Project Assistant

Contract

This is a UNV International Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Youth contracts.

This position is located in the UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) office, in Nairobi, Kenya in the UNODC Regional Office for East Africa (ROEA). The incumbent will perform his/her duties and responsibilities under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator (Western Indian Ocean Region) supporting the activities of the Global Maritime Crime Programme.

Under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator (Western Indian Ocean Region), the UN Volunteer will assist in the implementation of activities that are carried out under the “Global maritime Crime Programme – with a specific focus on South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Kenya” in matters related to maritime crime and in particular the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Assist the GMCP Project Coordinator in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the programme activities under the Global Maritime Crime Programme; • Assist the GMCP Project Coordinator and other team members in identifying technical assistance needs for capacity building and develop sustainable strategies to reform and strengthen the capacity of maritime law enforcement and other criminal justice authorities in the region; • Assist the Project Coordinator and other team members in project/programme and/or budget revisions, the preparation and dissemination of costed work plans, terms of reference, and other related project documentation on maritime crime • Contribute with substantive support for policy coordination and evaluation functions, including the review and analysis of emerging issues and trends, participation in evaluations or research activities and studies; • Contribute to the preparation of various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, briefing notes, analytical notes, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc., relating to maritime crime issues in the region; • Provide administrative and substantive support to the GMCP Project coordinator in view of consultative and other meetings, workshops, conferences, etc. • Assist the GMCP Project coordinator with administrative processes related to donor reporting, coordination of visibility and communication plans, liaising with the Monitoring and Evaluation teams, etc. • Support field missions to locations in the region where GMCP carries out programme activities, including provision of substantive and administrative support, data collection, etc.; • Perform any other duties as required/assigned.

• Integrity • Planning and organizing • Teamwork and respect for diversity • Communication • Flexibility and adaptability • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards the UN core values.

the field of International Relations, Political science, business or public administration, maritime security, or international maritime law is an asset. • Experience in conducting of research and/or progressively responsible experience in programme or project administration, technical cooperation, or related area is an asset. • Experience in the management and implementation of project activity is an asset. • Experience in organizing regional and international conferences is an asset. • Experience in volunteerism is an asset;

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighboring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 45 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO).

Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country desti-nations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP. The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is mod-est. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate