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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Associate Conduct and Discipline Officer reports to the Chief of the Integrated Conduct and Discipline Unit (ICDU). Within delegated authority, the Associate Conduct and Discipline Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

• Assists in identifying trends/patterns, lessons learned and best practices related to conduct and discipline issues with a view to furthering the mission’s objectives in policy development, preventive actions and awareness-building initiatives.
• Under the guidance of the Conduct and Discipline Officer, assists in conducting reviews of alleged misconduct by UN peacekeeping personnel; receives and documents complaints, gathers information and discusses this with the Conduct and Discipline Officer whether further investigation is warranted; analyzes relevant information and advises on actions to be taken based on an impartial and independent examination of the facts; liaises with relevant parties internally and externally; undertakes appropriate follow-up.
• Keeps current on developments and trends in the field of conduct and discipline and contributes to the development of measures to increase awareness of UN peacekeeping personnel about the UN standards of conduct and to prevent instances of misconduct, e.g. assists in the development and implementation of awareness raising programs, including the provision of training on conduct and discipline matters, assists in the development of mission-specific measures to detect personnel misconduct, and ensure compliance with UN standards, proposes strategies for preventive measures, etc.
• Carries-out well-defined research and analysis on the consistent application, within the mission, of UN policies, procedures, and guidelines related to various aspects of conduct and discipline work; identifies and suggests problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; proposes follow-up actions; drafts progress and briefing reports.
• Contributes to maintaining and monitoring a data management system for all categories of personnel misconduct; assists in performing data mining and data analysis to produce narrative and statistical reports.
• Prepares various draft outputs, e.g. management briefings, background papers, presentations, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to communications, publications, etc.
• Contributes to identifying, establishing and maintaining contacts and partnerships with UN and other actors (national and international) with a view to pursuing the agenda for conduct and discipline activities, including assistance to victims of misconduct.
• Contributes ideas and provides other substantive inputs for the planning, development and implementation of public information and community outreach measures pertaining to conduct and discipline issues.
• Participates in the overall planning of the unit's work program and handles the day-to-day coordination of activities with other mission components (e.g. gender, legal officers, human resources, security, training, child protection etc. and UN entities).
• Performs other duties as required.

APPLICATIONS

• UNAMA will only accept properly completed and signed Personal History Form (P.11) received by email before the closing date. CVs or Resumes will not be considered nor will late submissions after closing date. Any information provided on the P.11 form will be considered binding.
• Applicants must accurately complete, sign and date the United Nations Personal History form (P.11) and submit the duly completed signed P.11 by e-mail to: unamava_substantive@un.org
• Important Note: Applicants should copy and paste the Vacancy Announcement (VA) Number which is VA#60/07/2022 into the email subject line when submitting the duly completed and signed P.11 Form and the required documents. Please do not add any other information in the subject line of your email except VA#60/07/2022. Please do not add any additional words or space in the VA Number. Applications received without a VA Number will not be considered.
• The selected candidates will be subject to a reference checks process to verify the information provided in the P.11 form.
• Only applicants who are short-listed will receive an acknowledgement within four (4) to six (6) weeks from the deadline indicated on the VA.

Required documents to be submitted along with the signed and completed UN P.11:

• Serving UN staff members: In addition to the completed and signed P.11, scanned copies of two most recent e-Performance Evaluation Reports must be submitted with the application.
• For External applicants: In addition to the completed and signed P.11, scanned copies of two most recent performance evaluation reports or if not available, two reference letters. If the applications received do not contain the latest two performance evaluation reports candidates must provide a short explanation as to why they are not available.
• Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

No fee:

The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, or training). The United Nations does not concern itself with information in applicants bank account.

unamava_substantive@un.org