Consultant (GLOZ99/Anti-Corruption)

Result of Service Under the direct supervision of the Chief of FSS/CEB, and in coordination with other UNODC officers and consultants as necessary, the consultant will perform the following substantive tasks: A. Prepare an advance draft of the publication UNCAC Gender Entry Points. B. Prepare a consolidated paper of the gender related procurement issues in Latin America and a questionnaire in English based on the findings. C. Funding proposal for Preparation of a Methodology on Gender Audits in the Judiciary and terms of reference for the first proposed expert meeting. D. Research the gender dimensions of beneficial ownership. E. Research on gender dimensions and block chain technology as a corruption prevention measure in public procurement processes.

Work Location Home based (with potential missions as required, first Vienna 26-31 January 2023)

Expected duration 26 January – 23 April 2023

Duties and Responsibilities Background of the assignment: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is the global leader in the fight against drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism with widely recognized expertise and specialization on issues pertaining to international cooperation in criminal matters. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices. The work of UNODC is guided by a broad range of international legally binding instruments and a set of United Nations standards and norms on crime prevention and criminal justice. UNODC, as guardian of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and secretariat to the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention, has the mandate to provide support and technical assistance to States parties to effectively implement the Convention. The backbone for UNODC anti-corruption work is the normative framework provided by UNCAC. UNODC possesses extensive experience and in-depth substantive expertise, delivering and adapting technical assistance to Member States upon request and working with a variety of national, regional and international stakeholders. Moreover, UNODC possesses substantial experience in developing technical tools, and disseminating and facilitating exchange of good practices in the fight against corruption. In view of further strengthening its field presence, UNODC has also launched regional anti-corruption hubs – one in Mexico in March 2022 to cover Latin America and one in South Africa August 2022 to cover continental Africa. The hubs consist of teams of anti-corruption specialists based closer to the requesting countries and with a view to oversee, coordinate and support delivery of technical assistance in a particular region. At the level of UNODC Headquarters, a new section has been created to support this new field-oriented approach and to provide substantive backstopping to the work in field offices and hubs. UNODC continues to receive an increasing number of technical assistance requests, in particular from African countries. One of the areas for which UNODC’s technical expertise and assistance is frequently sought relates the revision of procurement systems. At present, UNODC is supporting a number of States in this area and has established an implementing partnership agreement with Open Contracting Partnership. CEB has begun work in earnest on the gender dimensions of corruption following the launch of UNODC’s flagship publication “The Time is Now – Addressing the gender dimensions of corruption” in December 2020. The need for further work in this area has been made apparent by its inclusion in key documents such as the UNGASS Political Declaration and several resolutions at the Conference of States Parties to the UNCAC. UNODC has begun exploring and encompassing gender and inclusion dimensions within the work of its Global Programme and has been requested by several States to work on gender mainstreaming their National Anti-corruption strategies and data collection efforts, as well as including gendered dimensions in areas such as public procurement. The implementation will be carried out in cooperation with the field-based anti-corruption advisers and as far as possible through the country and regional offices to ensure close coordination with efforts already underway in the field. In this context, UNODC is seeking a consultant who will carry out the following main assignments.

Qualifications/special skills Advanced university-level degree in law, public administration or another relevant field is required. A first-level university degree or equivalent academic education, in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree; A minimum of five (5) years of working experience in law, rule of law or similar area is required. Experience in working on anti-corruption and other economic crimes, transnational organized crime, or related areas, is required Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, are required Experience with legal research, in particular in areas related to public procurement, gender and corruption in the implementation of international and regional treaties and national legislation is desirable Experience working with the United Nations, or a similar international organization, is an advantage.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another official United Nations language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an advantage.

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.