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Mission and objectives
UNODC has the mission to enable peace and security, human rights and development by making the world safer from drugs, crime, corruption and terrorism, by promoting justice and building resilient societies. Through its integrated programming approach, UNODC has a proven capacity to translate global normative frameworks into operational assistance, and to identify how drugs, crime and terrorism interact and impact sustainable development and human security. UNODC’s mandate ties in directly with the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs which explicitly recognize the interrelationship between sustainable development on the one hand, and the threats from violence, organized crime, corruption, access to justice, and terrorism on the other.
Context
The UNODC Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean in Panama (ROPAN) is uniquely positioned to support Member States in the Region in its fight against organized crime and corruption. It covers 24 countries in Central America and the Caribbean and provides technical assistance tailored to the specific needs of Member States in the region.The UNODC Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean in Panama also provides support to Member States in the area of drug demand reduction, in close coordination with the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section of UNODC (PTRS UNODC). UNODC PTRS is part of the Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs (DPA) at UNODC Headquarters in Vienna. The section is responsible for identifying, developing, and disseminating "good practice" in drug use epidemiology, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, and assisting the Partnership in Development Branch of UNODC in strengthening national capacities to develop and implement demand reduction strategies and programmes.This position is located in ROPAN (Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean in Panama), Panama City, specifically in the Drug Demand Reduction Section.. The contractor reports to the Programme Officer (UNODC-WHO Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care, GLOK32) under the overall guidance of the Chief, PTRS. The incumbent will generally assist the drug dependence treatment team of the PTRS regarding coordination, implementation, monitoring, and reporting on the global programmes on drug dependence treatment and care.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the UNODC Programme Officer, the International UN Youth Volunteer will:• Support the overall implementation of the QALAT (Quality Assurance in Latin America & the Caribbean) II project in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, including through remote communication with UNODC PTRS (Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section).• Support coordination with relevant local authorities, with a view to facilitating project implementation. Assist in organizing, implementing, and monitoring relevant QALAT II project activities.• Support the preparation of online and face-to-face technical meetings and consultations as required.• Prepare relevant meeting documentation, including agendas, participant lists and presentations.• Support the project with the preparation of various written outputs, e.g. briefing notes, meeting reports, training materials, draft background papers, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, PowerPoint presentations and translations from English into Spanish, etc.• Communicate regularly with the team of the QALAT II project for reporting and information sharing purposes.• Participate in regular team meetings.• Assist in the preparation of work plans and other organizational management tools necessary for project planning and monitoring.• Increasingly build knowledge on substantive issues regarding drug dependence treatment and care and the related policies.• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;• Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.Results/expected outputs:• As an active UNODC/ROPAN/ PTRS team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNODC/ROPAN/PTRS and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including:• Results achieved within agreed upon deadlines.• Assigned reports on activities in project countries reviewed and finalized.• Ongoing support to UNODC global projects on addressing substance use and substance use disorders, especially in Central America, provided successfully.• Supported project implementation (QALAT II/GLOK32) including through remote communication with UNODC headquarters.• Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment.• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed
