(International Consultant) Legal Researcher to support the review and incorporation of comments to the existing SAJEI TIP Manual and to support Country Level Dialogues

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Overview

Provide legal research support for the review of the Anti-Human Trafficking Handbook

You have:

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in work, legislative drafting, national strategy and policy development or research in the area of serious and organized crime, human rights law or criminal law, including through direct work with multi-stakeholders bodies at national level is required
• Proven experience in delivering workshops to develop legislation, policy, national strategies and action plans, as well as facilitation of high-level multi-stakeholder processes is desirable
• Previous experience working with UN and/or Government entities is desirable
• Very strong knowledge of local, regional and global human trafficking developments is desirable
• Strong research, drafting strategic planning, and presentation skills are required
• An advanced university (Master's degree or equivalent) in the fields of law is required
• Fluency in oral and written English is required
• Knowledge of another official United Nations Secretariat language is desirable

Result of Service A Provide technical support in the review and revision of the Anti-Human Trafficking Handbook for Judicial Officers in the Republic of South Africa

• Undertake legal research as part of the revision of the Anti-Human Trafficking in Persons Handbook for Judicial Officers

B Undertake legal research on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants in the Region as informed by the Programme Coordinator

• Research on the status of TIP and SOM per country to inform the Country Level Dialogues in South Africa, DRC, Zimbabwe, Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania.

• Preparation of presentation materials on anti-human trafficking and smuggling of migrants for the Dialogues.

C Submit an output oriented Consultancy report

Work Location Home based with travel to the Southern African Region

Expected duration 60 working days.

Duties and Responsibilities 1. Background of the assignment

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSAF) implements a Regional Programme aimed at combating Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants. This project is run under collaboration with the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat. Under an EU funded Southern Africa Migration Management (SAMM) project which is a model of a ONE-UN approach collaborative effort between 4 UN development and humanitarian agencies: the ILO, IOM, UNODC and UNHCR, whose overall objective is to improve migration management in the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) supports Member States in domesticating the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, both protocols supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.

Trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants are distinct crimes. The lines between the two may often be blurred though especially when they occur in mixed migration flows. A person may start their journey as an asylum seeker, for example, before seeking the help of smugglers and then being exploited as a victim of trafficking, while in need of refugee protection. According to the SADC regional statistical report (2004-2016), approximately 1,217 victims of TIP were officially reported to law enforcement agencies in the SADC region during the period 2004- 2016/7. It is believed that this is just a small proportion of cases of trafficking in persons as a number of cases are not identified and therefore, not reported. This is largely because of the complex and hidden nature of the crime. There are also cases where victims are rescued but are not interested in cooperating with law enforcement for purposes of investigation and prosecution of the offence.

Furthermore, although there is detection and investigation, and sometimes prosecution, there is a struggle to secure convictions, especially in labour exploitation. Sexual exploitation is a lot more of what ends up going to the courts. However, building and sharing of expertise in investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating TIP (in particular for labour exploitation) and SOM remains particularly important.

In this regard, UNODC requires the services of a consultant (Legal Researcher) to support the review and revision of the Anti-Human Trafficking Handbook for Judicial Officers in the Republic of South Africa. The review of the anti-human trafficking handbook is a joint initiative between the UNODC Regional Office for Southern Africa and the South African Judicial Education Institute. The consultant will work under the lead consultant and will support research and collation of data and comments from stakeholders. The consultant will also support research for the execution of Country Level Dialogues in South Africa, DRC, Zimbabwe, Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania.

2. Purpose of the assignment

The purpose of the assignment is to support the review and revision of the Anti-Human Trafficking Handbook for Judicial Officers in the Republic of South Africa which is a collaborate effort between the UNODC Regional Office for Southern Africa and the South African Judicial Education Institute. Furthermore, the assignment is being implemented within the overall framework of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, both supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, as well as support the implementation of joint SADC-UNODC’s Regional Programme entitled Making the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region Safer from Crime and Drugs (2013 – 2023). The consultant will also support in undertaking research specific for each Member State on TIP and SOM in preparation for Mixed Migration Country Dialogues.

3. Specific tasks to be performed by the consultant

Under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative and within the framework of the UNODC Regional Programme for Southern Africa, the consultant will perform the following tasks:

South Africa (30 days)

a) Support the review and revision of the Anti-Human Trafficking Handbook for Judicial Officers in the Republic of South Africa including support to research, collation and incorporation of comments, in partnership with the lead consultant. b) Undertake legal research on TIP and SOM per country in preperation for the Country Level Dialogues under the Mixed Migration component of the project; c) Contribute to legal research on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants in the Region as informed by the Programme Coordinator.

Qualifications/special skills Experience: A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in work, legislative drafting, national strategy and policy development or research in the area of serious and organized crime, human rights law or criminal law, including through direct work with multi-stakeholders bodies at national level is required;

Proven experience in delivering workshops to develop legislation, policy, national strategies and action plans, as well as facilitation of high-level multi-stakeholder processes is desirable;

Previous experience working with UN and/or Government entities is desirable;

Very strong knowledge of local, regional and global human trafficking developments is desirable;

Strong research, drafting strategic planning, and presentation skills is required;

Competency: - Strong research, draftingm strategic planning, and presentation skills is required; Academic Qualifications: An advanced university (Master's degree or equivalent) in the fields of law 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;

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

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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