2015

Law and order, crime and corruption remain serious problems adversely affecting individual safety, national security and economic growth. There is broad acknowledgment that the justice sector needs to be strengthened. Overall, crime remains underreported and inadequately investigated by the police, the court system is slow and prisons are overcrowded.

Thus, an accountable, transparent and efficient police service in Bangladesh is essential for the safety and well-being of all citizens, national stability and longer-term growth and development, particularly the creation of a secure environment which is conducive to consumer and investor confidence. Within this context the Police Reform Programme (PRP) Phase I was launched in 2005 under joint collaboration of the UK Department for International Development (DFID), European Commission, UNDP and the Government of Bangladesh (GoB).

Phase I of the PRP concluded in September 2009 and established the foundation for police reform initiatives by supporting the introduction of Model Thanas, a Victim Support Centre and a community policing philosophy across the country. PRP Phase II commenced in October 2009 and is supported by the Government of Bangladesh, UNDP and DFID and will conclude on 31 December 2015. The PRP’s development goal is a safer, more secure and stable Bangladesh, where the human rights of citizens, particularly the vulnerable and marginalized, are promoted and protected to accelerate progress on the MDGs, economic growth and social justice. The programme’s purpose is to improve safety, access to justice and human rights for all citizens, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. The targeted beneficiaries of Phase II are the Bangladesh people, and in particular the Bangladesh Police, who will benefit from increased capacity, job satisfaction, improved morale, image and social standing.

The Phase II of PRP is composed of six outcome areas: Strategic Direction and Organizational Reform Human Resource Management and Training Investigation, Operations and Prosecution Crime Prevention and Community Policing Promoting Gender Sensitive Policing Information, Communications and Technology PRP Phase II was designed in the pre-business case era and therefore did not have value for money (VfM) indicators and measures incorporated at commencement. A ‘light-touch’ VfM assessment was conducted for PRP in 2015 and a copy of this report can be shared with the successful candidate(s). Furthermore, as a consequence of being designed in 2008, there was no contemporary theory of change (ToC) process introduced at the beginning of PRP but an implied ToC can be derived from the project’s logframe and documents.

Further detail including objectives, indicators and expected key outputs and outcomes can be found in the project’s Results Framework which will be provided to the consultancy. In addition, project related information is also available online at: www.prp.org.bd In accordance with UNDP policy, a final (terminal) evaluation on PRP Phase II will be undertaken in the second half of 2015, to be completed before project closure on 31 December 2015. This terminal evaluation will be supplemented by a focused impact assessment in order to better understand the causal links between some of the better performing outputs and their respective outcome areas. To ensure value for money, avoid duplication of efforts, and maximise complementarity the two tasks will be undertaken as one evaluation by the same evaluation team.

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Background: Corruption is a serious pandemic which is rooted in the values and structures of the Thai society. It undermines the country’s democracy and rule of law and has created social upheavals and impediments to Thailand’s development.  Despite countless efforts, the problem still persists and continues to be a major obstacle to Thailand’s economic, political and social development. Of particular concern is the Thai youth – the future workforce and citizens of this country – which show a particularly high acceptance of corruption.

With this in mind, UNDP designed and implemented a national youth campaign in 2012 and held university-level anti-corruption camps across the country. This led to the formation of the Thai Youth Anti-Corruption Network (TYACN), reaching more than 5,000 students in over 90 universities nationwide.  The advocacy of anti-corruption activities of the Network is built around the idea of a ‘Refuse To Be Corrupt” café, a social enterprise which will be managed by the Network groups at university levels. The first of these cafes is currently being set up under a partnership with True Coffee and will be piloted at Khon Kaen University (KKU) and Ubon Ratchathani University (UBU) and will be open in early 2015.

The project coordinator will support the coordination of youth anti-corruption network activities and liaise with stakeholders to ensure seamless collaboration and successful delivery of project outputs. The Project Coordinator will be supported by the private sector partner, responsible staff and students at the two pilot universities as well as the Programme Analyst of UNDP’s Democratic Governance and Social Advocacy Unit.

Duties and Responsibilities: The project coordinator is to work closely with the private sector partner, responsible staff and students at the two pilot universities as well as the Programme Analyst of UNDP’s Democratic Governance and Social Advocacy Unit to support the coordination of youth anti-corruption network activities and liaise with stakeholders to ensure seamless collaboration and successful delivery of project outputs. Under the guidance of the UNDP Deputy Resident Representative and in close collaboration with UNDP colleagues, the project coordinator will perform the following tasks:

Provide coordination and guidance on all matters pertaining to the smooth implementation of youth anti-corruption network activities, specifically for, but not limited to, the following activities:

• Finalisation of café design and construction at KKU;
• Launch/Grand Opening event of the two pilot cafés;
• “Refuse To Be Corrupt” network’s activities at KKU, UBU, and other universities;
• “Refuse To Be Corrupt” cafes’ operations and management;
• Youth camps and training of students;
• December International Anti-Corruption Day; and
• Sponsorships and management of “Refuse To Be Corrupt” merchandises.
• Ensure that activities are being performed adequately and on schedule;
• Liaise and coordinate activities with key stakeholders;
• Communicate with UNDP staff responsible for project implementation support on the status of activities;
• Provide support to communications in drafting/developing media advisories, press releases, and other communications materials; and
• Undertake activities to promote Network’s media coverage.

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Special Notice: This is a project post. Filling of this position is subject to funding availability and the initial appointment will be for a period of one year. Extension of the appointment is subject to extension of the mandate and/or the availability of funds.

Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

Org. Setting and Reporting: The position is located in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) project office in San Salvador (El Salvador), under the Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean (ROPAN), Panama. The Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer (Anti-Corruption) will report to the Regional Representative for Central America and the Caribbean and receive guidance from the Chief of the Implementation Support Section, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch, Division for Treaty Affairs (ISS/CEB/DTA) at UNODC Headquarters in Vienna.

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Responsibilities: Within assigned authority, the incumbent will carry out a range of functions in support of the mechanisms to improve the national capacity in implementing the United Nations Convention against Corruption. In particular, the incumbent will be responsible for the following specific duties:

• Undertake programme and project development and take part in project implementation; identify problems and issues to be addressed and initiate corrective actions; liaise with relevant parties; ensure follow-up actions.

• Research, analyze and present information gathered from diverse sources in the field of anti-corruption.

• Provide support and expertise for the coordination of policy development in the area of anti-corruption, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies.

• Provide legislative advice to the Government of El Salvador under the guidance of the thematic branch at Headquarters.

• Organize and prepare written outputs, e.g. policy and programmatic reports, draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications.

• Organize consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.

• Initiate and coordinate outreach activities; conduct training workshops and seminars; make presentations on assigned topics/activities.

• Cooperate and coordinate with UNODC headquarters and other relevant entities on matters pertaining to anti-corruption.

• Participate in the recruitment and provide guidance to local staff and consultants.

• Monitor and review best practices, methodologies and programmes in the area of anti-corruption.

• Perform other work related duties as required.

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