Result of Service

– Completion of the timber/ IWT training materials, including the links to risk management and profiling of high-risk shipments. – Development of the mentorship training for the follow-up visits. – “Timber Training/ IWT” sessions in coordination/ with other CCP staff members completed in each of the recipient countries. – Completion of the mentorship dashboard, including recommendations related to additional training is required.

Work Location

Home based with travel to Japan and Eastern Africa

Expected duration

09/03-30/09/24

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and World Customs Organization (WCO) joined forces in 2004 to launch the Global Container Control Programme (CCP). The Programme, designed to assist member states to establish and build the capacity of Port Control Units (PCUs), to detect illicit trade within the containerised supply chain through the detailed examination of pre-arrival information. Initially with primary drugs mandate the Units established were able to quickly make impressive seizures and expand their focus to other illicit commodities across the full spectrum of transnational organised crime. In an increasingly insecure world there also exists the very real risk that non-state actors might exploit the containerised supply chain, as we regularly see with drugs and other illicit commodities, to traffic or deliver weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or their component parts, comprising chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) materials. The CCP units are also looking more and more at illicit shipments related environmental crime, such as illegally logged timber, CITES goods and illegal waste shipments. Most member states have or are using border management methodology, or intelligence led profiling of shipments for physical examinations, but in many cases, officers at the front-line are unfamiliar with the identification of the commodities and the profiling working methodology, or they are ill equipped to proactively profile the shipments at import, export or in transit. This assignment focuses upon the advanced topic of Environmental Crime issues with a focus on export of illicit timber and IWT shipments. The specific environmental crime training will be delivered and incorporated into the PCU’s activities. The project will focus mainly upon the PCU’s of the Eastern African countries. Subsequently, utilising this information for all of CCP member states in order to enhance their specific risk profile targeting and risk analysis to identify illicit timber shipments. The planned delivery of this subject is articulated in a one-week training event with follow-up and mentorship at a later stage. The frequency of these mentorship visits will be conducted based on the level of professionalism of the specific unit officials. After the initial training the unit members should be able to apply the knowledge gained and develop their own capabilities in this area. The purpose of the assignment is two-fold and envisages achievement of the following goals: 2.1 Firstly, to develop and deliver a training to address the illicit timber and IWT trade, including developing risk indicators, and how to train the officials of the CCP units to be able to identify high risk timber/ IWT shipments. The training will also include an element about how to identify the different timber types to be able to check if the timber is CITES goods or not. The training will also include CITES regulations, the licensing system, and the cooperation and coordination that needs to be in place between national agencies. The training will be delivered in the countries mentioned under work area above. 2.2 Secondly, to develop a mentorship programme for those units that have received the initial training workshop related to the timber trade. The mentorship training could be delivered together with other general topics. The mentorship training should be delivered around 3 months after the initial training. This would allow the unit members to apply the knowledge gained and develop their own capabilities in this area. The International Consultant will be responsible for the following tasks: Complete the development of Timber- Wildlife trafficking training, including training materials for established CCP units. Develop a mentorship training for follow-up visits. Accompany other CCP staff members, including the WCO staff members, on missions to recipient countries as required Development of evaluation reports related to the training workshops and mentorships, including recommendations for future training. Attend other meetings related to CCP training issues.

Qualifications/special skills

Education An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in the fields of law enforcement, customs, security or closely related subject areas is required. A first-level university degree in the aforementioned fields in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Formal qualifications or certifications from a recognised national or international customs authority, police academy, or military-training institution, supplemented by specialization in criminal justice, crime prevention, or law enforcement, in combination with four (4) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the first level university degree Work experience description Work experience description  At least 07 years of extensive practical experience in the field of law-enforcement, international trade practices, security, risk management, customs or other related area is required  Demonstrated capacity to conduct training, analyse trade pattern, and identify risk indicators. The proven ability to develop, organise and deliver seminars, training and workshops is desirable.  Excellent knowledge of international practices in the field of environmental crime, CITES and timber crime is desirable.  Operational and training experience with cross-border cooperation, transit control measures, including prevention, detection and interdiction techniques, intelligence and information exchange, investigation and risk profiling techniques is desirable.  Work experience within UN system or other international organization is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English, i.e. oral and written proficiency, is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official 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.