Background
Duties and Responsibilities
- Profiling of organized crime groups trafficking opiates on Northern Route; the study will be performed in close cooperation with other UNODC researchers in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan (CARICC), Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and relevant competent agencies of these countries; the publication will be produced in English and Russian languages (approximate timeframe of 12 months from May 2013 to May 2014);
- Drug-situation analysis in Kyrgyzstan; the study will be performed in close cooperation with UNODC researcher in Kyrgyzstan and Kyrgyz counter-narcotics agencies; the publication will be produced in English and Russian languages (approximate timeframe of 6 months from May 2013 to October 2013);
- Monitor media and official open-information sources in English and Russian and register drug and precursor seizures in Central Asia on AOTP online platform on a daily basis;
- Provide English-Russian translation and translation quality-control for AOTP reports (approximately 2 reports 175 pages each);
- Carry out any other tasks as assigned by the Afghan Opiate Trade Programme Management Officer.
- Quality of the documents produced;
- Technical competence;
- Timeliness of the delivery.
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNODC;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
Functional competencies:
- Ability and willingness to work under pressure and with tight deadlines;
- Ability to work in a team, good interpersonal and communication skills;
- Work experience in Central Asia and or with UN system or other international organization would be an asset
Required Skills and Experience
- Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, International Development and/or related Social Science is required.
Experience:
- Prior experience of at least three years in research and analysis, project management and evaluation in the area of development, preferably in the field of narcotics, is required. Prior experience of performing similar services for international institutions is desired.
- Experience in academic teaching or provision of trainings in statistics is desired.
- Experience in English-Russian and Russian-English translation in the area of drugs and drug-related crime is desired.
- Excellent knowledge of Excel, Word and Power Point is required.
- Willingness and ability to travel across Central Asian region is required.
- Excellent written and spoken English and Russian is a must; knowledge of one of the Central Asian languages is an asset.
NOTE
For detailed information please kindly refer to UNDP Kazakhstan web site.
FC: GLOV20