⦁ BACKGROUNDIn response to its enhanced mandates to provide technical assistance related to combating terrorism, organized crime, corruption and drugs, UNODC continues to deliver technical assistance to requesting States. The assistance supports States strengthening criminal justice and health systems to ratify and successfully implement international conventions and protocols, in compliance with the rule of law and human rights. UNODC technical assistance activities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are undertaken under the broad framework of the Regional Programme on Drug Control, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Reform
in the Arab States. The Programme contains the following Sub-Programmes: (a) Countering illicit trafficking, organized crime and terrorism; (b) Promoting integrity and building justice; (c) Drug prevention and health.
A steady high level of activities with numerous direct technical assistance to countries, as well as national and regional/sub-regional workshops, characterize the Regional Programme. Specialized training courses for national counterparts for enhanced and focused learning have proven to be one of the successful assistance activities which regularly receive positive feedback.
⦁ SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORKThe National Consultant will work under the overall guidance of the UNODC Regional Representative for the Middle East and North Africa and the direct supervision of UNODC Criminal Justice Programme Officer. The National Consultant will assist in the implementation of the project’s activities with relevant counterparts and the procurement of goods, which will take place during the period from September 2020 to August 2021, by performing the following tasks on monthly basis, working on virtual basis from home:
- Draft progress reports, web-stories, press releases and other written inputs relevant to the workshops and projects;
- Translation and review of relevant documents and training material in English and Arabic;
- Support the monitoring and evaluation of activities under the Criminal Justice Programme in the MENA region and assist the programme team in developing annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly workplans;
- Support the procurement of services, goods and equipment related to the projects’ implementation under the Criminal Justice Programme including preparing purchase orders, contracts and agreements with suppliers and following up with suppliers and expediters to ensure timely delivery;
- Support the preparation of background papers, correspondence with governments, working papers, mission reports, presentations, briefing notes, draft research, and policy papers on different thematic areas under the Criminal Justice Programme;
- Provide support to projects on aspects related to expenditures and the preparation of payment requests to vendors/consultants;
- Perform any other duties as required.