Regional Advisor (Youth Programming and Mainstreaming), P4 (Temporary Job Opening) at United Nations

Responsibilities
The incumbent will primarily work in the region covered by ROSAF and will also serve as a resource person for other UNODC offices in Africa, facilitating the sharing of good practices throughout the continent and liaising with existing UNODC programmes at global and regional level (including the Youth4Impact Programme in the Regional Office for the Middle Est and North Africa (ROMENA)).Within assigned authority and in line with the cross-cutting commitment on youth empowerment of the UNODC Strategy 2021-2025 and with the Change Enabler on empowering children and youth of the UNODC Strategic Vision for Africa 2030, the Regional Advisor (Youth Programming and Mainstreaming) will be responsible for the following specific duties:

• Explore opportunities for developing new youth-focused projects and programmes in all UNODC mandate areas at country, sub-regional and regional level.
• Engage in mainstreaming youth empowerment and engagement across all projects and programmes implemented in the region, to include youth components or activities.
• In close coordination with the UNODC Youth Focal Point in HQ, develop tailored guidance, information and capacity building products focusing on meaningful youth engagement, youth programming and mainstreaming.
• Coordinate with youth-led and youth-focused organizations to co-develop youth-focused initiatives on the continent related to UNODC's mandate areas.
• Support the development of youth, peace and security actions and policies at national and regional levels related to UNODC's mandate areas.
• Provide advisory services to requesting Governments within the region for the formulation and implementation of effective youth-related policies and programmes.
• Promote and facilitate youth consultations in connection to the development of national/regional policies, strategies and programmes.
• Identify, prepare and contribute to the development of ideas, reform proposals, conduct training and prepare documents, in collaboration with UNODC field offices and headquarters.
• Provide substantive support to in-house processes to ensure a coherent and integrated technical cooperation approach, in close collaboration with UNODC field offices and the UNODC Youth Focal Point.
• Support youth-focused programmes across Africa and provide inputs on these initiatives to global UN reports. Liaise and cooperate regularly with officials from countries across Africa, taking advantage of multilingualism on the African continent.
• Liaise with relevant Member States’ representatives to support the development of regional and national programmes and strengthen national or regional cooperation with a particular focus on youth and young populations. Support requesting Member States to better protect their youth and societies from crime, violence, and drugs including a) enhancing legal-, policy- and institutional frameworks to effectively prevent crime, drug use and violence among Youth; b) improving the response of relevant sectoral systems and institutions to effectively respond to the needs of vulnerable and at-risk young men, young women, boys and girls and their families; and c) empowering young men, women, boys and girls and enhancing their awareness and resilience around drug use and associated health risks and crime, as well as all forms of violence and exploitation.
• Manage effective mobilization of resources for regional and national programmes.
• Seek appropriate partnerships with other organizations of the United Nations System in the development of regional and national programmes and related activities.
• Draft policy and programmatic documents.
• Organize and participate in meetings, workshops, study tours and seminars relating to pertinent UNODC mandates.
• 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, in particular, to facilitate global trends analysis relating to pertinent UNODC mandates.
• Perform other work-related duties as required.

Competencies

• Professionalism: Has knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to UNODC mandated areas of work – the world drug problem, organized crime, corruption and economic crime, terrorism prevention, crime prevention and criminal justice. Has knowledge of development policy, technical cooperation and substantive work covered by UNODC’s mandates, as it relates to youth. Has demonstrated ability to perform, manage, fundraise and/or advise on the planning, development and management of operations. Has demonstrated ability to negotiate and apply good judgment. Has demonstrated ability to draft documents and produce reports/papers on integrated programmatic issues which synthesize information and data from diverse sources. Has knowledge of resources mobilization strategies. Is able to apply United Nations rules, regulations, policies and guidelines in work situations. Has ability to analyse and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
• Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.
• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, political science, social science, international relations, public administration or related area 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.

Work Experience

• A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible professional experience in programme development and implementation in areas related to the world drug problem, organized crime, corruption and economic crime, terrorism prevention, crime prevention and criminal justice is required.