Strengthening the Administration of Justice and Operationalizing Alternatives to Imprisonment in Kenya at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

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Specific Tasks to be performed by the consultant:
• The Consultant will work under the overall supervision of the UNODC Regional Representative for Eastern Africa and the direct supervision of the UNODC ROEA Head of Criminal Justice Programme, and in close technical cooperation with the Associate Programme Officers under the Criminal Justice Programme in ROEA.
• The consultant will also work closely with the beneficiary institutions, the donor (European Union) and UNODC (Headquarters and ROEA) in performing the following substantive duties and responsibilities:
• Coordinate the tracking of implementation progress of the PLEAD project 2022 workplan.
• Coordinate all interventions relating to development of e-learning programmes within the PLEAD partner agencies, and specifically the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Judicial Training Institute and the National Police Service.
• Contribute to the preparation of various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, briefing notes, analytical notes, sections of reports and studies and inputs to publications, relating to PLEAD.
• Provide administrative and substantive support in regard to the consultative and other meetings, workshops, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, handling logistics, etc.
• Coordinate the preparation of field missions as well as participating in local missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries.
• Prepare operational guidelines, as and when required, for enhanced programme planning and coordination.
• Provide regular technical advice on operational matters relating to implementation of the project.
• Provide technical support to consultants implementing various aspects of the project.
• Keep proper record of reports and media items for the project.

Qualifications/special skills
• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, international relations, criminal justice, human rights, political science, or criminology 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.
• A minimum of two years of experience working in crime prevention and criminal justice, human rights and/or related fields is required.
• Experience working with the United Nations is desirable.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on careers.un.org to apply