International Consultant – Timber/ Wood ID Training

Result of Service Completion of the timber/ wood ID training curriculum, including the links to risk management and profiling of high-risk shipments. Development of the mentorship training. Timber Training sessions in coordination/ with other CCP staff members completed in each of the recipient countries. Completion of the mentorship dashboard.

Work Location Home based with possible international travel, e.g.: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Norway, France, Austria, United States, Belgium, Netherlands and others.

Expected duration Three months (1 October – 31 December 2022)

Duties and Responsibilities The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and World Customs Organization (WCO) joined forces in 2004 to launch the Global Container Control Programme (CCP).

The Programme, designed to assist member states to establish and build the capacity of Port Control Units (PCUs), to detect illicit trade within the containerised supply chain through the detailed examination of pre-arrival information. Initially with primary drugs mandate the Units established were able to quickly make impressive seizures and expand their focus to other illicit commodities across the full spectrum of transnational organised crime. In an increasingly insecure world there also exists the very real risk that non-state actors might exploit the containerised supply chain, as we regularly see with drugs and other illicit commodities, to traffic or deliver weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or their component parts, comprising chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) materials. The CCP units are also looking more and more at illicit shipments related environmental crime, such as illegally logged timber, CITES goods and illegal waste shipments.

Most member states have or are using border management methodology, or intelligence led profiling of shipments for physical examinations, but in many cases, officers at the front-line are unfamiliar with the identification of the commodities and the profiling working methodology, or they are ill equipped to proactively profile the shipments at import, export or in transit.

This assignment focuses upon the advanced topic of Environmental Crime issues with a focus on export of illicit timber shipments. The specific environmental crime training will be delivered and incorporated into the PCU’s activities.

The project will focus upon the PCU’s of the South East Asian countries of Cambodia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam and Latin American countries of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Peru, and others as required. Subsequently, utilising this information for all of CCP member states in order to enhance their specific risk profile targeting and risk analysis to identify illicit timber shipments.

The planned delivery of this subject is articulated in a one-week training event with follow-up and mentorship at a later stage. The frequency of these mentorship visits will be conducted based on the level of professionalism of the specific unit officials. After the initial training the unit members should be able to apply the knowledge gained and develop their own capabilities in this area.

The purpose of the assignment is two-fold and envisages achievement of the following goals:

Firstly, to develop and deliver a training to address the illicit timber trade, including developing risk indicators, and how to train the officials of the CCP units to be able to identify high risk timber/ wood ID. The training will also include an element about how to identify the different timber types to be able to check if the timber is CITES goods or not. The training will also include CITES regulations, the licensing system, and the cooperation and coordination that needs to be in place between national agencies. The training will be delivered in the countries mentioned under work area above.

Secondly, to develop a mentorship programme for those units that have received the initial training workshop related to the timber trade. The mentorship training could be delivered together with other general topics and should be a 3 day training event. The mentorship training should be delivered around 3 months after the initial training. This would allow the unit members to apply the knowledge gained and develop their own capabilities in this area.

Under the supervision of the CCP Timber Coordinator, BMB, DO, Vienna, the International Consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

. Attend planning meetings in the United Nations Office of Vienna (UNOV) to finalize the aims, objectives and expected outcomes of the assignment. . Complete the development of a two-week timber training (Theoretical and Practical), including training materials for established CCP units. Develop a mentorship training for follow-up visits. . Accompany other CCP staff members, including the WCO staff members, on missions to donors and recipient countries as required . Development of evaluation reports related to the training workshops and mentorships, including recommendations for future training. . Attend other meetings related to CCP training issues.

Qualifications/special skills Academic Qualifications: An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in the fields of social sciences, environment, forestry or related fields is required. A first-level university degree or equivalent academic education, professional training with certification from a recognized international/national police, customs or other staff training institution, with specialization in social sciences, environment, forestry and/or other related areas, in combination with additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Certification or other qualification in training design and delivery is a desirable. Experience: - At least 10 years of extensive practical experience in the field of law-enforcement, international trade practices, security, risk management, Customs or other related area is required; - Experience in developing/ providing Wood ID training is required; - Demonstrated capacity to conduct training, analyse trade pattern, and identify risk indicators. The proven ability to develop, organise and deliver seminars, training and workshops is required; - Excellent knowledge of international practices in the field of environmental crime, CITES and timber crime is required; - Operational and training experience with cross-border cooperation, transit control measures, including prevention, detection and interdiction techniques, intelligence and information exchange, investigation and risk profiling techniques is desirable; - Work experience within UN system or other international organization is desirable. Language: English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English (oral and written) is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language 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.