Counter Terrorism Analyst

The United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT) was established by the General Assembly in June 2017. The Office has five main functions: (a) provide leadership on the General Assembly counter-terrorism mandate across the United Nations System; (b) enhance coordination and coherence across the 38 Counter- Terrorism Implementation Task Force entities to ensure the balanced implementation of the four pillars of the Strategy; (c) strengthen the delivery of United Nations counter-terrorism capacity-building assistance to Member States; (d) improve visibility, advocacy and resource mobilization for United Nations counter-terrorism efforts; and € ensure that due priority is given to counter-terrorism across the United Nations System and that the important work on preventing violent extremism is firmly rooted in the Strategy. The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) is part of UNOCT and promotes the delivery of United Nations capacity building assistance to Member States. 

The position supports the work of the UNCCT in capacity building activities relating to Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE). The Analyst will focus on supporting effective project implementation and evaluation.

The Analyst will be focused on assisting and coordinating the delivery and implementation of PVE capacity building activities. The Analyst will:

• Act as the focal point for  logistics and substantive implementation of project activities, including directly with external stakeholders, in close collaboration with the Programme Manager and Specialist.
• Provide direct assistance to, and in some cases lead elements of the planning and delivery of capacity building activities, at the global level.  
• Support and in some cases participate in scoping missions to Member States and regional bodies to determine capacity building needs and develop plans for implementation.
• Manage timely and high-quality reporting of the project’s activities, including compiling post- activity reports, surveys, scoping mission reports.
• Act as the focal point for data collection to be used for the measurement and evaluation of the project.
• Act as day- to-day focal point with national, regional, CSO and industry stakeholders on the implementation of the project, in close collaboration with the Programme Manager and Specialist.
• Assist in planning and development of training for PVE capacity building  in close collaboration with Programme Manager and the Specialist.
• Support the coordination of capacity building workshops with other UN, regional and CSO entities.
• Support knowledge management activities of the programme through research, data collection and drafting talking points.

The Analyst will provide quarterly reports setting out progress against the following key deliverables:

• Effective project management of the delivery and implementation of capacity building activities.
• Support to scoping missions.
• Contribution to timely and high-quality project reporting.
• Effective data collection for the measurement and evaluation of the project.

Advanced university degree in strategic communications, political science, international relations, public administration, strategic public relations, or other relevant field.

• A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in project management, with at least one year of experience on prevention or countering of violent extremism. 
• Direct experience in PVE project management would be an asset. 
• Experience providing reporting for a range of audiences and in measurement and evaluation would be an asset.

Contract type: ICA Contract level: IICA-1/ICSC-9 
Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
Contract modality: full time monthly contract.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

Sustainable Development Cluster (SDC)

Based in New York, the Sustainable Development Cluster (SDC) supports diverse partners with their peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations.

The SDC’s services include grants management, development and special initiatives support, and technology support to the UN and UN agencies.

The SDC is part of the New York Service Cluster that supports the United Nations Secretariat, as well as a broadening community of other New York-based United Nations organizations, bilateral and multilateral partners in the delivery of UNOPS mandate in project management, infrastructure management, and procurement management.