Design educational materials for anti-corruption academic courses

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is the guardian of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument. The Convention's far-reaching approach and the mandatory character of many of its provisions makes it a unique tool for developing a comprehensive response to a global problem.

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 December 2021, UNODC launched the Global Resource for Anti-Corruption Education and Youth Empowerment (GRACE) initiative to promote further the role of education and youth empowerment in preventing and countering corruption. The GRACE initiative, building on the successful experience of UNODC in the area of education, will bring to the international community knowledge and experience working with educators, academics, youth, and anti-corruption authorities to foster a culture of rejection of corruption. The initiative will help today's youth become the integrity leaders of tomorrow by equipping them with skills and mindsets required to promote transparency, accountability and integrity within their communities.

Under the GRACE initiative, UNODC in cooperation with USAID and the National Agency on Corruption Prevention of Ukraine works towards strengthening anti-corruption, integrity and ethics education in tertiary educational institutions in Ukraine. In this context. UNODC aims to increase the capacity of local university lecturers to teach these topics as part of their courses and disciplines by providing them with the necessary materials and knowledge products.

UNODC is looking for an Online Volunteer to edit the design of publications and educational materials on anti-corruption, integrity and ethics for academic courses in Ukraine.

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of CEB/ISS and under the direct supervision of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer and in coordination with other UNODC officers and consultants as necessary, the online volunteer will perform the following tasks:

1. Refine the design of the UNODC University Module Series on Anti-Corruption in Ukrainian (11 Modules)
2. Refine the design of the UNODC University Module Series on Integrity and Ethics in Ukrainian (14 Modules)

• Advanced experience in graphic design, in particular designing of educational materials, publications and tools is required.
• Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and other graphics software is required.
• Capacity to work independently and with minimal supervision is required.
• Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required.