Regional Representative (Temporary) at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Confidential • Kenya, Kenya • Posted July 09, 2026

About the Role

Job Description

For two decades, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been helping make the world safer from drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism. We are committed to achieving health, security and justice for all by tackling these threats and promoting peace and sustainable well-being as deterrents to them. Because the scale of these problems is often too great for states to confront alone, UNODC offers practical assistance and encourages transnational approaches to action. We do this in all regions of the world through our global programmes and network of field offices.


Regional Representative (Temporary)

  • The incumbent is responsible for the political leadership of the office, including in UN Country Teams and directly with Special Envoys and Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for The Horn of Africa, African Union, and Great Lakes. As a member of the relevant UNCTs, and the UNDG Regi...