Posting Title: Lead Consultant to undertake coordination support for the project titled “Programme for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery, Phase II”
Department/Office:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Duty
Station: KENYA
Posting
Period: 20 March 2023 – 28 March 2023
Job
Opening Number: 23-United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime-204854-Consultant
Staffing
Exercise: N/A
Result of Service
The consultant will:
a) Provide ongoing written
and oral reporting to the Head of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Programme and PLEAD Programme Manager:
b) Provide monthly written reports to the
Head of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme and PLEAD Programme
Manager detailing work undertaken within the month:
The final report is to be submitted within
three (3) days prior to the end of the contract.
Work Location
Nairobi, Kenya and Other Counties
Expected duration
April – December 2023
Duties and Responsibilities
As the global guardian of
the UN Standards and Norms in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, UNODC is
mandated to support Member States in upholding the Rule of Law, promoting crime
prevention and effective, fair, humane and accountable criminal justice systems
in line with the United Nations standards and norms on crime prevention and
criminal justice and other relevant international legal instruments.
In line with this mandate,
UNODC’s project titled “Programme for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery, Phase
II and seeks to “Reinforce the rule of law, improve access to justice, increase
efficiency and accountability in the justice system and use of technology as an
enabler of justice” while addressing capacity needs and persistent bottlenecks
affecting service delivery in the justice sector, advance digitalization to
streamline the administration of justice and countering corruption to improve
access to justice for all Kenyans, including those at risk of exclusion and
marginalization.
The Project is designed to
implement the following Outcomes of the EU Programme for Legal Aid and
Empowerment in Kenya (PLEAD, Phase II).
Outcome 1: Enabling the
criminal justice system to fight corruption more effectively.
Outcome 2: Improving administration and
coordination of the justice sector
Outcome 3. Increasing the competence,
quality, and efficiency of criminal justice institutions
Outcome 4. Enhancing access to legal aid,
especially for individuals in vulnerable situations.
The project targets 19
focal counties namely Kisumu, Nairobi, Mombasa, Uasin Gishu and Nakuru, Wajir,
Mandera, Lamu, Tana River, Marsabit, Isiolo, Garissa, Meru, Kericho, Kisii
Bungoma, Kakamega, Migori and Narok.
Qualifications/special
skills
- An advanced university degree
(Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, international relations, criminal
justice, human rights, political science, or criminology 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 five years of experience working in crime prevention and criminal justice, human rights and/or related fields is required.
• Experience in planning and producing interactive training materials and tools is required.
• Experience working with the United Nations, or a similar international organization, is desirable.
• Experience in working with EU funded projects is desirable.
• Experience working with criminal justice practitioners is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages
of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in oral and written
English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is
an advantage.
How to Apply
