Overview
The consultant will provide technical assistance to Member States to strengthen their criminal justice systems in preventing and countering money laundering and terrorism financing. This involves organizing capacity-building activities, developing guidance documents, and conducting risk assessments.
Key Responsibilities
- Organize and facilitate AML/CFT capacity-building activities including national task force, joint investigations and coordination meetings and workshops with project beneficiaries and developing reports.
- Provide substantive support in developing a guidance document for the regulation of NPOs including Public Benefits Organization Regulatory Authority (PBORA).
- Develop a monitoring framework to enhance AML/CFT compliance of PBORA.
- Collect data and conduct a risk assessment for the accounting sector (ICPAK) and develop/review a report.
- Provide substantive support including mentoring in implementing the ICPAK Action Plan to enhance the sector’s supervisory function.
- Conduct validation workshops of the LSK sectoral risk assessment.
- Coordinate training and deliver presentations on risk-based supervision of the AML/CFT regulatory and supervisory responsibilities of the LSK, ICPAK and PBORA.
- Provide technical support including training and mentorship to LSK compliance officers.
- Draft research papers, concept notes, funding proposals, analytical notes, reports and publications relevant to AML/CFT and the project.
- Provide substantive support in developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the ATPU to enhance cooperation and coordination.
- Provide technical support including mentorship to the ATPU, ODPP and JCTAC on conducting financial investigations related to terrorism financing.
- Deliver scenario-based training on financial investigations to law enforcement and prosecution practitioners.
- Conduct validation workshops of the ICPAK sectoral risk assessment
- Provide substantive support in the review and development of guidance document for regulation of Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs)
- Review and update AML/CFT guidelines for the accounting sector.
- Provide technical support for two regional trainings for DNFBPs and for the Egmont Group of FIUs.
Required Experience
- A minimum of two years of relevant working experience in programme or project management support, technical assistance in legal matters or related areas, is required.
- Experience in development of project documents, working papers, briefing materials and implementation reports is required.
- Experience in conducting research in crime prevention and criminal justice issues or a directly related field is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of UNODC mandate and Eastern Africa region areas is required.
- Work experience within the United Nations system or a similar international organization is desirable.
- Excellent planning and organizing skills are required.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree in law, criminology, political sciences, sociology or related discipline 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.
- The Certified Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification is an advantage
