Result of Service

4. Expected tasks • Meetings of the national working groups for the development of national strategies against organized crime in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria are organized in a timely manner; • Regional and national workshops on UNODC legislative guides on crimes that affect the environment and falsified medical products and on UNODC regional workshop on linkages between organized crime and terrorism are organized and facilitated successfully.

Work Location

Dakar, Senegal

Expected duration

21 March 2024 – 20 June 2024

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Background of the assignment UNODC Global Programme on Implementing the Organized Crime Convention aims to support States in implementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and especially the observations emanating from the Review Mechanism to UNTOC. To do this, the global programme pursues two interrelated outcomes. First, it supports States in adopting legislative and other related measures for implementing UNTOC. Second, it supports States in developing and implementing evidence-based plans and strategies to address transnational organised crime. Both of these outcomes are implemented through four key modalities: the development and dissemination of knowledge on transnational organized crime issues through the SHERLOC knowledge management portal; developing capacities to implement UNTOC amongst relevant Member State authorities and other stakeholders; developing tools to support responses to transnational organised crime, including for the purpose of fostering international cooperation in criminal matters; and strengthening awareness and education against organised crime, including through advocacy. In 2022, UNODC established in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a regional hub against transnational organized crime in West and Central Africa, funded by the Government of Germany. Under the regional hub, the Global Programme has been supporting throughout 2022 and 2023 countries in the region in domesticating and implementing the UNTOC, through the regional dissemination of various technical assistance tools on organized crime with a specific focus on crimes that affect the environment, the development of national strategies against organized crime and the collection of case law and legislation to feed the SHERLOC knowledge management portal. In 2024, the Global Programme has started to further expand its technical assistance work on UNTOC in the region. 2. Purpose of the assignment The purpose of this assignment is to support the Global Programme on Implementing the Organized Crime Convention (DTA/OCB/CSS) in planning, preparing and organizing technical assistance activities related to the implementation of the UNTOC in West and Central Africa. 3. Specific tasks to be performed by the individual contractor Under the direct supervision of the Global Programme Manager, the individual contractor will perform the following specific tasks: • Liaise with relevant UNODC teams in UNODC Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROSEN) to assist with the preparation of workshops and trainings, including on procurement processes and travels; • Draft various documents including invitation letters, agendas, list of participants, concept notes, meeting reports; • Liaise with external counterparts including participants, experts, service providers; • Support with the preparation of workshop and training materials.

Qualifications/special skills

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required; • A minimum of one year of working experience in technical assistance in the area of crime prevention and criminal justice and/or organized crime or closely related issues is required; • Previous experience in organizing workshops and trainings is desirable; • Previous work experience in West and Central Africa is desirable; • Work experience at the international level including experience within the United Nations System and/or similar international organization is desirable.

Languages

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

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.