Consultant

Result of Service

i. Prepare and implement two (2) one-week Mentoring sessions in Algiers, Algeria; ii. Substantive inputs and technical advice to elaborate working documents (such as case studies, agenda) and other substantive material in relation to the Mentoring sessions. i. Prepare a substantive report with summary of the good practices, outcomes and results achieved through the mentoring sessions and recommendations for follow up activities.

Work Location

Home-based + Travel 9 – 22 November 2024, Algiers, Algeria

Expected duration

25 working days

Duties and Responsibilities

1- Background of the assignment: As stated in the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, a key component of global counter-terrorism efforts since 2001 has been the promotion of effective and rule of law (RoL) based criminal justice responses to terrorism, that also comply with international human rights and humanitarian law obligations. There is growing recognition that terrorists can benefit from organized crime, whether domestic or transnational, through trafficking in arms, persons, drugs, cultural property, the illicit trade in natural resources such as charcoal, forestry, gold, or oil, and wildlife, the abuse of legitimate commercial enterprise, non-profit organizations, donations, crowdfunding and proceeds of criminal activity, including kidnapping for ransom, extortion, bank robbery, as well as transnational organized crime at sea. The nature and scope of these linkages varies by region. Numerous Security Council resolutions have addressed this threat, including most recently Security Council resolutions 2482 (2019) and 2462 (2019) as well as resolutions 2388 (2017), 2331 (2016), and 2195 (2014) call upon States to better understand and address linkages between organized crime and terrorism as a threat to security and development, enhance cooperation, and strengthen their law enforcement, prosecution, judicial and border-control capacities to prevent, investigate and prosecute related criminal offences. The project on “Strengthening capacity to address the nexus between terrorism and organized crime in Africa”, jointly implemented with UNICRI, seeks to enhance national frameworks and strengthen capabilities to better understand, detect, and address the nexus between terrorism and organized crime through support at the regional, national and local levels, thereby reducing the damaging effects of the nexus within and between Sub-Saharan Africa and Northern Africa and preventing the spill over to other global regions. This project is currently being implemented in four beneficiary countries: Algeria, Benin, Mali and Togo and is focusing on knowledge-building and skills development of national policy-makers and criminal justice officials, contributing to institutional transformation, including through enhanced inter-agency and cross-border cooperation and sharing of good-practices. Addressing these interlinked and destabilizing challenges of terrorism and organized crime, which in many regions are significant threats to security and undermine development, presents an important opportunity to respond to the Secretary-General’s vision of alignment between peace and security, human rights, and development. The current project aims to achieve the following objectives: – To analyze the trends and challenges existing in the selected countries and, more generally, in the regions, on the nexus between terrorism and organized crime; – To increase awareness and better understanding of the nexus between terrorism and organized crime; – To ensure that practitioners are provided with the policies, skills, and tools to deal with the nexus between terrorism and organized crime, and cooperate effectively, in accordance with the norms and standards of international law, international human rights law and fundamental freedoms. 2. Purpose of the assignment: In close consultation with the project managers based in Vienna, and under the overall supervision of the Chief of Implementation Support Section (ISS) II, the Consultant is expected to provide substantive support to the implementation of technical assistance and capacity building activities, focusing on enhancing States’ capacities on the collection, analysis, and use of electronic evidence to detect, investigate, attribute, and prosecute terrorism offenses in Algeria, Benin and Togo, as well as promoting regional and international cooperation between criminal justice and law enforcement practitioners in North and West Africa.

Qualifications/special skills

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in criminal justice, criminology, law, political science, management or other related fields is required. A first-level university degree in the aforementioned fields in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Formal qualifications or certifications from a recognised national or international customs authority, police academy, or military-training institution, supplemented by specialization in criminal justice, crime prevention, or law enforcement, in combination with four (4) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the first level university degree. • 10 years of practical experience in criminal investigation matters, with specialization in counterterrorism and transnational organized crime is required; • Experience in designing and implementing technical assistance activities focusing on criminal justice responses for criminal justice officials is required; • Previous work experience at the national and international levels with a focus on Western African region is desirable. .

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in oral and written French, is required. Knowledge of other United Nations official languages is an advantage.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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