National Consultant to conduct training needs assessment for criminal justice institutions to strengthen case management systems.

1. Inception report developed, detailing the methodology, data collection tools, work plan, and approach for data collection including the approach for the dedicated gender analysis. 2. Data collection tools designed and applied, including interview guides, consultation frameworks, and assessment instruments tailored to analyse case management systems and training needs across criminal justice institutions, with documented consultations and compiled datasets. 3. Stakeholder consultations and fieldwork conducted, and qualitative and quantitative data on case management practices, institutional coordination, data use, and training needs collected, analysed, and synthesised. 4. Draft Training Needs Assessment Report produced, presenting preliminary findings on case management systems, institutional and capacity gaps, and identified training priorities, including gender-responsive considerations. 5. Validation workshop conducted with UNODC and key criminal justice stakeholders to review, validate, and refine findings and proposed training priorities and recommendations. 6. Final Training Needs Assessment Report submitted, incorporating stakeholder feedback and providing comprehensive findings, conclusions, and practical recommendations to inform capacity development and training design, including inputs relevant to gender-transformative training approaches. 7. Summary brief developed, highlighting key findings, priority capacity gaps, and recommended training focus areas to support engagement with national stakeholders and inform subsequent programme design presented at the launch of the report

Home-based

22 May -12 August 2026

Background of the assignment: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated to support Member States in strengthening crime prevention, criminal justice systems, and the rule of law in line with international standards and norms. In Uganda, UNODC is implementing the project “Promoting Accountability, Integrity and Transparency in Justice”, with the support of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), aimed at enhancing institutional accountability, integrity, and effectiveness across the justice and anti-corruption landscape. Despite ongoing reforms, Uganda continues to face challenges related to case management inefficiencies, corruption, limited investigative and enforcement capacity, and constraints affecting access to justice and accountability outcomes. Addressing these challenges requires evidence-based diagnostics to identify systemic, institutional, and operational gaps across criminal justice and law enforcement institutions. Within this context, UNODC seeks to undertake targeted needs assessments to generate actionable evidence that will inform technical assistance, capacity development programmes, and policy engagement under the ADA-supported project. The assessments are intended to strengthen decision-making, improve sequencing of interventions and training design, and ensure that project activities are responsive to identified needs and aligned with national priorities. In particular, findings from the assessments will directly inform the co-creation, development, and implementation of gender-transformative training programmes for national criminal justice actors under Activity 1.1.2, including the design of curricula that integrate accountability, transparency, and gender-responsive approaches. The findings of the assessments will support UNODC and national stakeholders in designing and implementing focused interventions to improve justice sector performance, anti-corruption enforcement, and accountability mechanisms, while ensuring consistency with human rights, gender equality, and good governance principles. Purpose of the assignment: The purpose of this assignment is to conduct a training needs assessment of criminal justice institutions in Uganda, with a specific focus on strengthening case management systems and capacities to make effective use of them across the justice chain. The assessment will examine institutional, procedural, and system-level factors affecting case flow, coordination, efficiency, and accountability from arrest through adjudication, detention, and post-custodial processes. The assessment will identify gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improving case management practices, including the use of data, coordination mechanisms, and information systems among key justice sector actors. A dedicated gender analysis will be undertaken to assess how case management systems impact women, men, and other vulnerable groups differently, and to identify gender-specific barriers, risks, and opportunities for improvement within the justice process, thereby meaningfully mainstream considerations throughout the assignment. The findings will inform targeted technical assistance, capacity development, and reform initiatives under the ADA-supported project, and support evidence-based engagement with national stakeholders on justice sector efficiency, accountability, and gender-responsive justice reforms. They will also provide a foundation for the development of tailored capacity-building interventions for criminal justice actors, particularly in shaping training approaches that integrate gender-responsive case management, institutional accountability, and transparency considerations, and support the strengthening of sustainable training mechanisms within the justice system. Specific outputs to be performed by the consultant: The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Head of Office, UNODC Uganda, under direct supervision of the Programme Management Officer, in performing the following substantive roles and duties: • Produce an inception report indicating process, outputs, outcomes and methodology of how the all the actions will be carried out. • Design and administer surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions across selected districts. • Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data on perceptions of community service use/implementation. • Provide a mechanism for validation of collected data; and • Develop a Policy brief on Community Service implementation in Uganda

An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in in Monitoring and Evaluation, law, criminology, crime prevention, 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. At least 7 years of professional work experience in criminal justice, rule of law, or related field is required Demonstrated experience in conducting assessments, evaluations, or research in the criminal justice sector is required Demonstrated experience in conducting capacity or technical needs assessments in the justice sector is desirable Proven experience in mainstreaming gender and human rights perspectives into justice sector analysis and programming is required Experience in stakeholder engagement and facilitating consultative processes desirable.

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

Not available.

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.