Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer

The incumbent will provide expert advice and technical assistance in crime prevention and criminal justice in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Responsibilities include coordinating projects, mentoring staff, supporting UNODC initiatives, and ensuring effective project management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a current knowledge of substantive and operational developments in the areas of criminal justice and international cooperation in justice matters in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
• Provide expert advice and contributions to improving cooperation among Member States in the region and relevant organizations, and provide technical assistance in that regard.
• Provide input to, and coordinate the preparation of, reports to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and other intergovernmental bodies, and support the implementation of their Resolutions in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
• Coordinate the work, guide and mentor project staff and consultants, prepare work plans and assign duties and priorities.
• Develop, disseminate and promote the use of UNODC tools, including handbooks and training curricula, in crime prevention and criminal justice.
• Plan, organize and provide substantive support to all UNODC initiatives in Southeast Asia and the Pacific with components on criminal justice and international cooperation in justice matters.
• Lead and/or participate in needs assessment, programming, and other technical missions to evaluate and elaborate technical assistance projects and programmes.
• Develop and implement strategies for the Office by identifying areas of potential intervention and for joint UN cooperation and programming.
• Review programmatic and substantive sections of documents prepared by other UNODC Field Offices/Sections to ensure correct reflection of policies and activities.
• Ensure timely and efficient project management, including project and budget revisions, reporting and monitoring, and negotiations with external counterparts.
• Ensure that reporting obligations and other obligations towards donors are fulfilled in a timely manner.
• Draft reports and position papers related to operational activities and visibility/communication material.
• Collect and analyze data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through data visualization methods.
• Perform other work-related duties as required.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, with emphasis in the areas of crime prevention or criminal law, or in social sciences or related field 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.
• A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible professional work experience, including at the international level, in the areas of crime prevention and criminal justice is required.
• Work experience in building the capacity of government officials, with a focus on judges and prosecutors, and in development of capacity building tools in the areas of crime prevention and criminal justice is required.
• Work experience in prosecuting and adjudicating organized crimes, including transnational drug trafficking or corruption cases, is required.
• Project management experience on criminal matters, including capacity building for prosecutors and other members of the criminal justice chain, is desirable.
• Practical experience with mutual legal assistance and other mechanisms for international cooperation in criminal matters is desirable.
• Work experience with advancing criminal justice policies in international contexts is desirable.
• Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
• English language proficiency at UN Level II in reading, writing, listening and speaking is required.

Skills

• Crime Prevention
• Criminal Law
• Capacity Building
• Judicial Training Design
• Prosecution Support
• Organized Crime Prosecution
• Transnational Drug Trafficking
• Corruption Cases
• Project Management
• Mutual legal assistance
• International Criminal Cooperation
• Criminal Justice Policy
• Data Analytics
• Technical Assistance
• Legal Advisory Services
• Report Writing
• Mentorship
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

English