Job opening: UNODC Project Officer (Anti Human Trafficking)

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Project Officer (Anti Human Trafficking)

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Location: India (New Delhi)

Closing date: 15 Aug 2007

Job Description

ONLY INDIAN CITIZENS ARE ELIGIBLE

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. UNDP/SC/2007/055

Date of Issue: 1 August 2007

Closing Date: 15 August 2007

Post Title: Project Officer (Anti Human Trafficking)

Organization: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Duty Station: New Delhi

Duration: Eight months

Type of Contract: Service Contract

This vacancy is open to applicants of either sex. Preference will be

given to equally qualified women candidates.

Background:

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South

Asia (UNODC ROSA), in coordination with the Ministry of Home affairs,

Government of India is implementing Project IND/S16 on " Strengthening

law enforcement response in India against trafficking in persons

through training and capacity building " . The Project is being run in

partnership with the law enforcement agencies and civil society in

the States of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal and

Bihar, with the aim of intensifying efforts to prevent and combat

human trafficking in India.

For running the above-mentioned project, we need to recruit a Project

Officer to assist the Project Coordinator.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision and guidance of the Project Coordinator and

under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative for

South Asia, the Project Officer will have the following duties and

responsibilities:

- Assist the Project Coordinator in the day to day implementation,

monitoring and evaluation of the project.

- Liaise with relevant Government counterpart officials and UNODC

Headquarters in substantive matters concerning this project.

- Assist the Project Coordinator in organizing, in cooperation with

Government counterparts, training programmes in the project state and

the development of training curriculum.

- Participate and monitor training programmes for police and public

prosecutors being conducted in all the project states.

- Ensure extensive documentation of the training programmes and the

impact of the training at the field level.

- Assist the Project Coordinator in development of Training Tools,

viz. Protocols, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Training

Manuals, etc. for purposes of training of the stake holders.

- Liaise with partners to whom Training Tools have been outsourced

and ensure that documents are submitted to UNODC on time.

- Scrutinize the Training Tools; ensure veracity of the technical

legal documents and ensure quality documentation.

- Ensure proper designing and printing of the Training Tools and

ensure prompt delivery of the tools and ensure prompt delivery of the

tools.

- Undertake missions to project sites and prepare reports covering

these visits.

- Monitor all aspects of project implementation, identify problems

and propose actions.

- Undertake such other relevant duties as assigned by the Project

Coordinator and the ROSA Representative.

Educational Qualifications:

- An advanced degree in criminology, social science, law, humanities,

or a related field.

Experience:

- At least 5 years of prior work experience in the field of law

preferably on human rights or 5 years work experience with a UN

agency or NGO.

- Experience in drafting project proposals and knowledge of and

practice experience in project implementation monitoring and

evaluation.

Knowledge and Skills:

- Up to date knowledge of UN programmes, policies, guidelines and

procedures would be an asset.

- Ability to function in a Local Area Network environment is

essential. Knowledge of word – processing, MS Project, advanced MS

Excel and MS Access will be required.

- Publications, if any, will be an added advantage.

Languages:

- Excellent command over the English and local language, both written

and spoken including the ability to draft at a professional level.

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