The Consultant will develop capacity-building initiatives of prison officers to collect, analyse and share intelligence information based on the prison intelligence framework of the Uganda Prisons Service.
Requirements
- The applicant for the UNODC job must hold an advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in criminology, law, social sciences, business administration, or related discipline 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 10 years of professional work experience in law enforcement force, criminal law and/or security service sector including providing technical advice, capacity building and mentoring specifically related to the prison Intelligence and management of violent extremist prisoners is required.
- Understanding of international standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice, in particular the Nelson Mandela Rules, preferably complemented by exposure to delivering technical assistance on prison management – related issues at international level, including in low- and middle-income countries is required.
- Experience within the United Nations System and substantive knowledge of the work of UNODC is desirable.
- Previous experience providing support on assessing and managing risks of high-risk prisoners including violent extremist prisoners and with criminal justice actors in Africa is
- Experience of working in conflict zones and a hardship non-family duty station is desirable.
- Ability to interact with governmental agencies, good interpersonal skills and organizational proficiency is desirable.
- Strong research and coordination skills, analytical capacities and ability to synthesize complex inputs into coherent support is desirable.
- Ability to develop practical and user-friendly tools in the field of prison staff training is desirable.
- Languages: fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.