Conduct and Discipline Assistant

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Assignment is non-family (GOMA)

Under the direct supervision of Field Conduct and Discipline Officer (FCDO) the national UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Assist and support the FCDO in identifying and establishing contacts with community leaders, gatekeepers, key personalities, local government officials, NGOs, intellectuals, women associations, youth associations, etc, in his/her Area of Responsibility (AOR) • Assist and support the FCDO in organizing community-based activities, like outreach activities and community-based complaints network, aimed at raising and enhancing awareness on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse in his/her AOR • Assist and support the FCDO in conducting sensitization activities of the local communities aimed at awareness raising on and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse in his/her AOR • Assist and support the FCDO in media activities like identifying and establishing contacts with community radios, theater groups and other media sources that may be tapped for partnership for outreach and awareness raising activities for prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. • Work with the Victim Assistance Tracking System (Data base, orientation to be provided) • Assist and support the FCDO in translation matters between English, French, and the local language. • Perform other duties that may be assigned

Client Orientation, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

• Social, cultural and linguistic knowledge and familiarity of the local communities in the AOR • Reading, writing, reporting and speaking skills • Knowledge of the local languages/dialects and French are required; minimal speaking, reading and writing in English would be an advantage

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the second largest country in Africa, and as a result is quite diverse.

Living conditions therefore vary between MONUSCO duty stations, with all usual amenities present in the capital Kinshasa, but only very basic conditions in remote duty stations in the provinces, where, for instance, there may be no guarantee of public power supply nor running water. The ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions of developing countries is essential.

Accommodation is very expensive in both Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. Supermarkets exist in the large towns (e.g. Bukavu, Kisangani), but consumer items are generally very expensive (as everything is imported). For food, local markets offer a much cheaper alternative.

All MONUSCO duty stations are considered non-family duty stations, except for Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Entebbe which are now considered family duty stations, and most are currently under UN Security Phase III (“relocation phase”: internationally-recruited staff are temporarily concentrated or relocated to specified sites/locations). In addition to insecurity related to the relatively volatile political situation as well as various conflict situations, certain places are subject to increasing street and residential crime, including in Kinshasa and Goma.

Some degree of medical service is provided in all MONUSCO duty stations. Certain vaccinations are mandatory for MONUSCO personnel to enter the DRC, while others are compulsory for all other incoming persons. It is possible for incoming MONUSCO personnel, including UN Volunteers, to be asked to provide proof of some or all vaccinations, though this is unlikely. All UN Volunteers must ensure that they are up-to-date with all appropriate vaccinations, which should be clearly and properly endorsed in the International Certificate of Vaccination (“carte jaune”). Malaria is present virtually throughout the DRC, and it is therefore recommended to take prophylaxis.

The unit of currency is the Congolese Franc. The US dollar is the other preferred currency. It may be impossible to exchange traveller’s checks away from the capital city. Credit cards are usually accepted in major hotels only in Kinshasa. In larger towns and cities (e.g. Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu, Kisangani), UN Volunteers are recommended to open US Dollar bank accounts, while in other places, banks may be absent (including ATMs) and VLA payments will be processed in cash. UN Volunteers have the possibility to send part of their allowances to a bank account abroad.

In addition to French, there are four major spoken languages in DRC, namely Lingala, Kikongo, Tshiluba and Swahili.