Individual Contractor

Consultant Programme & Policy Finance & Economy

Overview

Assist in combating environmental crimes through effective coordination and support services.

You have:

• A high school diploma is required.
• One year experience working with environmental institution is required.
• Excellent inter-personal, analytical and drafting skills required.
• Ability to generate reports and presentations that include graphs, maps and tables required.
• Previous experience working with national environmental authorities is desirable.
• Experience working with the United Nations or International Organizations is desirable.
• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

Contract

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Result of Service

• Activities with Partners coordinated and implemented. • Terms of Reference for Premised, equipment and services of goods developed. • Meetings supported. • Trainings supported.

Work Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Expected duration

15 January - 15 May 2024

Duties and Responsibilities

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated to assist Member States in their struggle against, organized crime and terrorism. UNODC, as the guardian of crime prevention and criminal justice standards and norms, the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and its related Protocols, the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), as well as the various international instruments environment crime, long recognized as involving transnational organized crime. In this regard environmental crimes are a threat to the environment and frequently involve other forms of serious criminality such as money laundering, corruption, human trafficking, tax and customs fraud, labor exploitation, environmental and public health and safety laws. Organized criminal networks are moving illegally harvested wildlife as well as illegal timber, using a variety of smuggling techniques, often by means of existing infrastructures and well-developed routes used for the trafficking of drugs, people, weapons, counterfeit goods and other forms of contraband. Furthermore, it fosters corruption, robs communities of their resources, impacts livelihoods and food security of local populations.

To address this, UNODC’s Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment (GPCAE) delivers a range of technical assistance activities within several thematic areas towards achieving the key project objective of strengthening capacity to prevent and combat environmental crimes on a regional, national and local basis. The GPCAE also raises awareness of environment crime among different stakeholders at the global and regional levels, including civil society, aimed to contribute to the reduction of demand for wild fauna and flora. As an active UNODC team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNODC’s support to local and regional authorities and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: • Support coordination with counterparts on implementation or operations of the GPCAE activities. • Support in coordination with NEMA and any other relevant National entity to explore areas for potential synergies with the GPCAE. • Development of Terms of Reference for required works on premises, equipment, services and/or goods for activities under the GPCAE. • Participation and support services to meetings.

Qualifications/special skills

A high school diploma is required. One year experience working with environmental institution is required. Excellent inter-personal, analytical and drafting skills required. Ability to generate reports and presentations that include graphs, maps and tables required. Previous experience working with national environmental authorities is desirable. Experience working with the United Nations or International Organizations is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the two working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN language 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.

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