Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Job Description
Background
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UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Office/Unit/Project Description
Tanzania has defined a range of development goals in the Tanzania Development Vision 2025 which include the creation of high-quality livelihoods; peace, stability and unity; good governance; a well-educated and learning society; and a competitive economy capable of sustainable growth and shared benefits but all of these development objectives may be undermined by Serious and Organized Crime (SOC). This role is part of a project financed by the FCDO and the European Union and managed by UNDP that seeks to address aspects of serious and organized crime (SOC). The support will be embedded in the Transanational Organized Crime Task Force (TOCTF) in Zanzibar. The TOCTF work includes addressing challenges of narcotics, human trafficking, illicit wildlife trade and specific risks to children on the islands. The TOCTF conducts activities which require careful risk management. The mentor is key part of the risk management, and will be expected to mitigate the risk of diversion of resources and capability to tasks not agreed between the Government of Tanzania and UNDP/FCDO.

Duties and Responsibilities
Enhance the functional capacity of the Zanzibar law enforcement tackling transnational organized crime
Responsible for mentoring heads of appropriate agencies; managing and leading a team responsible for developing and progressing complex transnational serious organized crime investigations. Investigations are undertaken in an extremely sensitive and closed environment; the work will be dynamic in identifying intelligence and evidential opportunities to progress investigations;
Lead and be responsible for developing and progressing investigations through a variety of methods including traditional and technical evidential capture, the securing of international evidence (where appropriate) and case building through to a judicial outcome.
Perform the role of subject matter expert and senior investigating officer;
Assisting, advising, leading and managing complex investigations and projects to ensure that they are carried out thoroughly in accordance with policy and relevant Tanzanian legislation;
Develop pilot initiatives for functional partnerships between justice sector institutions, UNDP, donors and funding;
Guide in setting the direction for operational activity and assist in communicating proposed activity to staff and stakeholders;
Investigate serious and complex transnational organized crime against the highest risks and harm posed to Tanzanian communities in an ethical and lawful manner.
Ensure that all operations and projects align with strategic objectives;
Set and monitor operational performance and comply with relevant control strategies;
Create and oversee risk registers and report regularly to relevant stakeholders;
Manage change activity and communicate proposed changes to stakeholders;
Build good working relationships with both internal and external partners including other law enforcement agencies and the Zanzibar Director of public Prosecutions;
Advise and support the Project Manager to manage TOCTF procurement processes to ensure project assets are obtained and utilized properly.
Lead advocacy for and strengthening of national capacity for planning and coordination of development project in the sector.
Lead knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing, and advocacy;
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
The Transnational Organized Crimes Specialist will report directly to the Technical Specialist/Project Manager- Governance within UNDP. S/he will have a close working relationship with the designated Government TOCTF Team Leaders and the SOC -Project Coordinator within the Director of Public Prosecution’s Office in Zanzibar.

Competencies
Core
Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
2030 Agenda: Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights -Access to Justice
Business Management: – Partnerships Management-Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policy
Business Direction and Strategy – System thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
Business Management: Monitoring & Evaluation – Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to make sure that they are being implemented effectively; Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results. – Ability to make independent judgment of the management and results of strategies, programmes and activities based on set criteria and benchmark, keeping in mind the needs and concerns of client, current and upcoming. Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools. Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks. Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns
2030 Agenda: Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights – Rule of Law
2030 Agenda: Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights – Human Rights Mainstreaming

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
Advanced university degree (master Degree or equivalent ) in Security Studies, Public Administration or relevant field is required; OR
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:
A minimum of 7 years’ (with master’s degree) or 9 years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in the intelligence-led investigation or prosecution of serious and organized crime, Digital and Cyber, Financial Crime, Intelligence and covert tactics and strategies is required.

Required Skills:
Experience in advising judicial institutions on criminal reforms, prisons and detention reforms, legislative drafting, constitutional drafting and analysis, legal matters;
Hands-on experience in “justice sector reforms” advisory support to national-level justice and judicial institutions;
Significant experience in prosecuting intelligence-led investigation of serious and organized Crime using complex evidence;
Proven track record of sound understanding of the relevant national and international legislation affecting operational activity, and enforcement techniques, investigative strategies and intelligence gathering capabilities;
Proven law enforcement operational experience investigating or prosecuting transnational SOC;
Experience in effective operational decision making with accountability for decisions made;
Proven leadership of international police operational activity;
Substantial experience in managing investigations, prosecutions, plans and strategies, or financial strategies to maximize disruption outcomes;
Experience in comprehensive understanding of appropriate law enforcement, prosecution of judiciary decision decision models;
Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, and plan as well as transfer knowledge and skills.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
Demonstrated experience and comprehensive understanding and application of SOC Case Decision Logs;
Experience in Introducing new techniques and systems to improve quality of evidence in SOC investigations/ prosecutions;
Experience in mentoring units on systems to monitor and improve performance using data and performance feedback;
Proven track record of knowledge of evidence required for successful prosecutions;
Proven track record of successful partnerships / working with State Prosecutors or /and Judiciary;
Prior experience in conducting detailed risk assessments in support of operational activity;
Experience in managing sensitive intelligence products and dissemination to relevant partners;
Experience and understanding of the cyber landscape, emerging techniques and associated threats
Experience in the Police, Prosecution or Judiciary public sectors;
Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.

Required Language
Fluency in English is required.
Knowledge of Kiswahili would be an added advantage
Working knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

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Non-discrimination
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

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Required Skills
Advising judicial institutions on criminal reforms, prisons and detention reforms, legislative drafting, constitutional drafting and analysis, legal matters
The intelligence-led investigation or prosecution of serious and organized crime, Digital and Cyber, Financial Crime, Intelligence and covert tactics and strategies

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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