Analyzed and built upon the information contained in the executive summaries of the country reviews and adapted draft final country review reports.
Responsibilities:
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is the global leader in the fight against drugs, organized crime, corruption, and terrorism.
UNODC’s work is guided by a broad range of international legally binding instruments and a set of United Nations standards and norms on crime prevention and criminal justice, including the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).
As guardian of the UNCAC and secretariat to the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention, UNODC has the mandate to provide support and technical assistance to States parties to effectively implement the Convention.
Ratified by 191 states parties as of June 2025, this is the most comprehensive international legally binding instrument to prevent and fight corruption.
States parties to the UNCAC are obliged to take legislative and other measures in the areas of prevention, criminalization and law enforcement, international cooperation, and asset recovery.
The Implementation Review Mechanism (IRM) was established as a mandatory peer-review process to assess States parties’ compliance with the UNCAC.
The IRM has produced a great wealth of data, in particular relevant national laws.
In resolution 4/1, the Conference took note of the thematic reports on the implementation of UNCAC chapters III and IV and invited States parties to be guided by the experience accumulated in those reports in implementing their obligations under the UNCAC and requested the secretariat to continue its work to enrich the findings contained in those reports as more reviews are finalized.
In resolutions 7/6, 8/8, and 9/6, the Conference highlighted the importance of the secretariat’s work on report preparation of the UNCAC’s implementation. In resolution 8/2, the Conference welcomed the thematic implementation reports and regional supplementary addenda prepared by the secretariat and encouraged States parties, the United Nations, and other stakeholders to make full use of those documents.
In its decision 10/1, the Conference extended the duration of the second cycle of the IRM until June 2026 to allow for the completion of country reviews.
The basis for the preparation of these thematic reports is the outcome documents of the implementation review mechanism.
The first review cycle is almost complete, with 181 out of 190 executive summaries completed, while the second cycle is ongoing, with 130 out of 190 executive summaries adopted.
UNODC supports the preparation and publication of the final reports analyzing UNCAC implementation by state parties.
The country reports, drafted based upon the information found in the Executive Summaries, enhance analyses of the strengths, gaps, and trends in UNCAC implementation and will be presented for consideration at the Conference of State Parties to the Convention and its subsidiary bodies.
Requirements:
A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
A minimum of two (2) years of working experience, preferably in law, with specialization in criminal justice/international law, is required.
Knowledge of international law related to anti-corruption, including thorough familiarity with issues pertaining to the implementation of Chapters II to V of the Convention; familiarity with anti-corruption issues, particularly related to the UN Convention against Corruption and its inter-governmental process, is required.
Familiarity with computer-based applications, online library and legal search engines and methodologies, survey tools and statistical functions to gather and analyze information is required, including very good knowledge of MS Office programmes and tools, in particular Microsoft Word and Excel.
Excellent written communication skills, including drafting, formulation and reporting skills, are required Previous experience with the United Nations and knowledge of and experience with the work of UNODC, particularly related to anti-corruption, is required.
