.Result of Service: Performance indicators are the quality and appropriateness of specialized expertise timely and effectively provided; quality of the analysis, reports, and recommendations produced; and the timely completion of tasks assigned.An outline of a desk review report produced; A first report witha desk review/analysis and recommendations on West Africa produced; A final report withrecommendations and analysis on five West African countries produced; Support for the consultations with potential beneficiaries is provided.Work Location: Home-basedExpected Duration: This individual contractor assignment is for 40 working days over 4 months.Responsibilities: BACKGROUND: The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) was established by the General Assembly in June 2017 (A/RES/71/291). The Office has five main functions:Provide leadership on the General Assembly counter-terrorism mandates across the United Nations System; Enhance coordination and coherence across the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact entities to ensure the balanced implementation of the four pillars of the Strategy; Strengthen the delivery of United Nations counter-terrorism capacity-building assistance to Member States; Improve visibility,advocacy, and resource mobilization for United Nations counter-terrorism efforts; Ensure that due priority is given to counter-terrorism across the United Nations System and that the important work on preventing violent extremism is firmly rooted in the Strategy.The Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Threats against Vulnerable Targets (thereafter "Vulnerable Targets Programme") responds to a call by Member States, including through the General Assembly (GCTS and 7th review resolution A/RES/75/291) and the Security Council (resolutions 2341 (2017) and 2396 (2017); and the Security Council Madrid Guiding Principles on Foreign Terrorist Fighters and their 2018 Addendum), to enhance UN support to Member States to address gaps and challenges in protecting vulnerable targets, which include critical infrastructure and 'soft' targets.The Vulnerable Targets Programme seeks to strengthen Member States' capacity to prevent, protect, mitigate, investigate, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks against vulnerable targets, including urban centres and major touristic venues, religious sites, and the use of unmanned aircraft systems against vulnerable targets. The Programme is being implemented by UNOCT in partnership with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), the United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC), and the United Nations Interregional Criminal Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), as well as in consultation with INTERPOL.RATIONALE: The Individual contractor will be assigned to the UNOCT / SPIB / Special Projects Section / Vulnerable Targets Unit
