United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Senior Programme Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Senior Programme Coordinator Jobs in Kenya; 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.

• Undertake strategic and substantive review of the assigned programmes, identify problems and issues to be addressed, prepare risk analysis and propose evaluation frameworks including logical results models and indicators of achievement. Ensure programmatic and financial delivery of assigned programmes and projects.

• Lead UNODC collaborative work within the framework of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (UNODC, World Bank, CITES Secretariat, INTERPOL, World Customs Organization);

• Lead efforts to collect and analyze data and provide insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensure that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.

• Identify and prioritize requirements and training needs, plan and carry out consultative meetings, trainings, seminars, workshops and conferences related to the thematic areas, participate in conferences and meetings as required, including preparing and delivering presentations and as a resource person.

• Oversee and guide the preparation of various written outputs, e.g. briefing notes for senior management, sections of UN/UNODC reports such as UNODC Annual Report, lead the process of ensuring quality inputs to briefings, training materials, manuals, toolkits, publications, website and other reports; service the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) through the drafting of reports, oral presentations and other support as required;


• Develop and implement a resource mobilization strategy and build partnerships aimed at broadening the donor base, and promoting long-term involvement and financial, in-kind support and resources by national, regional and international public and private sector donors to support the programmes.


• Take the lead in promoting initiatives and interventions and explore opportunities to promote the expansion of the programme, oversee outreach activities and work with Member States and donors closely to secure cooperation agreements.

• Stimulate, support and structure all communication and advocacy efforts to ensure quality assurance and content alignment.

• Monitor the programme budget, ensure delivery of timely programme/project preparation and submission, budget revisions and progress reports reporting on programme activities/expenditures; validate the supply of equipment and other programme deliveries, and monitor the programme’s expenditures.

• Ensure integration of human rights and gender system-wide policies in planning and delivery of assistance.

• Oversee the recruitment of staff and non-staff personnel; ensure effective utilization, supervision and development of human resources; guide, evaluate and mentor personnel; promote professional development and create an inclusive and diverse work environment which fosters civility and respect among colleagues and uphold zero tolerance to harassment, including sexual harassment/exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority.

• Oversee managerial, operational and programmatic matters in relation to the efficient and effective use of financial, physical and human resources in the office in line with the established policies and delegated authority, including the planning, development and management of procurement for the office and projects/programmes.

• Lead field missions and prepare mission reports, etc.

• 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.


Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.


How to Apply

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