Project Support Officer

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Mission and objectives

For two decades, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been helping make the world safer from drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism. We are committed to achieving health, security and justice for all by tackling these threats and promoting peace and sustainable well-being as deterrents to them. Because the scale of these problems is often too great for states to confront alone, UNODC offers practical assistance and encourages transnational approaches to action. We do this in all regions of the world through our global programmes and network of field offices. www.unodc.org

Context

The Indian Ocean West sub-programme of UNODC's Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP IOW) assists Somalia to address maritime crime. Under the programme, UNODC delivers support to the maritime law enforcement authorities and correction service. GMCP IOW's success has been derived from the delivery of sustainable capacity building through the placement of experts as mentors for our beneficiaries. For Maritime Law Enforcement, mentors in seamanship, marine engineering, maritime law enforcement, and communications are embedded with regional maritime law enforcement authorities In Mogadishu, Bossaso and Barbera. Also international prison experts in collaboration with Swedish Prison and Probation Service station in Garowe and Hargeisa to deliver mentoring for day to day monitoring and advisory but also specific training such as prevention of violent extremist. This position is located in the UNODC, Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) office, UNODC Programme Office for Somalia, Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA), in Mogadishu, Somalia for 11 months in Mogadishu. The incumbent will perform his/her duties and responsibilities under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, GMCP IOW.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the project coordinator or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Project Support Officer will assist in the implementation of activities that are carried out under the “GMCP IOW” dealing with maritime crime and criminal justice chain. In particular the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: To development, implementation and evaluation of the programme activities under the Global Maritime Crime Programme particularly those related to Maritime Crime, and Criminal justice, including support to prisons holding piracy prisoners transferred from third party states and other criminal justice support delivered in the region and broader prison reform in Somalia, e.g Joint Correction Programme; Conduct research to identifying technical assistance needs for capacity building and develop sustainable strategies to reform and strengthen the capacity of maritime law enforcement and other criminal justice authorities in the region, including on improved detention and transfer activities; Provide input on project/programme and/or budget re-visions, the preparation and dissemination of costed work plans, terms of references and other related project documentation on maritime crime and detention and transfer; Contribute with substantive support for policy coordination and evaluation functions, including the review and analysis of emerging issues and trends, participation in evaluations or research activities and studies; Related to the above task, support monitoring and evaluation activities of the IOW Programme support by developing, participating and supporting evaluation of prison support activities, including compiling and collating information to be submitted to UNODC prison experts and management for further analysis; Contribute to the preparation of various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, briefing notes, analytical notes, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc, relating to maritime crime issues in the region; Provide administrative and substantive support to the regional programme coordinator in view of consultative and other meetings, workshops, conferences, etc., including proposing agenda topics, identifying and proposing participants, preparing back-ground documents and presentations, handling logistics, etc; Provide administrative action related to the procurement of equipment and services including drafting of TOR for procurements, contracts for consultants, related payment requests, and monitoring and follow-up on such requests in line with UN financial rules and regulations; Support field missions to locations in the region where GMCP carries out programme activities, including provision of substantive and administrative support, data collection, etc; Perform any other duties as required/assigned. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day)- Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country- Provide annual and end of assignment reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities using UNV’s Volunteer Reporting Application- Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.- Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.