Jobs at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Programme Management Officer in the Regional Office for Eastern Africa, the Individual Contractor will:

•  Carry out various programmatic and administrative tasks related to programme formulation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
•  Assist in the preparation of detailed implementation reports;
•  Contribute to the effective visibility and promotion of UNODC/TPB's counter-terrorism work by coordinating and preparing various written tasks, such as background papers.

Qualifications/special skills

• Academic Qualifications: A High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience: A minimum of one year of work experience in programme or project administration, technical cooperation or related areas is required.
• Experience with organizing training activities is required.
• Experience of working with the United Nations is desirable.
• Demonstrated knowledge of counter-terrorism measures and UNODC mandate areas is desirable.

Language: 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 another official United Nations Secretariat language is an advantage.

Skills: Excellent organizational skills are required.

Deadline: 15 April 2022

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Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Head of Transnational Organized Crime, Illicit Trafficking and Terrorism Programme (Programme Management Officer) based at the Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) in Nairobi, Kenya, and direct supervision of the Associate Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer based in Addis Ababa, the consultant will perform the following tasks:

•  Carry out various programmatic and administrative tasks related to programme formulation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
•  Assist in the preparation of detailed implementation reports;
•  Provide project coordination support for the activities related to capacity building activitiesin Ethiopia;
•  Develop and coordinate trainings and other events for criminal justice practitioners' inEthiopia on countering transnational organized crime, including TiP/SoM and TerrorismProgrammes;
•  Participating in local field missions, by providing substantive and administrative supportand data collection;
•  Performs other work related duties as required;

Qualifications/special skills

Academic Qualifications:

•  High school diploma or equivalent is required

Experience:

•  A minimum of five years of work experience in programme or project administration, technical cooperation or related areas is required.
•  Experience with organizing training activities is required.
•  Understanding of the Ethiopian Legal System is required.
•  Experience of working with the United Nations is desirable.
•  Demonstrated knowledge of counter-terrorism measures and UNODC mandate areas is desirable.
•  Wide experience with government agencies, local and international NGOs and UN agencies is desirable.
•  Knowledge of terrorism measures and UNODC mandate is desirable.

Language:

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

Deadline: 14 April 2022