Consultant (Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)

Contract

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Result of Service

The expected tangible outputs are to strengthen Papua New Guinea’s ability to prosecute corruption offences and related offending, and recover related assets. The outputs include upskilling prosecutors, enhancing the administrative and operational arrangements of the Office of the Public Prosecutor, supporting the strategic direction of the Public Prosecutor, supporting engagement between the OPP and its partner institutions including ICAC and police.

Work Location

Home based with travel

Expected duration

1/5/24-15/12/24

Duties and Responsibilities

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime, including terrorism. It is a leading provider of specialized assistance to governments for addressing the legal, criminal justice and rule of law aspects of counter narcotics, crime prevention and counter-terrorism. It operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices. The UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ROSEAP), based in Bangkok, has a mandate to cover 11 countries in Southeast Asia and a total of 33 countries across the Pacific region, including Papua New Guinea. UNODC is specifically mandated by UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988), United Nations General Assembly Special Session Political Declaration and Action Plan against Money Laundering (1988), International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (1999), UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000), UN Convention against Corruption (2003) and UN General Assembly Resolutions 66/181 (2011) and 66/177 (2011) to deliver technical assistance to Member States to strengthen capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) in accordance with these UN instruments and international standards. Under the supervision of the UNODC Officer-in-Charge PNG, UNODC Anti-Corruption Advisor ROSEAP, or a representative, the consultant will be responsible for providing high-quality expert technical advice mentoring, training, advice and guidance to prosecutors and prosecution authorities of Papua New Guinea. The work will be carried out: • In consultation and coordination with the UNODC staff, national authorities and other consultants engaged by UNODC for complementary activities. • In a manner that respects and upholds the independence and proper functions of the United Nations and the national agencies of PNG responsible for prosecuting corrupt conduct. The consultant may only seek and obtain the minimum amount of general/anonymised case information sufficient to inform the training/advice/mentoring. For example, the consultant must not: take any steps that may lead them to being called as a witness in a proceeding; be present at the execution of warrants or other exercise of law enforcement powers; take or draft witness statements; or directly prepare documents for specific court proceedings. The assignment requires a mixed delivery model. The consultant is expected to deliver mentoring in-person in PNG for an approximate period of two weeks every two months over the course of the assignment. In addition, the consultant will provide technical assistance remotely in between visits to PNG.

Qualifications/special skills

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in the field of law, criminal justice, criminology or related field 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 15 years of relevant progressively responsible professional experience in the field of prosecution of criminal offences is required. Experience in providing training/mentoring to junior prosecutors in anti-corruption matters and experience supporting the administrative and operational processes of a prosecution office is required. Experience in the area of operating in the Pacific with existing regional anti-corruption networks is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in oral and written English, with excellent drafting and communication skills, is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage. Knowledge of Tok Pisin 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.