Consultant

International Consultant – Counter Proliferation Financing

Grade CO-N
Vienna, Austria
UN Secretariat13 May 2026
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Result of Service

A Materials for a training session on proliferation financing are tailored to the national context, including case studies to be utilized for the goAML practical exercise. B Training on proliferation financing to national authorities of Republic in Moldova is delivered and the final report on the training is provided. Payments will be made upon satisfactory completion and/or submission of the above-mentioned output(s)/deliverable(s). The consultant will work from the consultant’s place of residence (home-based) and travel as required to fulfil the assignments. The evaluation of the consultant’s performance (the quality of developed products, the technical competence shown and the timeliness of the reports) will be determined by the supervisor. If the consultant does not meet the requirements, he/she will be provided with an opportunity to redraft in terms of the guidance provided by the assessors. If, after redrafting, the requirements are not met, the UNODC reserves the right to non-payment and/or suspension of the consultancy contract.

Work Location

Home‑based with travel to Moldova in August 2026

Expected duration

13/07-18/08/2026

Duties and Responsibilities

1 . Background of the assignment: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), under its mandate for anti-money-laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and counter-proliferation financing, is an experienced global provider of anti-money-laundering (AML) training and technical assistance and, since September 2001, also counter-financing of terrorism (CFT) training and technical assistance. Drawing on this experience and expertise, GPML is implementing a program on Countering Proliferation Financing (CPF). UNODC is mandated by the UN General Assembly Resolutions 66/181 (2011) and 66/177 (2011) to provide technical assistance to Member States to combat money-laundering and the financing of terrorism, in accordance with related United Nations instruments and internationally accepted standards, including, where applicable, recommendations of relevant intergovernmental bodies, inter alia, the Financial Action Task Force, and relevant initiatives of regional, interregional and multilateral organizations against money-laundering. In the case of countering the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destructions the related United Nations instruments are S/RES/1540 (2004) and its successors, S/RES/1718 (2006) as well as S/RES/2231 (2015). The related internationally accepted standards are the Financial Action Task Force Recommendations 1, 2 and 7 as well as Immediate Outcome 11. During the contract period, the consultant will support implementation of AML/CFT/CPF technical assistance programme for Republic of Moldova, which has requested UNODC’s assistance to comply with the aforementioned United Nations instruments and internationally accepted standards. UNODC is seeking an CPF practitioner to develop, tailor and deliver thematic training on proliferation financing to national authorities of Republic of Moldova. 2. Purpose of the assignment The purpose of the assignment will be to develop, tailor and deliver a proliferation thematic training to national authorities of Republic of Moldova. 3. Specific tasks Under the overall supervision of the AML/CFT Adviser, the consultant will provide technical advice and deliverables as follows: a) Tailor materials for a training session on proliferation financing to the national context, including case studies to be utilized for the goAML practical exercise b) Deliver a training on proliferation financing to national authorities of Republic in Moldova and provide the final report on the training.

Qualifications/special skills

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in criminal justice, criminology, law, political science, management or other related fields is required. 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. • A minimum of five (5) years’ professional experience, including research and analysis experience in the area of preventing the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is required. • Practical experience in delivering technical assistance on proliferation financing and UNSC sanctions is required. • Practical experience in developing and delivering technical assistance to public and/or private institutions is required. • Experience working with and technical knowledge of goAML interface is desirable. • Experience in providing and delivering technical assistance in international setting is desirable

Languages

• 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.

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