Result of Service

All outputs should meet the satisfaction of UNODC according to the specific tasks, quality of work and timeliness of delivery. Under the terms of reference, the consultant shall deliver the following outputs: A) Draft a checklist including key standards for trauma-informed work with survivors of trafficking before, during and after various activities and events with survivors complying with the principle of “do no harm”. B) Prepare and deliver one training session for UNODC personnel on understanding trauma in the context of engaging with survivors. C) Provide feedback on survivor engagement practices and guidance before engaging with survivors and hold regular advisory meetings/calls (including via Zoom and Teams) with UNODC personnel. (One meeting would last about 1.5 to 2 hours – about 7 to 9 meetings would be scheduled.) D) Participate in at least 2 events with survivors of trafficking to both help create safe environments and gather feedback from survivors to improve future, similar activities/events. E) Help to assess survivors’ readiness to participate in various activities (at least 10 survivors).

Work Location

Home-based with travel (Possible travel to Guatemala for two days in February 2025 and to Vienna on 24 and 25 June 2025)

Expected duration

22 working days during 29 January 2025 to 4 August 2025

Duties and Responsibilities

UNODC HTMSS is looking for a consultant to provide trauma expertise and support in ensuring that the principle of “do-no-harm” is applied when engaging with persons with lived experience in human trafficking in the implementation of PACTS’ Specific Objective 2. More specifically, the consultant is expected to: – Provide trauma expertise and advice on engaging with persons with lived experience of human trafficking. – Provide expertise and advice on ways to ensure that interaction with survivors before, during and after local and regional activities is trauma-informed. – Provide expertise and advice in relation to ensuring no harm is done to the participants of the global conference with survivors of human trafficking – “Voices of Resilience” (which will take place 24-25 June 2025). – Provide expertise in devising measures that mitigate risks and provide care for survivors and persons with lived experience.

Qualifications/special skills

Education – An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in psychology, including clinical psychology and forensic psychology, trauma and mental health counseling, or related field is required. A first level university degree in similar fields, including social work, criminology, human rights and public health, in combination with two additional years of relevant professional experience (including trauma and mental health counseling), may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. – Additional certification in trauma-informed care or therapy is an advantage. Working experience – A minimum of 5 years of work experience providing psychological and/or psycho-social counseling and/or social work, with a focus on trauma healing, or related fields is required, including at least 1 year of experience in counseling or providing trauma therapy to victims of crime and liaising with criminal justice stakeholders; – Experience specifically counseling or providing trauma therapy to victims/survivors/persons with lived experience of human trafficking is desirable; – Experience in tutoring, briefing, mentoring or lecturing other professionals and stakeholders from different professional backgrounds in simple terms about trauma and trauma-informed care and treatment of persons who have experienced trauma is desirable; – Experience in providing support in emergency or crisis situations is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of other official UN languages is an advantage.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

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.