Posting Title: Local Individual Contractor – Programme for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery (PLEAD II)
Department/Office:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Duty
Station: NAIROBI
Posting
Period: 30 May 2023 – 07 June 2023
Job Opening
Number: 23-United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime-210411-Individual
Contractor
Result
of Service
The
contractor will receive remuneration monthly, upon submission of timesheets and
certification of satisfactory performance and progress.
Expected
duration: 03 July – 30 December 2023
Background of the assignment:
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 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.
Purpose of the assignment:
The purpose of the
assignment is to support the implementation of PLEAD II interventions in
collaboration with the Management team of the Programme.
Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative
in the UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) and direct supervision
of the UNODC ROEA Head of the Crime Prevention and PLEAD Programme Management
Officer, and in close cooperation and consultation with the Associate Programme
Officers and PLEAD II partners, the Individual Contractor will perform the
following tasks:
• Support the Preparation of operational guidelines, as and
when required, for enhanced programme planning, monitoring, coordination, and
evaluation.
• Supporting the continued implementation of the
anti-corruption interventions for PLEAD II
• Support the Development and contributing to the
preparation of various written outputs, e.g., draft background papers, briefing
notes, analytical notes, sections of reports and studies and inputs to
publications, relating to the implementation of the PLEAD II Project.
• Assist in preparing, planning, and facilitating
workshops for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and other
Justice sector Actors and in developing action plans.
• The provision of support to best practices missions
related to PLEAD II.
• Assist in review the status of ongoing activities
and advise on necessary follow ups or corrective actions. As well as monitoring
developments that impact the academic and private sectors and provide regular
briefs where such developments are analysed and links to relevant activities
are highlighted.
• Provide administrative and substantive support in
regard to consultative and other meetings, workshops, conferences, etc., to
include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of
documents and presentations, handling logistics, etc;
• Provide substantive support with regard to
consultative and other meetings, workshops, conferences, etc., to include proposing
agenda topics, identifying suitable participants, preparation of documents and
presentations on key subject matter areas.
• Assist substantively while undertaking and
participating in local missions, including provision of guidance to external
consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission
reports.
• Support the preparation operational guidelines, as
and when required, for enhanced programme planning and coordination.
• Maintain and provide a record of reports and media
items for the implemented activities of project.
• Support to consultants and Programme Officers in
the development of policy documents, through research, administration of
surveys and field visits.
• Support procurement activities (eg drafting of
terms of reference);
• Support of the development of fact sheets,
newsletters, reports and other communication materials.
Qualifications/special
skills
- A high school diploma or equivalent is
required.
- Minimum of two years of work
experience in criminal justice, law or related areas is required
- Experience in collecting and
researching data across various areas related to criminal justice and
drafting of related technical reports is required
- Working experience in an international
organization or the United Nations system would be desirable.
Languages
English
and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the
post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official
United Nations language is an advantage. Basic knowledge of Swahili is
desirable.
How to Apply
