Org. Setting and Reporting - This position is located in the Regional Office for the Andean Region and the Southern Cone (ROCOL) with duty Station in Bogota, Colombia, Division for Operations (DO), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and is operating under the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section (HTMSS) of the Organized Crime Branch, Division for Treaty Affairs (DTA) of UNODC. The incumbent will work under the direct guidance and supervision of the Head of justice and violence prevention in ROCOL as First Reporting Officer, the overall guidance of the Representative, ROCOL and the technical guidance of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer (Team Leader, Technical Cooperation), HTMSS/OCB/DTA, located in Vienna, as an Additional Reporting Officer. - Responsibilities - Within assigned authority, the incumbent will be primarily responsible for managing and implementing anti-human trafficking and migrant smuggling technical cooperation activities in Latin America and the Caribbean under project “Promoting Action and Cooperation among countries at global level against Trafficking in Human Beings and the Smuggling of Migrants” (PACTS), under the Global Programme “UNODC Action Against Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants”. The incumbent will also be called upon to coordinate with other projects and teams in the region engaging in activities linked to trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants, as well as other field offices in the region, in particular, the Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean (ROPAN), the Country Office in the Federative Republic of Brazil (COFRB) and the Country Office in Mexico (COMEX). The Associate Project Officer will be responsible for the following specific duties: - Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned project activities under project PACTS, including providing technical assistance and practical day-to-day support to relevant bodies, entities and authorities. - Participate in monitoring and analyzing project development and implementation; review relevant documents and reports; identify problems and issues to be addressed and initiate corrective actions; liaise with relevant parties; ensure follow-up actions. - Assist with the implementation of the workplan and activities agreed upon with the governments of Colombia and other countries in Latin America involved in the implementation of project PACTS. under the guidance and day-to-day direction of the head of the justice and prevention team in ROCOL and the Team Leader, Technical Cooperation, HTMSS and in close cooperation with the head of the TIP/SoM Unit in ROCOL Coordinate regular communication with counterparts in Colombia and other countries in Latin America involved in the implementation of project PACTS, national project staff and HQ and ensure the timely provision of inputs to HQ for reporting obligations to donors. - Carry out general and administrative arrangements for the assigned project activities /projects against trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants, including preparation of funding requests and briefs, project progress and implementation/activity reports and liaise with donor authorities, United Nations agencies and other international and regional organizations. - Coordinate activities related to budget funding for PACTS (project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepare related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.). - Coordinate and liaise with inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions which are active in the provision of training and education on related issues, as well as with associated UNODC and broader UN programmes. - Contribute to initiating and coordinating outreach activities; coordinate and conduct trainings, workshops, seminars, etc. in the context of PACTS project; deliver presentations on assigned topics/activities and act as a resource person and/or moderator in workshops, seminars, training courses and meetings. - Participate in designing curricula and courses on trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants and related serious criminal activities. - Undertake frequent mission travel in PACTS project beneficiary countries. - Participate in field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc. - Guide trainers, experts, consultants, and other resource persons in their preparations for, and participation in project activities. - Guide and supervise the work of local personnel supporting implementation of PACTS project. - Provide substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc. - Support the visibility of UNODC’s anti-trafficking in persons an