National Consultant

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Job Type

Remote

About United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) advances justice and security around the globe to enable people, families and communities to live peaceful, healthy and prosperous lives. Stopping deadly opioids and other illicit drugs. Giving organized criminal groups no place to hide. Protecting people from online scams and cyber fraud. Keeping trafficked weapons and criminal proceeds from fuelling more crime, terrorism and conflict. This is the support UNODC provides.

Job Description

To ensure strategic analysis of organized crime in Uganda is successfully conducted and completed in a timely manner (including methodology, desk research, stakeholder consultations). To make sure National workshops are successfully facilitated with all relevant national counterparts. To draft national strategy is produced with objectives, sub-objectives and activities following the approach of UNODC Organized Crime Strategy Toolkit and based on national priorities.

Job Opening ID: 272308

Job Family : Drug Control and Crime Prevention

Category and Level : Consultants, CON

Duty Station : Kampala

Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Date Posted : Feb 16, 2026

Deadline : Feb 27, 2026

Responsibilities

To ensure the strategic analysis of organized crime in Uganda is successfully conducted and completed in a timely manner (including methodology, desk research, stakeholder consultations).
To ensure National workshops are successfully facilitated with all relevant national counterparts.
To draft national strategy is produced with objectives, sub-objectives and activities following the approach of UNODC Organized Crime Strategy Toolkit and based on national priorities.
The consultant will undertake tasks as detailed under Sections 3 and 4 of these Terms of Reference.
The consultant will work from their own facilities and using their own ITC equipment.
As required for the performance of tasks and as far as possible, UNODC will provide the consultant with access to the relevant substantive materials, as well as with access to UNODC facilities and offices, as necessary.
The consultant may undertake travel, as requested and authorized by UNODC.
Travel costs and related daily subsistence allowance (DSA) are to be provided for each trip and in accordance with the UN travel rules and regulations.
Where extraneous circumstances render required travel and subsequent delivery of an output(s) impossible during specified dates, such changes will be made to the individual workplan, in consultation with the direct supervisor and programme staff, as to reschedule the delivery of an output(s) retaining the number of workdays within the period of assignment.
The consultant shall ensure that all materials developed, including the Strategy, as well as concept notes and agendas, substantive presentations, and other assignment-related written outputs as relevant and appropriate, integrate gender and human rights dimensions of organized crime and impacts of proposed interventions on women, men, youth, and children.
The consultant shall ensure that all written outputs are developed in line with the UNODC Toolkit on Mainstreaming Gender and Human Rights in the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
Every effort should be made by the consultant, in coordination with the programme staff, to proactively ensure diversity of the end beneficiaries and equal participation of all genders in the proposed activities.

Requirements

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in criminology, law, social sciences, business administration, or related discipline 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.
At least 7 years of relevant demonstrated experience related to research and analysis, including specific experience in conducting research into organized crime and related crimes is required
Proven ability to produce high quality reports of publishable standard, including the use of visual presentation of data/ analysis is required
Strong understanding of organized transnational crime, including its drivers, markets, vulnerabilities, solutions, key stakeholders’ roles, as well as emerging issues, policies, and strategies related to organized crime is desirable
Ability to interact with government agencies and other relevant stakeholders to operate effectively; establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations is desirable
Proven experience in conducting assessments/gap analysis on organized crime within Uganda or in Eastern Africa is required
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
For this post, fluency in oral and written English is required.
Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage