Programme Management Officer (Judiciary and Police) - Temporary

About the role

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is recruiting a temporary Programme Management Officer for its Programme Office in Haiti (POHTI), based in Port-au-Prince. The post supports the project strengthening the Haitian police and justice chain, with a focus on planning, coordinating and delivering training and capacity-building for the Haitian National Police and criminal justice institutions. It reports to the Anti-Corruption Programme Coordinator in Port-au-Prince, the UNODC Representative for Central America and the Caribbean in Panama, and the Head of Office, Haiti.

Key responsibilities

• Project management, implementation, monitoring and reporting: work plans, budgets, progress tracking, donor reports and compliance with UN financial rules.
• Coordinate administrative, logistical and financial aspects of project delivery, including travel, procurement, consultant engagement and payments.
• Support monitoring, evaluation and learning, and resource mobilization through donor mapping, proposals and partnership development.
• Plan and coordinate training, training-of-trainers and capacity-building for the police and justice institutions, integrating gender equality and human rights, and coordinate trainers, experts and consultants.
• Liaise with national counterparts (police, justice ministry, prosecution, judiciary) and with UN partners to avoid duplication.
• Monitor policing and criminal justice developments, collect and visualize data, and maintain project databases.
• Support recruitment and procurement, supervise support staff, interns and UN Volunteers, and undertake missions in Haiti.

Required profile

• Knowledge of project management in UN technical assistance for crime prevention, policing and anti-corruption, and of UNODC's mandate.
• Ability to plan, coordinate and monitor projects and training in a complex, volatile environment, and to analyse data for decision-making.
• Ability to incorporate gender perspectives and ensure equal participation of women and men.
• Work experience and knowledge of Haiti.