions and other relevant non state actors.
• Identify noncustodial practices that have no proper legal and or policy anchorage and make legislative proposal for consideration by the committee.
• Draft briefs, on selected topical areas, as will be assigned, bearing on aspects of probation work to enlighten scope of understanding and decision making by PACS, the Committee and the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services.
• Support the development of a comprehensive legal framework to provide anchorage to effective noncustodial practice for Probation and Aftercare Service (PACS) covering its current and envisaged functions in Kenya.
• Provide technical advice and expertise on matters of probation and noncustodial measures during the legislation drafting process of the Probation Bill.
• Make a process report containing other necessary operational and procedural recommendations as necessary.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the draft Probation Bill and the development process report.

Stakeholder validation process

• Lead the process of circulating the draft Probation Bill for second stakeholder participation and deliberation and incorporation of their comments to the draft Bill.
• Preside over the verification and validation workshops aligned to this task.
• Lead the process of incorporation of views from validation process including producing reports related to this task.
• Provide technical advice to PACS and the committee in preparing a brief for the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Correctional Services on the validated draft Probation Bill and the validation process report.

Reporting and other requirements

• Complete a final, comprehensive and output oriented report, submitted not later than three working days prior to the end of the consultancy.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in social sciences, criminology, law, sociology, psychology or related field is required. A first level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Minimum 15 years relevant work experience in Probation and criminal justice preferably including development of operational instruments related to probation pretrial work, supervision and rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders is required.
• Experience in working with offenders on noncustodial sanctions is required.
• Experience in probation work and in capacity building for criminal justice agencies is desirable.
• Experience in providing technical advice to multidisciplinary teams in government or national stakeholders in the areas of criminal justice, probation and victim services is desirable.

Languages

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

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Purpose of the assignment:
The overall goal of this consultancy is to develop a training curriculum and manual as well as a trainee’s handbook in line with national legal and policy framework and international instruments on the rights of the children, that will be applied in strengthening DCS capacities in management of children with disabilities and special needs. Specifically, the initiative seeks to build the capacity of Children Officers and staff in but not limited to:

• Understanding their key responsibilities as caregivers of children with disabilities and special needs. 
• Identifying the basic rights of every child in accordance with national and international laws as well as list the key and basic rights of children with disabilities in accordance with provisions made in national and international laws for persons with disabilities including children.
• Understanding the different forms of special needs and types of disability in children as well as the ‘Social Model’ of Disability and caring for children with disabilities.
• Understanding the basic needs of every child as well as some of the things children with disabilities need to grow and develop properly.
• Explaining what quality of care for children with disabilities and special needs is made up of as well as the importance of providing quality care for children with disabilities and special needs.
• Identifying the changes that occur during the various stages of a child’s growth and peculiar behaviours of children during the various stages of their growth. 
• Understanding the need for taking care of themselves as caregivers of children with disabilities and special needs in order to be strong and healthy to provide quality care to the children.
• Carry out basic assessment for children to identify disabilities. 
• Networking, recommending and referring to appropriate service providers of specialised care.
• Understanding how to reintegrate children with disabilities from institutional care to family and community-based care in line with National Child Care Reforms in Kenya.

Specific tasks to be performed by the consultant:

• Under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative in the UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) and the direct supervision of the UNODC ROEA Head of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, and in close cooperation and consultation with DCS, the consultant will perform the following substantive duties and responsibilities:
• Development of an inception report 
• The consultant will prepare an inception report which shall detail his/her understanding of the assignment founded on the terms of reference. The inception report will also provide detailed timelines and methodology to be applied for discussion with DCS.

Development of the Training Curriculum and Manual

• Undertake a thorough literature review of the existing mandates, policy documents, assessment reports and materials/tools/guidelines generated by DCS and other stakeholders, assess the materials on children with disabilities and special needs generated by the government of Kenya and other relevant jurisdictions as well as applicable international standards, national laws and emerging international practices.
• Design an online questionnaire to be disseminated to all children officers in the field and DCS institutions to collect relevant information that could inform the development of the training curriculum and manual on managing children with disabilities and special needs.
• Provide technical advice on the selection criteria of the members that will form a small Working Group to work with him/her on the development of the training curriculum and manual as well as provide technical assistance in the development of these training documents.
• Develop and integrate the Needs/Risk Assessment Tool for children with disabilities and special needs into the training manual and where necessary improve the assessment tool following a pilot training.
• The Training Manual should seek to address the emerging gaps in the management of children with disabilities and special needs.
• Facilitate a one-day validation workshop of the developed draft training curriculum and manual which should have representation and participation from all key partners.
• Review and finalize the draft training curriculum and manual on management of children with disabilities and special needs in readiness for publishing based on the input provided during the validation workshop.

The launch of the training curriculum and manual

• Participate in the launch of the training curriculum and manual to make a presentation and respond to any arising technical questions from the participants.

Training participants’ Handbook

• Based on the validated training facilitator’s manual, develop a brief handbook that would be beneficial to assist training participants to record their learning. 

Delivery of the Training of Trainers

• Design a training plan for a Training of Trainers (ToT) course covering generic ToT skills and content that can enable trainers to deliver the training based on the developed training manual to other officers and specific skills on disability and special needs.
• In collaboration with the DCS, identify and conduct a ToT for 20 suitable trainers based on the competency or criteria required.
• Conduct a training of select children officers on the use and piloting of developed Risk Needs Assessment Tool in identifying changes and peculiar behaviours of children during the various stages of their growth focusing on children with disabilities and special needs.
• Conduct a ToT of select children officers based on the developed training manual on managing children with disabilities and special needs to equip them with capacity to transfer the acquired knowledge and skills to other children officers effectively. This aims at creating a pool of trainers as a key component in the sustainability plan for institutional knowledge and skills.
• Mentor the selected ToTs to deliver two training workshops to other children officers (i.e. monitor and evaluate the ToTs during these sessions to strengthen their training techniques).
• Identify any emerging gaps in the training curriculum, manual and Risk Assessment Tool and make possible recommendations.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced University Degree in clinical psychology, Child Counselling and Therapy, Social Work, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Pediatric care, or related field, or a first level university degree in combination with two extra years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Minimum 10 years relevant work experience in social work, Childcare and Protection, Pediatric care with emphasis on Children with special needs, Physiotherapy, criminal justice preferably including in child justice and management of children with disabilities and special needs is required.
• Proven understanding and experience in working child justice including the rights of children with disability and special needs is desirable.
• Experience in providing training for community social workers, childcare service providers, criminal justice agencies and in developing policy and procedure manuals or training curricula/materials is desirable.
• Experience in providing technical advice to multidisciplinary teams in Government or national stakeholders and international organizations in the area of child and young people care and justice is desirable.
• Work experience within the justice system in Eastern Africa is desirable.

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 language is an advantage.