Conduct and Discipline Officer (P-4)

About the role

The Conduct and Discipline Officer (P-4) works in the Conduct and Discipline Team of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) in Juba, which is classified as a non-family duty station. The officer reports to the Chief of the Conduct and Discipline Team and advises management on complaints and allegations of misconduct by civilian, military and police personnel.

Key responsibilities

• Advise management on complaints and allegations of misconduct by UN peacekeeping personnel
• Identify trends, lessons learned and best practices to support policy development, prevention and awareness initiatives
• Oversee case management, receive and document complaints, gather information and decide whether further investigation is warranted
• Liaise with the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) and investigative entities, review investigation reports and recommend follow-up actions
• Build partnerships with national and international actors and contribute to monitoring and control mechanisms
• Manage data on misconduct across all personnel categories and develop systems to track its prevention and detection
• Propose awareness-raising programmes and training, and help develop measures to detect misconduct and ensure compliance with UN standards
• Carry out research and analysis, prepare reports and briefings, and coordinate with legal, HR, security, training and child protection units
• Manage and supervise junior staff

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in law, human rights, human resources management or a related field; a first-level degree plus two years of relevant experience may be accepted
• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in conduct and discipline, law, human rights and/or human resources management
• Experience gathering and analysing information and solving problems; experience managing misconduct cases is desirable
• English at UN Level II reading, writing, listening and speaking; French is the other working language