Democratic Republic of the Congo: Associate Small Arms Officer - IICA-1 (ICS-9)

* CANDIDATES WITH NO UN OR UNOPS EXPERIENCE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY!

Under the supervision of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Project Manager, your duties and responsibilities will be to:

• Provide support to develop and strengthen the partnership between the UNMAS and the CNC-ALPC, with a primary focus on the implementation of the new NAP.
• Support the CNC-ALPC in the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation mechanism as well as an entity supervising the national adaption plan (NAP) implementation to measure its progress.
• Support initiatives to coordinate SALW control and weapons and ammunition management programs and projects at the national level, in cooperation with the CNC-ALPC and together with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and other stakeholders.
• Prepare project progress reports and supporting the program section with regular donor reports.
• Participate in enhancing the synchronization of Arms Embargo Unit information flow and gathered intelligence within MONUSCO.
• Support in development of information sharing mechanisms or approach with neighboring UNMAS programs, non-governmental organizations (NGO) and partners to improve information sharing.
• Provide support to develop partnership to enhance corporation between DRC Security Force including DRC Border Police Force for sharing information.
• Provide support to the training of MONUSCO personnel for the collection of information on SALW at field level, including through the finalization and roll out of a guide on weapons identification and documentation.
• Undertake other tasks as directed by the UNMAS Chief of Operations or SALW Project Manager.
  Education/Experience/Language Requirements

Education

• Advanced University degree (Master degree or equivalent) in political science, international relations, international law, development studies, or related field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; OR
• A First level University degree (Bachelor degree or equivalent) in political science, international relations, international law, development studies or related field with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; OR
• Military (or relevant Police Experience) with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience is required.

Experience

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in arms embargo activities or other related experience supporting operations in post-conflict environments.

Language

• Fluency in English (speak, read, and write) is required
• Intermediate proficiency in French (speak, read, write) is required

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