- Country: Baghdad, Iraq
- No of vacancies: N/A
- Salary: N/A
- Organization: UNDP
- Gender: Both
- Deadline: 2024-01-11
Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of Work :
Under the supervision of the Anti-Corruption Specialist, the Anti-Corruption will provide support and implement the training and drafting programmes which will include legal research, identify legislative gaps, propose draft legislation, revise existing legislation in the anti-corruption sector, support the impact assessment of legislation and build the capacity to assess corruption risks in selected sectors. support in analysis and assessments, facilitate workshops & meeting with stakeholders. Specifically, the Anti-Corruption will undertake the following:
- Advisory Support: Support the technical assistance team to advise on preventive, policy and legislative anti-corruption measures including working mechanisms with representatives of key anticorruption institutions, convening regular meetings, identify and prepare the agenda and material, advice on sequencing of legislative tasks, with a focus on results & quick wins; Produce quality analysis and advice through gathering and verifying information using a variety of tools including observation, interviews with investigators, prosecutors, judges, lawyers, the accused and the convicted, survey questionnaires media reports, official documents such as indictments, verdicts, warrants, summons, websites and media monitoring etc.; Identify gaps in legal knowledge, research and analysis including areas that require external expertise;
- Analysis and assessment: Support the Senior Specialist in conducting the preliminary assessment existing conditions and developing the methodology of training, investigations, and other aspects of the project implementation programme; Contribute to analysis of monitoring findings, reporting and presentations; Undertake analysis of verdicts, indictments, judicial orders and legal texts. Support the communication unit with drafting material for publication on legislative issues; draft memoranda, talking points, and policy analysis aimed at publicly disseminating.
- Stakeholder engagement: Liaise with and maintain strong relationships with anti-corruption institutions notably the federal and KRI judiciary and Commissions of Integrity to ensure their cooperation, buy-in, access, and support for the implementation of the project activities; Build trust, communicate and work closely with all the stakeholders in the implementation; Enlist the cooperation of non-governmental entities such as bar associations, judges unions, civil society and trade unions; Identify the appropriate levels of interaction with stakeholders and advice the project management on sustaining dialogue and cooperation with them
- Facilitation of workshops and conferences: Support the organization of workshops, conferences and public events including the logistics, design, clerical support and translation; Contribute to identify the participants, speakers, presenters and moderators; Support with the procurement, admin and financial processes to ensure timely holding of workshops and conferences; Support the technical assistance team in taking the minutes during the workshops, documenting for communication, M&E and reporting purposes; Identify challenges and risks for holding of events at design, implementation and reporting phases
- General management support: Ensure timely implementation of the project work plan; Ensures timely and adequate reporting against plans, including timely and articulate progress reports; Manage day to day administrative matters for the project with support from administrative staff and the performance of contractors, consultants and specialist advisers; Provide limited translation & interpretation support to international experts and project manager.
Institutional Arrangement
The Anti-Corruption Analyst shall report to the international Anti-Corruption Specialist.
Competencies
| Core | |
| Achieve Results: | LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work |
| Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking |
| Learn Continuously: | LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning |
| Adapt with Agility: | LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process |
| Act with Determination: | LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously |
| Engage and Partner: | LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships |
| Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making |
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies :
| Thematic Area | Name | Definition |
| Business Development | Knowledge Generation | Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need. |
| Business Management | Communication | Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience |
| Legal | Legal Analysis | Ability to digest a large amount of information and facts in order to frame and understand an issue, apply the legal framework to the particular set of facts and present a coherent and comprehensive analysis of the situation presented in order to deliver practical and meaningful advice. This skill includes the ability to provide an objective assessment of the case, the organization’s best arguments for proceeding and a recommended course of action. It also includes the capacity to think creatively and flexibly, within the applicable legal framework |
| Digital Innovation | Data literacy | Ability to use a mix of data sources (quantitative, qualitative or real-time techniques) to develop understanding, identify patterns to inform decision making or identify opportunities for further exploration |
| Ethics | Legal Analysis and Report Writing | Ability to apply legal analysis to a diverse range of complex issues, and express themselves clearly; ability to communicate well, to all levels of staff and contractors/consultants, governments et.al. |
| 2030 Agenda: Peace | Governance | Transparency and Anti-Corruption
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Required Skills and Experience
| Min. Education requirements |
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| Min. years of relevant work experience |
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| Required skills |
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| Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section |
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| Required Language(s) |
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