DRUG CONTROL AND CRIME PREVENTION OFFICER

Posting Title: Project Coordinator, P3
Job Code Title: DRUG CONTROL AND CRIME PREVENTION OFFICER
Department/ Office: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Duty Station: DAKAR
Posting Period: 13 January 2015-12 February 2015
Job Opening number: 15-DRU-UNODC-39917-F-DAKAR (E)

Org. Setting and Reporting

The post is located in the Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Senegal (ROSEN)of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Dakar, Senegal. The incumbent will report to the UNODC Representative, ROSEN, and work under the overall guidance and supervision of the Regional Programme Coordinator for the West Africa Coast Initiative (WACI). The incumbent will be responsible for the overall coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project aimed at assisting the implementation of the West Africa Coast Initiative (WACI) in collaboration with national authorities and UNODC’s partners under the WACI which are the United Nations Office for West Africa in the Department of Political Affairs (UNOWA/DPA), the UN Missions, the UN Department for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and INTERPOL. The incumbent will function as a repository and focal point for all drug control and crime prevention related information in the country.

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Education

An advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in the fields of criminology, law, public administration or related fields is required. A first-level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Work Experience

A minimum of five years of relevant progressively responsible work experience in an operational capacity, in national and/or international law enforcement, investigation, police, drug and/or crime prevention and control is required, out of which at least four years in the field of drug law enforcement and organized crime. Project/programme planning and management experience in relevant field at the national or international level is required. Team-leading experience is highly desirable. Experience in a UN field office in a developing country, preferably in West Africa, is desirable.

Languages

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

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