Programme Officer, Gaming & Cybersecurity for Southeast Asia

UN Secretariat; Piemonte; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) in Turin, Italy, seeks a Programme Officer to coordinate activities for a gaming and violent extremism project and UNICRI’s cybercrime workstream. The role reports to the Senior Programme Officer and requires a Master’s degree or equivalent and at least five years of programme experience.

Responsibilities include research, drafting outputs, stakeholder coordination, budget management, and capacity-building activities.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in law, political science, international relations, security studies, criminology, cybersecurity, public policy, or a related field.
• Five years of progressive programme management, project coordination, research, or policy development experience.
• Experience with cybercrime and violent extremism in international organizations; ability to develop technical guidance and training materials.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the implementation of the project and expansion of UNICRI's Cybercrime and Online Harms workstream.
• Coordinate with partners, donors and diverse stakeholders including game developers, tech companies, and law enforcement.
• Oversee research on online networks targeting youth and develop project proposals.
• Prepare outputs, support meetings, training materials, and financial reports; track budgets.

Skills

Project coordination

Research & policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Communication

Education

Master's degree or equivalent in a related field

First-level degree with two additional years of relevant experience as substitute

Job description

The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) in Turin, Italy, seeks a Programme Officer to coordinate activities for a gaming and violent extremism project and UNICRI’s cybercrime workstream. The role reports to the Senior Programme Officer and requires a Master’s degree or equivalent and at least five years of programme experience.

Responsibilities include research, drafting outputs, stakeholder coordination, budget management, and capacity-building activities.