International Consultant (Gender and Smuggling of Migrants & Trafficking in Persons Expert)

Consultant Human Rights

Overview

Lead the workshop on the gendered nature of trafficking in persons and smuggling.

You have:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, criminology, international development, gender studies, social science, or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of combined and relevant professional experience in a leadership position in the fields of criminal justice, criminal law, human rights, gender equality and women empowerment, and/or rule of law is required.
• Experience in capacity building activities on Transnational Organized Crime, delivering training, including developing training materials on combatting trafficking in persons or other serious crimes is required.
• Professional experience with criminal justice systems in a common law country is required.
• Previous work experience as a prosecutor or judicial authority, criminologist, in a common law system is desirable.
• Experience working with trafficking in persons issues is desirable.
• Experience working in Eastern/Central/North Africa is desirable.
• Experience within the United Nations system or similar international organizations is desirable.
• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an advantage.

Contract

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Result of Service

A) Facilitation of the workshop and its exercises accomplished; specific sessions led and moderated. B) Consultant reports on the workshop, including feedback and recommendations from the participants and counterparts.

Work Location

Home-based with travel to 5 MENA countries

Expected duration

10 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the Regional Representative for the Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA), and direct supervision of the Regional Programme Coordinator (Anti-Human Trafficking & Migrant Smuggling), UNODC/ROMENA, the consultant will perform the following specific tasks: A) Preparatory work, such as review of materials, development of the concept notes, agenda, case studies, presentations of Module 2 “Gendered Nature of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of migrants” B) Facilitate/Deliver the module/training: Module 2 – “Gendered Nature of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of migrants” C) Prepare and submit outcome report based on the outcome of the discussion, interaction as relevant to the region on Module 2

Qualifications/special skills

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, criminology, international development, gender studies, social science, or a related field is required. A first level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. - A minimum of 10 years of combined and relevant professional experience in a leadership position in the fields of criminal justice, criminal law, human rights, gender equality and women empowerment, and/or rule of law is required; - Experience in capacity building activities on Transnational Organized Crime, delivering training, including developing training materials on combatting trafficking in persons or other serious crimes is required - Professional experience with criminal justice systems in a common law country is required; - Experience in delivering training, including developing training materials on combatting trafficking in persons or other serious crimes is required; - Previous work experience as a prosecutor or judicial authority, criminologist, in a common law system is desirable; - Experience working with trafficking in persons issues is desirable. - Experience working in Eastern/Central/North Africa is desirable. - Experience within the United Nations system or similar international organizations is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official 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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