Project Management Support - Senior Officer

Overview

Provides technical, administrative, and coordination support for the efficient implementation of maritime security, law enforcement, border management, and criminal justice capacity-building activities in Bangladesh.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of UNODC maritime security, law enforcement, and criminal justice development programmes and projects.
• Review and edit relevant documents and reports, including project proposals, terms of reference for recruitments and/or procurement, concept notes, meeting minutes, agendas, presentations, and inputs for publications.
• Maintain communication with donors and other United Nations programmes on project implementation.
• Work alongside Admin and Finance Associate(s)/Officer(s) for the effective planning and execution of capacity building programmes.
• Support the design, planning and implementation of capacity-building activities, training programmes, workshops and regional meetings.
• Participate in field missions and represent BMB Asia Maritime Team in events and workshops.
• Contribute to the delivery of other UNODC activities in Bangladesh and the wider region.
• Monitor and analyse programme and project progress, identify implementation challenges, and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide translation, proofreading and quality assurance of programme and technical documents.
• Support programme budgeting, reporting and preparation of financial and donor-related documentation.
• Support internal and external communication, including documentation and dissemination of programme results and liaison with stakeholders.
• Facilitate coordination and communication with maritime authorities, law enforcement agencies, criminal justice institutions and other national and international stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with relevant government agencies and stakeholders.
• Provide logistical, administrative and technical support for meetings, conferences, and events.
• Provide substantive support for policy coordination and evaluation functions.
• Support research activities by collecting, analyzing, and presenting relevant data and information.
• Prepare briefs, draft concept notes and other managerial products.

Required Experience

Relevant experience in programme administration or coordination in the areas of rule of law, criminal justice, maritime law enforcement or maritime security at the national level is required. Experience supporting activities related to maritime crime or transnational organized crime is required, such as capacity-building, technical assistance, policy support, legal or operational coordination, training delivery, or development of guidance materials. Experience planning, organizing or coordinating capacity-building activities with government counterparts is required. This may include workshops, training programmes, conferences, tabletop exercises, consultations or similar activities. Experience liaising with national authorities, law enforcement agencies, justice institutions, or other government stakeholders is required. Excellent command of Microsoft 365 software packages (Outlook, SharePoint/OneDrive, Office, Excel, PowerPoint) is required. Experience working with, or supporting activities involving, South Asian countries is highly desirable in the areas of rule of law, criminal justice, maritime law enforcement or maritime security. Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts, and approaches of the relevant aspects in maritime crime and maritime security in the Indian Ocean region is highly desirable. Experience supporting monitoring and evaluation, including preparation of activity reports, participant feedback analysis, lessons learned, SWOT analysis or outcome summaries, is desirable. Familiarity with UNODC’s mandate, particularly the Global Maritime Crime Programme, is desirable.

Qualifications

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, criminology, political sciences, public administration, international relations, security studies or relevant social or political area with focus on criminal justice and/or law enforcement issues is required. OR A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

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