Overview
Coordinates the implementation of a project to prevent and combat fraud involving organized crime. The role involves substantive, organizational, and coordination assignments for project development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform substantive, organizational and coordination assignments for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project to prevent and combat fraud involving organized crime.
- Plan and coordinate the implementation of the Project in accordance with the work plan and with a view to ensuring high quality outputs and achieving the project outcomes.
- Provide strategic advice on programme development and implementation; review relevant documents and reports; identify problems to be addressed and initiate corrective actions; liaise with relevant parties; ensure follow-up with a view to increasing the quality of programme delivery.
- Lead the design and monitor the roll-out and effective implementation of a monitoring, evaluation and learning strategy for the Organized Fraud Project including the application of results-based management tools such as the Organized Fraud Project’s log frame, indicators and theory of change; coordinate inputs on the Organized Fraud Project’s implementation to internal UNODC and UN-wide reporting tools; identify, review and appraise good practices, methodologies and programme activities and contribute to their promotion and dissemination.
- In consultation with the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officers in the Section, advise on the utilization of resources under the Organized Fraud Project on the basis of available funding and agreed workplans; coordinate regular financial and narrative reporting for the Organized Fraud Project and the implementation of specific donor contributions.
- Coordinate budget execution and supervise expenditures and utilization of funds; initiate project revisions and ensure the timely submission of budgetary documentation and reports (such as outlines of work programme, programme budget, programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, programme performance reports, financial statements etc.); coordinate regular mid-term and independent programme evaluations for the Organized Fraud Project.
- Advise on the development and undertake quality control of funding proposals for donor consideration including on the theory of change, adherence to results-based management principles as well as budgeting; establish and maintain regular contact with donors; organize donor briefings and other public activities to promote the work of the Section; undertake consultative missions as required.
- Promote the Section’s work and related achievements under the Organized Fraud Project; in close coordination and consultation with the Advocacy Section (AS) of the Public Affairs and Policy Support Branch (PAB) of the Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs (DPA), oversee advocacy activities to increase public awareness about fraud involving organized crime; prepare technical presentations of the programme at designated international, regional and national fora and/or other public events; make presentations on assigned topics/activities.
- Collect and analyze data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
- Supervise and coordinate the work of assigned staff.
- Perform any other work-related duties as may be required.
Required Experience
- A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in crime prevention and criminal justice matters with a focus on transnational organized crime is required.
- Work experience in project or programme formulation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in areas related to transnational organized crime is required.
- Work experience in fundraising with both Member States and the private sector is required.
- Work experience in crime prevention and criminal justice matters, especially in relation to the development and implementation of programmes emanating from resolutions and mandates on traditional and emerging forms of transnational organized crime is desirable.
- Work experience in managing projects funded by public and private sector donors is desirable.
- Work experience in the United Nations system or similar international organization dealing with crime prevention and criminal justice issues is desirable.
- Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, international relations 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.
