Criminal Justice Specialist

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UNDP in Tanzania
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Job Description
Job Info

• Job Identification 37531
• Posting Date 10/16/2026, 01:41 PM

• Apply Before 10/24/2026, 06:59 AM

• Job Schedule Full time

• Locations Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

• Agency UNDP

• Grade IPSA-11

• Vacancy Type International Personnel Service Agreement

• Practice Area Effectiveness

• Bureau Regional Bureau for Africa

• Contract Duration 6 months

• Education & Work Experience Master’s Degree – 7 year(s) experience OR Bachelor’s Degree – 9 year(s) experience

• Required Languages English

• Desired Languages Another UN language

Job Description

Tiered Approach

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

• Tier 0 : UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.

• Tier 1 : Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments

• Tier 2 : UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers

• Tier 3 or no tier indicated : All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates

Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.

Background

This role is part of a project financed by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. ( FCDO)  and the European Union and managed by UNDP that seeks to address aspects of serious and organized crime (SOC). Tanzania faces a number of challenges with regard to Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) and in particular online child abuse. One strand of the project seeks to strengthen Tanzania’s ability to respond to both domestic and international dimensions of human trafficking and child protection. With the SOC project support, Tanzania has established a cross agency Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Task Force (AHTCPTF). This unit is conducting some of the most challenging cases in Tanzania.

The Criminal Justice Specialist will support the cases and work with the Tanzanian government and other partners to establish good practice, new techniques, processes and systems required to improve the investigation, prosecution of these cases and support to victims which can be scaled up across Tanzania for system change.  The Criminal Justice Specialist will provide technical expertise to the AHTCPTF to manage the NCMEC and other intelligence source referrals into Tanzania and assist them to develop systems to prioritize the investigation of high-risk cases and ability to investigate and prosecute resulting cases.

Duties and Responsibilities

Mentor the Head of the Task Force and other leaders to lead a team responsible for developing and progressing investigations through methods including traditional and technical evidential capture

• Provide strategic mentoring and leadership support to the Head of the Task Force and supervisory officers.

• Strengthen leadership capacity in the planning, prioritization, and oversight of investigations.

• Guide investigators in the effective use of traditional investigative techniques and digital evidence gathering methodologies.

• Support the development of operational plans and investigative strategies for complex cases.

Mentor the Task Force to manage complex investigations and prosecutions to ensure that they are carried out thoroughly in accordance with international human rights standards and relevant Tanzanian legislation.

• Provide case-based mentoring on the management of serious and complex investigations.

• Support investigators and prosecutors in applying human rights-based approaches throughout the investigative and prosecution process.

• Advise on compliance with relevant Tanzanian laws, policies, and procedural requirements.

• Promote best practices in evidence management, case documentation, and prosecution preparation

Guide and support the Task Force to triage online reports, assess intelligence, and carry out investigations and prosecutions against individuals assessed as high-risk online offenders targeting vulnerable persons.

• Guide and support in the assessment and prioritization of online reports and intelligence referrals.

• Support the identification and development of investigative leads from digital intelligence sources.

• Mentor Task Force personnel in conducting online investigations targeting high-risk offenders.

• Strengthen coordination between investigators and prosecutors to facilitate effective case progression

Guide and support the Task Force to secure international evidence and its successful use in court proceedings.

• Advise on processes for obtaining evidence through international cooperation mechanisms.

• Support the preparation of requests for mutual legal assistance and other international evidence-gathering measures.

• Guide investigators and prosecutors on evidentiary requirements for admissibility in court.

• Facilitate engagement with relevant international law enforcement and judicial counterparts, where appropriate