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International Consultant – Prison and Penal Reform

UNODCVienna, AustriaRemote
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:9 Aug 2026Job ID:281994Posted on:30 Jul 2026
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Overview

International consultancy delivering prison and penal reform assessments, workshops and advisory products for Fiji and Nigeria, covering prisoner classification, intelligence-led management, institutional capacity, infrastructure, rehabilitation and international standards.

Department: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section

Languages

Required: English

Desired: Another UN language

Minimum Experience

10 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Prepare assessment methodologies, research questions and mission plans for Fiji and Nigeria
  • Facilitate a regional workshop and document challenges, practices and follow-up actions
  • Assess Fiji Correctional Service priorities, reform direction and institutional needs
  • Develop a prison and penal reform project concept responding to Fiji's priority needs
  • Conduct stakeholder consultations and technical assessments of Nigerian custodial centres
  • Evaluate prisoner classification, intelligence-led management, infrastructure and policy gaps
  • Present and validate findings with UNODC and national correctional authorities
  • Produce final assessment reports, practical recommendations and presentations

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in law, criminal justice, criminology or a related field, or a first degree with two additional years of relevant experience
  • At least ten years of professional criminal-justice experience with prison-management or offender-treatment responsibilities, including internationally
  • Experience with organisational change, regulatory frameworks, prison safety, security, classification and rehabilitation
  • Direct involvement in developing, delivering or evaluating training or servicing multi-stakeholder conferences
  • International experience in crime prevention and criminal justice, including low- and middle-income countries
  • Fluency in spoken and written English

Skills

Prison managementCriminal justice policyInstitutional assessmentPrisoner classificationTraining facilitationStakeholder consultationPolicy analysisTechnical writingOrganisational change

Additional info

Not available