Responsibilities
The Senior Programme Coordinator (Head of Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment (CAE), will be responsible for the implementation of the Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment. Within delegated authority, the incumbent will perform the following specific tasks:
Under the framework of the Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment, lead and direct the development, implementation and evaluation of UNODC’s policies, global programmes, projects, operations and activities in the beneficiary countries in the areas of crimes that affect the environment, including illicit traffic and trade of wild fauna and flora, illegal deforestation/illegal timber trafficking, crimes in the fisheries sector, crimes in the minerals sector, trafficking in precious metals and waste, among others, aimed at assisting Member States, governmental and non-governmental institutions and organizations as well as other interested parties in the development and improvement of their national, regional and inter-regional and global development of crime prevention, related policies, strategies and capacities;
Provide leadership, manage and direct the development, conceptualizing, planning, organizing and monitoring of the assigned programmes, strategies and projects and provide technical input to implementation, establish work plans and cooperate with Governments and counterparts on the implementation and monitoring of programmes and projects aimed at building the capacity of and cooperation between Member States to better understand, detect, investigate, prosecute and adjudicate crimes that affect the environment;
Represent UNODC’s position and provide expert advice and technical guidance to Government officials and national counterparts with regards to the Programmes’ strategies, capacity building and on good practices in areas of competence and fields of interventions;
Keep abreast of national, regional and continental political developments, policy shifts, trends and emerging issues in the subject areas and coordinate and advise senior management and HQs colleagues on dynamics and possible policy and operational responses to enable planning and decision-making.
Perform any other work-related duties as required/assigned.
Education
An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, economics, international relations, law, social science, political science, 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.
Work Experience
A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible professional experience in an international environment in developing, managing and implementing technical assistance programmes in areas relevant to UNODC’s mandates, such as drug control, crime prevention, justice, security sector, rule of law, governance, international development, public administration, social development, is required.
Work experience in leading and managing a team in a regional or global context is required.
Solid work experience in field-based project/programme implementation and monitoring is required.
Work experience in programme/project management in the United Nations or a similar international organization is desirable.
Work experience with counterparts in the field on issues of crimes that affect the environment/wildlife and forest crime with the United Nations or a similar international organization is desirable.
Proven work experience negotiating and building partnerships for technical cooperation is desirable.
Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
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