Rule of Law Associate

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.

For more than 25 years, UNODC, through its Country Office in Nigeria, has been cooperat-ing with the Federal Government, its specialized agencies, the judiciary, as well as select State Governments, civil society and the private sector in making Nigeria safer from drugs, crime and terrorism. In doing so, UNODC, as part of the United Nations Country Team, is contributing to Ni-geria's achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Presently, UNODC provides support in the areas of anti-corruption, counter-terrorism and the prevention of violent extremism, drug prevention, treatment and control, the fight against organized and maritime crime, action against trafficking in persons and smuggling of mi-grants, justice sector reform, prevention of HIV/AIDS in prison settings and related to drug use, fight against wildlife and forest crime. The UN Volunteer will support the work of UNODC Country Office in Nigeria to strengthen the rule of law in Nigeria including in the areas of Human trafficking and migrant smuggling, drug trafficking wildlife crime.

Working under the direct supervision of the UNODC Country Representative, the UN Youth Volunteer will specifically undertake the following tasks: • Contribute to the overall program development, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of technical assistance in the area of rule of law, in line with the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its supplementing protocols, the United Nations Convention against Corruption as well as with other relevant international treaties, including the conceptualization, organization, facilita-tion of capacity building activities and interventions. • Support the design and conduct of research activities on various topics relevant to UNODC's mandate and the dissemination of research findings through in person and online events, the country office website and social media channels as well as in the traditional print and broadcast media. • Assist in the operationalization of UNODC strategies and frameworks such as the Strategic Vision for Nigeria 2030, the Strategic Vision for Africa 2030 and the Corpo-rate Strategy 2021-2025. • Contribute to the implementation of strategies, programmes, projects and provide other technical assistance. Support UNODC’s participation in the implementation, reporting and annual review of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027 for Nigeria. • Perform other duties as assigned.

☒ Building Trust ☒ Client Orientation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Working in Teams

project management and/or Monitoring and evaluation. • Demonstrated study/research experience in the areas of rule of law, access to justice and/or transnational organized crime; • Previous experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) is desirable; • Strong interpersonal skills, including excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, demonstrated client orientation, team and networking skills; • Proficient use of standard software application; • Evidence of ability to think strategically; to express ideas clearly; to work independently and in teams; sense of cultural and gender sensitivity.

With approximately 200 million inhabitants, Nigeria accounts for 47% of West Africa’s popu-lation, and has one of the largest populations of youth in the world. It is a political federation that consists of 36 autonomous states, and a multi-ethnic and culturally. diverse society. With an abundance of natural resources, Nigeria—Africa’s biggest oil exporter—also has the largest natural gas reserves on the continent. Nigeria is located in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea and has a total area of 923,768 km2 making it the world's 32nd-largest country. It shares borders with Benin (773 km), Niger (1,497 km), Chad (87 km), Cameroon (1,690 km), and has a coastline of at least 853 kilometres. The country is viewed as a multinational state, as it is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups, of which the three largest are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba; these ethnic groups speak over 500 different languages and are identified with wide variety of cultures. The official language is English.

Nigeria continues to face terrorist attacks in the northeast, a restive insurgency in the Delta region, and the perennial intercommunal violence across the middle belt. At the root of the security challenges are high levels of poverty, unemployment, growing numbers of frustrat-ed youth, and the degradation of natural resources and climate stressors. According to the 2017 Labour Force statistics report from National Bureau of Statistics, the number of people within the labor force (15 - 64 years of age) who are unemployed or underemployed in-creased from 13.6 million and 17.7 million respectively in Q2 of 2017, to 15.9 million and 18.0 million in Q3 of 2017. Total unemployed and underemployed in Nigeria as at Q3 of 2017 stands at 40.0% amongst economically active or working age population (15 - 64 years of age) of 111.1 million in Q3 of 2017. Out of this population, combined unemployed and underemployed rate for the entire youth labor force (15-35 years) was 52.65% or 22.64 million (10.96 million unemployed and another 11.68 million underemployed).

General petty crime is prevalent in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), UN staff members are advised to stay only in assessed hotels. Assessed hotels list available with Agency Se-curity Focal Points. The currency used in Nigeria is called Nigeria Naira (the currency code for Nairas is NGN, and the currency symbol is ₦). Rents are usually expensive; a rental agreement is usually not less than 1 year and the landlord usually requires that the full rent be paid upfront; there are few exceptions. There is a rich culture of hospitality and warmth by Nigerians complemented by an active social environment and diplomatic community that exists in the FCT with several shopping malls and restaurants to visit.