International Consultant (Human Trafficking)

The consultant will provide high-quality technical expertise to support the implementation of projects related to trafficking in persons for forced criminality in scam operations. Responsibilities include designing and delivering technical assistance, capacity-building workshops, regional awareness-raising materials, and supporting ASEAN activities to strengthen regional cooperation and criminal justice responses.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the planning, oversight, implementation, management and delivery of technical assistance of the TIP SOM project activities, including through the organization and delivery of workshops, forums, clinics, and trainings as well as the preparation of substantive inputs for capacity development initiatives.
• Liaise and support activities with relevant ASEAN sectoral bodies (including SOMTC and its Working Groups) on TIP, including regional cooperation and policy development.
• Support the design, coordination, and implementation of awareness-raising campaigns, including developing innovative approaches, technical materials, and implementation strategies.
• Draft and review reports, guidance materials, project documents, concept notes, and other substantive outputs, ensuring high technical quality and consistency with UNODC standards.
• Support the design and development of knowledge projects and briefing materials relating to TIP SOM, particularly TIP for FC.
• Prepare briefings, presentations, and other materials on topics related to TIP and SOM, particularly TIP for FC.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, governance, international relations, law or international relations or related field 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.
• A minimum of five (5) of professional relevant experience in project management, coordinating and organizing capacity building workshops and trainings, including experience in the areas of human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and / or transnational organized crime at national, regional and international levels, is required.
• Field-based work experience in developing and implementing TIP and SOM capacity building projects in Southeast Asia and the Pacific is required.
• Experience engaging with ASEAN and ASEAN bodies (e.g. SOMTC; Working Groups) in the area of TIP and/or SOM is required.
• Experience of liaising with mid- to high-level Southeast Asian government officials is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge on trafficking in persons for forced criminality in scam centres is required.
• Professional experience working within the United Nations system or other international organizations in Southeast Asia is required.
• Experience working with law enforcement and/or criminal justice practitioners in Southeast Asia is desirable.
• Experience with donor relations, particularly Australia, the EU and the United States, is desirable.
• Fluency in English, with excellent drafting and communication skills, is required.
• Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an advantage.

Skills

• Project Management
• Capacity Building Workshops
• Training Delivery
• Human Trafficking Expertise
• Migrant smuggling knowledge
• Transnational Organized Crime Coordination
• Field-based Project Implementation
• TIP Capacity Building
• SOM Capacity Building
• ASEAN Engagement
• Liaising with Government Officials
• Trafficking for Forced Criminality
• United Nations Experience
• International Organization Experience
• Law Enforcement Collaboration
• Criminal Justice Practitioner Engagement
• Donor Relations
• Technical Assistance Design
• Regional Awareness Raising
• English Drafting

Languages

English, French