Location : Abuja, NIGERIA
Application Deadline : 13-Jul-15
Additional Category Crisis Prevention and Recovery
Type of Contract : UNV
Post Level : UNV
Languages Required : English
Duration of Initial Contract : 10 months




Background

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme
of the UN organization that promotes volunteerism
to support peace and development worldwide.
Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of
development and it benefits both society at large
and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to
peace and development by advocating for
volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to
integrate volunteerism into development
programming, and mobilizing volunteers.
In most cultures volunteerism is deeply embedded
in long-established, ancient traditions of sharing
and support within the communities. In this
context, UN Volunteers take part in various forms
of volunteerism and play a role in development and
peace together with co-workers, host agencies and
local communities.
In all assignments, UN Volunteers promote
volunteerism through their action and conduct.
Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and
positively enrich their understanding of local and
social realities, as well as create a bridge between
themselves and the people in their host
community. This will make the time they spend as
UN Volunteers even more rewarding and
productive





Brief Project Description


The objective of the project is to support Nigeria’s
border control efforts aimed at preventing illicit
trafficking in the North-East geopolitical zone of the
country, which is the most affected by the ongoing
terrorist insurgency. The project aims to achieve
this through the training of border control officers
from the five key Law Enforcement Agencies
involved in land border management and control in
the country. The officers to be trained would be
selected from five land border-areas from the
North-East geo-political zone of the country
namely, Belel and Sarti Gurin borders in Adamawa
State; Gamboru and Banki borders in Borno State;
Tulutulo border in Yobe State and Gembu border in
Taraba State. The capacity building would ensure
adherence to the rule of law and continuous
support for improvements in cross border control
efforts through a mentorship approach.





Host Agency/Host Institute:

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)



Organizational Context:


The selected candidate shall work under the overall
supervision of UNODC Representative, and the
direct supervision and guidance of the UNODC
National Project Officer, Multidimensional Security,
at the UNODC Country office for Nigeria which is
based in Abuja. The National UNV Programme
Assistant would cover activities under the project:
“Strengthening National Response to Security
Threats through Enhanced Border Control in
Nigeria”.
This position mainly involves providing
programmatic assistance, administrative support
and working with government agencies–
investigators, legal advisers, prosecutors and other
stakeholders in the criminal justice system.



Duties and Responsibilities


Under the supervision of the National Project
Officer, the UNV will be responsible for the
following tasks:
Support the NPO in the preparation of project
outputs that relate to implementation of
programme activities, such as progress reports,
briefings, presentations etc.
Provide administrative and substantive support to
consultative and other meetings, conferences,
workshops, identifying participants, follow-up and
coordination with participants and invitees, support
logistic arrangements.
Assist with the formulation of work plans and other
organizational management tools necessary for
programme planning and monitoring;
Assist with the preparation of programme/project
development and assessment missions conducted
for relevant programming;
Carry out other relevant duties as may be
required.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to:
Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of
the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant
UNV and external publications and take active part
in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark
IVD);
Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or
local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action
that they are undertaking, including participation in
ongoing reflection activities;
Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences
and submit them for UNV publications/websites,
newsletters, press releases, etc.;
Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-
arrived UN Volunteers;
Promote or advise local groups in the use of
online volunteering, or encourage relevant local
individuals and organizations to use the UNV
Online Volunteering service whenever technically
possible.



Required Skills and Experience
Qualifications/Requirements:


The post holder must possess a University First
degree in a development-related discipline; law,
criminology, social sciences, arts, international
relations or related fields.
Candidate should be at least 25 years old.
In addition, a minimum of two years of professional
work experience in policy, legal advocacy and/or
criminal justice related discipline is required.

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