Maritime Law Enforcement Planning Consultant

About the role

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is seeking an experienced Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE) Planning Consultant to support its Gulf of Aden and Red Sea programmes. The consultant will coordinate and deliver training, technical assistance, and capacity‑building activities for MLE agencies across the region.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate with Gulf of Aden and Red Sea countries and relevant agencies to identify training and assistance needs.
• Develop and deliver MLE training materials, including Qualification Training Courses, VBSS, intelligence analyst courses, and National Information Sharing tabletop exercises.
• Provide technical assistance according to the Implementation Matrix and prepare end‑of‑activity reports.
• Collect and manage monitoring and evaluation data, participant feedback, and visual documentation for programme visibility.
• Upload all training documentation to Basecamp and SharePoint and ensure timely dissemination of curriculum and reports.
• Facilitate national information‑sharing trainings in Addis Ababa, Djibouti, and multiple sessions in Somalia.

Required profile

• Proven experience in maritime law enforcement training, capacity building, or related security sectors.
• Familiarity with regional maritime security challenges in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
• Ability to work remotely with periodic travel to beneficiary countries.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills for end‑of‑activity documentation.

Required skills