Project Officer

Volunteering Medical & Health Security

Overview

Provide support for drug treatment initiatives in the criminal justice system.

You have:

• Master's degree in social sciences or related field is required.
• At least 2 years of experience in drug dependence treatment and health is required.
• Experience in working with vulnerable groups including people with drug use disorders is desirable
• Field experience in communication and collaboration with national institutions is desirable.
• Knowledge of national criminal justice systems is required.

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

The United Nations on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for Eastern Africa, is based in Nairobi, Kenya and its work is grounded in the three international drug conventions, the UN Convention against Corruption, the UN Convention against Trans-national Organized Crime, the universal instruments against terrorism, and the UN Standards and Norms in Crime prevention and Criminal Justice. In close consultation with the countries in the region, UNODC developed a Regional Programme for Eastern Africa. This programme, entitled Promoting the Rule of Law and Human Security in Eastern Africa, runs from 2016 to 2022, and is comprised of five pillars: Countering Transnational Organized Crime and Trafficking; Countering Corruption; Terrorism Prevention; Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice; Prevention of Drug Use, Treatment and Care of Drug Use Disorders and HIV and AIDS Prevention and Care.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of the Health, Social and Development Pillar at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA), as well as the supervisory guidance of the Programme Officer at the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), Drug Prevention and Health Branch (DHB), Di-vision for Operations (DO) at UNODC headquarters the UN Volunteer will undertake the fol-lowing tasks:

• Provide substantive support to the development, implementation and evaluation of the ini-tiative on the Treatment and Care for people with drug use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system: Alternatives to conviction or punishment in Kenya as part of the project GLOK32: Partnerships for Treatment and Care of Drug Use Disorders, including the UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care, in close com-munication with key national counterpart the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse(NACADA) • Support the national Steering Committee on this initiative to implement the Kenyan roadmap to enhance options for effective non-custodial alternatives to conviction or pun-ishment for people with drug use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system • Supports the drafting of relevant documents and reports, identify problems and issues re-lated to this topic • Liaise with key national counterparts, stakeholders and resource persons, as well as with bilateral and multilateral partners involved in research and data collection on this topich • Support the follow up communication to ensure all national stakeholders from different sec-tors are engaged and well informed regarding the latest project developments • Provide substantive support to advocating widely in the country for health and justice co-operation in the implementation of non-custodial alternatives for people with drug use dis-orders into health-centred and evidence-based services in line with the UNODC-WHO In-ternational Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders • Organize and/or participate in field missions, meetings, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summar-ies, etc. • Provide regular project and programme related reporting; • Increasingly builds knowledge on substantive issues regarding drug dependence treatment and care and the related policies; • Perform other work-related duties as required.

Results/Expected Outputs

Efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNODC and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: • Organisation of the follow up meeting to facilitate the implementation of the national im-plementation framework on the alternatives to conviction or punishment for people with drug use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system • Support the establishment of the Steering Committee to assist national implementation of alternative provisions for PWDUD in contact with CJS • Finalisation of national implementation framework on the alternatives to conviction or pun-ishment for people with drug use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system in close communication with key national counterpart and related Steering Committee • Provision of technical assistance to relevant national institutions as identified per action plan • Other outputs as per the above described tasks.

Accountability Adaptability and Flexibility Commitment and Motivation Communication Creativity Planning and Organizing Professionalism Respect for Diversity Working in Teams

national criminal justice system, is required. Work experience with vulnerable groups including people with drug use disorders reduction is desirable. Working experience in a field environment including communication and collaboration with relevant national institutions and organisations is desirable.

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 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 destinations. 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 modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.

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