Result of Service

• Inputs incorporated in the workplan draft of GPCAE for 2025. • 2025 GPCAE activities dates set and tentatively confirmed by government counterparts in Eastern Africa. • Drafted TORs for KeFS MCS Command Centre equipment. • Workshop organized to undertake a Fisheries Value Chain Analysis related activity in Kenya. • Inputs incorporated in the FishNET II annual report draft. • Bench Book for Judges and Magistrates is approved, printed and handed over to the Judiciary of Kenya. • The relevant KeFS HR policy instruments are approved, printed and handed over to KeFS. • Workshop organized to undertake the dissemination of Tanzania’s RRG. • Workshop organized on CAE in Kenya. • Implementation-related tasks (namely, concept note, invitations, agenda for trainings and workshops organized) are undertaken where necessary to implement the FishNET II project in Africa. • Web stories and reports submitted. • Inputs added in drafts of concept note(s) and/or project proposal(s)

Work Location

UNODC ROEA, Nairobi

Expected duration

3 Feb – 31 Oct 2025

Duties and Responsibilities

Crimes that affect the environment, including wildlife and forest crime, crimes in the fisheries sector, minerals and waste crime, are a serious and growing problem. These crimes are not only a major and significant threat to the security of the environment, but also frequently involve other forms of serious criminality such as money laundering, corruption, human trafficking, tax and customs fraud, labour exploitation, and serious violations of environmental and public health and safety laws. Organized criminal networks are moving poached or illegally harvested natural resources using a variety of smuggling techniques, often by means of existing infrastructure and well- developed routes used for the trafficking of drugs, people, weapons, counterfeit goods and other forms of contraband. Furthermore, these crimes rob communities of their natural resources, impacts livelihoods and food security of local populations. To address this, UNODC’s Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment (GPCAE) delivers a range of technical assistance activities within several thematic areas towards achieving the key project objective of strengthening capacity to prevent and combat crimes that affect the environment on a regional, national and local basis. The GPCAE also raises awareness of such crimes among different stakeholders at the global and regional levels, including civil society, aiming to contribute to the reduction of demand for illegally exploited natural resources. Crimes that affect the environment, including wildlife and forest crime, crimes in the fisheries sector, minerals and waste crime, are a serious and growing problem. These crimes are not only a major and significant threat to the security of the environment, but also frequently involve other forms of serious criminality such as money laundering, corruption, human trafficking, tax and customs fraud, labour exploitation, and serious violations of environmental and public health and safety laws. Organized criminal networks are moving poached or illegally harvested natural resources using a variety of smuggling techniques, often by means of existing infrastructure and well- developed routes used for the trafficking of drugs, people, weapons, counterfeit goods and other forms of contraband. Furthermore, these crimes rob communities of their natural resources, impacts livelihoods and food security of local populations. UNODC’s GPCAE is implementing ‘crime scene to court’ programming in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is in need of an expert consultant to coordinate activities in order to deliver elements of the programming in the region under the FishNET II project. More specifically, the consultant will perform the following tasks: • Support the development of the GPCAE workplan for 2025 in Eastern Africa. • Coordinate the implementation of the FishNET II project in Africa among all UNODC programmes involved. • Liaise with government counterparts to coordinate the implementation of GPCAE in Eastern Africa. • Identify the necessary equipment for KeFS MCS Command Centre at the coastal region of Kenya. • Coordinate and organize a Fisheries Value Chain Analysis related activity in Kenya. • Support the drafting of the FishNET II annual report. • Coordinate the dissemination of the Bench Book for Judges and Magistrates in Kenya. • Support the dissemination of KeFS HR policy instruments, Kenya. • Coordinate and organize the dissemination of the RRG in Tanzania. • Support the organizing of CAE activity in Kenya. • Lead the effective reporting of achievement and success stories to the donor and to UNODC. • Contribute to resource mobilization efforts.

Qualifications/special skills

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in international relations, political science, law, business administration, economics or public administration 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. • A minimum of 2 years of experience in programme/project development, coordination, execution and implementation, at the international level, in wildlife, forestry, and other crimes that affect the environment is required. • Experience working with the United Nations is desirable. • Field experience in Sub Saharan Africa is required. • Previous experience working with Government institutions within the Eastern African region is desirable. • Experience and knowledge on UNODC’s mandate and approach related to crimes that affect the environment, corruption prevention, institutional strengthening, and criminal justice responses is desirable. • Experience in project implementation in the field of combating fisheries crime required.

Languages

• 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 United Nations Language 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.