This position is located within the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), Drug Prevention and Health Branch (DHB), Division for Operations (DO), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in Vienna, Austria.
The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Section.
Responsibilities
Within assigned authority, the incumbent will be responsible for the following specific duties:
- Provide support and advisory services to requesting Governments for the formulation and implementation of effective strategies for the provision of treatment of drug use disorders, including especially treatment of drug use disorders in the context of the criminal justice system (e.g. as an alternative to conviction or punishment or in prison settings);
- Promote integrated programme development at the interface of the health and justice area with a specific focus on the treatment of drug use disorders, focusing especially on people with drug use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system and therefore including treatment as an alternative to conviction or punishment or within prison settings within UNODC’s mandate, in cooperation with UNODC field offices and relevant substantive sections;
- Provide substantive assistance and expert advice to the Member States in the drafting of regulations and legislation in the area of treatment of drug use disorders with a specific emphasis on services for people with drug use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system, in line with international conventions, rules and regulations;
- Identify, prepare and contribute to the development of ideas, proposals, conduct training and prepare documents on treatment as an alternative to conviction or punishment for people with drug use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system, in collaboration with UNODC field offices and headquarters;
- Provide substantive support to in-house processes to ensure a coherent and integrated technical cooperation approach in the specific assigned area, in close collaboration with UNODC field offices;
- Liaise with relevant Member States representatives on the development of regional and national programmes with a view to the treatment of drug use disorders and related mental health disorders in prison settings;
- Contribute to the effective mobilization of resources for regional and national programmes that involve components of treatment in the context of the criminal justice system;
- Seek appropriate partnerships with other organizations of the United Nations System in the development of regional and national programmes and related activities to advance the development of treatment of drug use disorders;
- Draft and prepare policy and programmatic documents in the field of treatment of drug use disorders and especially the treatment of drug use disorders for people in contact with the criminal justice system;
- Carry out programmatic tasks as may be requested, including the preparation of budgets, assignment and monitoring of performance parameters and critical indicators, reporting on programme performance and preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting;
- Organize and participate in meetings, workshops, study tours and seminars for officials in relation to the assigned and specific mandate areas;
- Contribute to the collection of data and information to facilitate global trends analysis relating to the assigned and specific mandates;
- Provide policy advice to intergovernmental bodies on the treatment of drug use disorders for people in contact with the criminal justice system, especially on their technical cooperation dimensions;
- Perform other work-related duties as required
