Individual Contractor

UN Atlas; Piemonte; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

UNICRI in Italy seeks an assistant to support the Training and Advanced Education Cluster in designing and delivering training programs, including the LL.M. in Global Criminal Justice and Accountability.

You will assist in organization, delivery, and remote student support, liaising with IT services for platform maintenance. Qualifications include a high school diploma with a bachelor’s degree desirable in Law or International Relations; fluency in English required; Italian desirable.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; bachelor's degree in related fields desirable.
• Fluency in English required; Italian desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in organizing and delivering the LL.M. in Global Criminal Justice and Accountability.
• Support updating and customizing the LLM e-learning platform for Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, and International Law; provide remote student support.
• Liaise with IT services for e-learning platform maintenance and updates; communicate with academic staff on remote learning activities; maintain files and draft correspondence.

Skills

E-learning platform management

Training organization and delivery

Student and staff support

IT liaison

Administrative support

Drafting correspondence

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree in Law / Political Science / International Relations / Social Sciences / Humanities / Education

Tools

LMS

Job description

Organizational context: The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) is a UN entity focused on crime prevention and criminal justice. The Training and Advanced Education Cluster (TAE) designs and implements training programs in areas like crime prevention, criminal justice, cybercrime, and cybersecurity. This role is within the TAE program, contributing to its mission of capacity building for Member States and international organizations.

Job purpose: This role supports UNICRI's existing training activities and contributes to the development of new pilot initiatives in judicial training. The incumbent will assist in the organization and delivery of the LL.M. in Global Criminal Justice and Accountability, and support the update and customization of the LLM e-learning platform for Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, and International Law. The position involves providing assistance to students and academic staff, liaising with IT services for platform maintenance, drafting correspondence, and performing other related duties to advance UNICRI's training objectives and enhance global criminal justice education.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include assisting in the organization and delivery of the LL.M. in Global Criminal Justice and Accountability, providing support to students and academic staff. The role also involves updating and customizing the LLM e-learning platform for Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, and International Law, and offering remote support to students. Additionally, the incumbent will liaise with IT services for e-learning platform maintenance and updates, communicate with academic staff regarding remote learning activities, maintain relevant files, draft correspondence, and undertake other job-related duties as assigned by the TAE Programme Management Officer.

Education: A High School Diploma is required. A Bachelor's degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, or equivalent disciplines is highly desirable. Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Italian is desirable.

Work experience: Two years of working experience in supporting the organization and delivery of training or higher education activities is required. Previous experience in managing e-learning platforms is desirable. Experience working with the United Nations or other international organizations is also considered an advantage.

Skills: E-learning platform management, training organization and delivery, student and academic staff support, IT liaison, administrative support, drafting correspondence.

Required languages:

Desired languages: Italian, English, French