About United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimeis part of the United Nations system, working to promote international cooperation and address global challenges. As a UN entity, it contributes to the organization’s mission of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, and promoting international cooperation in solving international problems and encouraging respect for human rights.

Job Summary

This consultancy provides an opportunity to contribute specialized expertise to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s mission in international cooperation and sustainable development. Working in Austria, you will apply your professional skills to address complex challenges in international cooperation and sustainable development and support the organization’s programmatic objectives. This role offers the flexibility of consultancy work while contributing to meaningful international development outcomes with global impact.

Key Details

• Job Title:International Consultant PCCP Training
• Grade:CON
• Location:Vienna, Austria
• Department:United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
• Contract Type:Consultancy
• Salary Range:$50,000.0 – $120,000.0 USD annually

Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications: An advanced university degree (Masters degree or equivalent) in criminal justice, criminology, crime prevention and/or law enforcement, law, political science, public administration, management or other related fields is required.
• Academic Qualifications: A first-level university degree in the aforementioned fields in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Academic Qualifications: Formal qualifications or certifications from a recognised national or international customs authority, police academy, or military-training institution, supplemented by specialization in criminal justice, crime prevention, or law enforcement, in combination with four (4) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the first level university degree.
• Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.
• The assignment will primarily target beneficiary countries in the Mekong regionCambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Namas well as, where required, Pacific countries including Tonga and the Solomon Islands.
• These trainings and reports will be scheduled based on the needs identified by the units or the donor, with delivery expected between February and September 2026 The purpose of the assignment is to support the implementation of the PCCP Hardening Cargo Borders in the Mekong project, and other PCCP in Southeast Asia and the Pacific projects as required.

Skills

• The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and World Customs Organization (WCO) joined forces in 2004 to launch the Global Container Control Programme (CCP).
• Today, the programme is also known as UNODC Passenger and Cargo Control Programme (PCCP) The Programme was designed to assist member states to establish and build the capacity of Port Control Units (PCUs) and Airport Control Units (ACUs), to detect illicit trade within the containerised, air cargo, and air passenger supply chains, by training, equipping and coordinating frontline law enforcement units working in ports, airports and land border.
• This assignment aims to strengthen border and supply chain security, advance trade and passenger facilitation, ensure supply chain integrity, and foster sustainable economic growth in Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Pacific countries such as Tonga and the Solomon Islands.
• The initiative will also significantly expand efforts at key airports to address trafficking through air cargo, fast parcels, mail, and passenger streams.
• Specific training will be delivered and integrated into the operational activities of the units.
• Planned activities include several one-week national and regional training events, along with follow-up reports during the first half of 2026.
• The assignment aims to achieve the following goals: – To develop and deliver technical training workshops addressing illicit trafficking in Southeast Asia and Oceania, specifically focusing on, but not limited to, smuggling and trafficking enforcement, open-source intelligence, high-risk passenger and cargo profiling, X-ray image analysis, consignment examination, seizure evidence handling, and forensics.
• The aim is to improve supply chain security and enhance trade facilitation, with a specific focus on preventing illicit goodsparticularly tobacco and vapesfrom reaching Australasia.
• The training will be conducted in the countries mentioned in the work area above. – To provide support with reporting related to the delivered activities and assist with related assignments as needed.
• This includes working with the UNODC programme manager and national counterparts to develop recommendations and proposals for future programme activities in support of implementation..

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Professional development opportunities
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Inclusive and collaborative work environment

How to Apply