United Nations Office On Drugs and Crime Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa recrute un(e) National Project Officer (Health in Prison) عودة إلى الفرص

I. Position Information

Job Code Title:  National Project Officer (Health in Prison)

Contract Type and Grade:  Service Contract, SB-4

Duration of contract:    12 months (renewable depending on funding availability and incumbent’s performance)

Duty Station:  Tunis, Tunisia

Supervisors:  Regional HIV Adviser, Head of UNODC Programme Office in Tunisia and Programme
Coordinator in the UNODC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa
(ROMENA), under the overall supervision of the Regional representative of ROMENA.

II. Organizational Context 

The Regional HIV Adviser who is responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of the technical assistance
project entitled: “HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, Treatment and Support in Prison Settings in the MENA Region and based
in Cairo will be first reporting officer. The Head of the UNODC Programme Office in Tunisia and the Regional
Programme Coordinator at the Regional Office for the Middle and North Africa (ROMENA) will be second reporting
officers for the incumbent, under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative of ROMENA.
External contacts:
The work of the incumbent entails dealing with external contacts from different UN agencies and other counterparts
inside and outside the duty station.

III. Purpose of the assignment

The incumbent will fulfill the functions of National Project Officer for the Health in Prisons-related activities and
initiatives implemented by ROMENA in Tunisia, as well as for other projects as required and if time allows, and will
assist in the provision of technical services related to programme implementation in Tunisia. More specifically, the
incumbent will fulfill the following tasks:
• Support the Regional HIV Adviser to ensure that project at the country level are carried out in a timely fashion.
• Monitor all aspects of project implementation and identify challenges and propose corrective actions to
expedite implementation.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders nationally and regionally at working level to ensure project objective is
attained.
• Undertake regular missions to project activity sites.

• Prepare reports and correspondence relating to progress in implementation (i.e. monthly report, ad hoc reports,
activity report, etc.)
• Participate fully in the country level Joint team on AIDS and other UN coordinating initiatives.
• Support, organize and participate in advocacy meetings, round-tables, training workshops and other meetings
related to specific HIV/AIDS issues;
• Assist the Regional HIV Adviser in preparing work plan, project and budget revisions by providing up to date
implementation information in a timely manner.
• Contribute to the review of programme and grant proposals selection processes.
• Identify gaps and opportunities and develop project proposals, including contribution to Global Fund’s and
other donor’s proposals and advocate for HIV and AIDS as it relates to prison to be adequately funded
nationally.
• Assist the Regional HIV Adviser in preparing the internal semi-annual and annual reports and to comply with
donor reporting obligations.
• Provide secretariat services to the National level Project Steering Committee.
• Participate in the recruitment of experts and consultants contracted under the project.
• Facilitate mission of the Regional HIV Adviser and other experts providing logistical assistance to the project.
• Establish and maintain financial records (principally records of expenditures) in respect of project costs and
ensures timely and accurate submission of financial reports.
• Maintain computer-based correspondence and financial records and filing system to keep accurate track of
project documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

VI. Competencies and Critical Success Factors

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
• Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of UNODC.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
• Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment.
• Excellent conceptual, analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills.
• Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage transactions, conduct financial Analysis and reporting.
• Proven ability to write technical reports and reviews and conduct presentations by clearly formulating positions
on issues and defending recommendations.