Especialista en Crimen Organizado y Justicia Penal
Organizational Context
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs, organized crime, and corruption. UNODC's work is guided by international legal instruments and UN standards in crime prevention and criminal justice. The Regional Office, which includes Ecuador, also covers Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, and Chile, offering opportunities for regional interaction and knowledge exchange on drug and crime issues.
Job Purpose
This role supports UNODC's mission to assist Member States in combating threats to governance, social stability, and human development, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights principles. The Specialist will provide crucial technical-legal support to projects aimed at enhancing criminal justice operators' capabilities. This involves implementing new measures and tools, improving information management, specialized investigation methods, and the use of expert knowledge. The position will strengthen inter-agency information exchange, technical capacity, and law enforcement coordination through an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional approach.
Responsibilities
The UN Volunteer will provide legal support to UNODC activities, ensuring compliance with national and international legal frameworks on organized crime and security. This includes analyzing and responding to legal queries, and assisting in drafting cooperation agreements and institutional frameworks for addressing organized crime at national and regional levels. The role involves analyzing legislation and legal documents to identify implications and systematize conceptual and methodological documents, technical reports, and progress reports. The volunteer will also support the collection, analysis, and systematization of information related to project activities, and consolidate, analyze, and track institutional needs. Additionally, the position entails providing technical assistance to state institutions on organized crime, managing activities from design to follow-up, actively participating in technical meetings with government authorities, civil society, academia, and international cooperation partners, and supporting logistical coordination for project activities.
Work Experience
A minimum of three years of legal experience is required, specifically in organized crime, security, criminal justice, or related areas. Experience in drafting or reviewing legislation, regulations, and legal instruments is essential. The role also requires experience in preparing legal opinions and conducting legal analyses in criminal law, criminal procedure, security, or organized crime. Oral litigation experience is necessary. Intermediate computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, social media) are required. Experience in the private sector, NGOs, academia, or with public justice/security institutions is desirable, as is experience with international cooperation projects or the UN system.
Skills
Key competencies include professionalism, integrity, teamwork, respect for diversity, commitment to continuous learning, planning and organization, communication, and flexibility. A genuine commitment to the principles of volunteerism, such as solidarity, compassion, reciprocity, and autonomy, is essential. Expertise in legal affairs is required.