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Direct employerNational Consultant for Systems Development and Enhancement of the Convicted Sexual Offenders Electronic Register (CSOER)
United Nations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

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Role overview
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is seeking a National Consultant based in Nairobi, Kenya, to enhance and integrate the Convicted Sexual Offenders Electronic Register (CSOER). This contract role is ideal for IT professionals with experience in system development and integration, particularly within justice or government sectors.
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What you will do
- Assess the current CSOER system architecture, workflows, database, security, and integration needs.
- Design and develop system enhancements and interfaces with key justice-sector institutions such as Kenya Prisons Service, Department of Immigration Services, ODPP, Judiciary, and the National Population/Identity Data System.
- Integrate biometric fingerprint and facial image capture and identification into the CSOER.
- Support auditing, cleansing, validating, and migrating existing CSOER data.
- Strengthen system security, user access controls, audit trails, reporting, and monitoring.
- Conduct system integration, security, and user acceptance testing.
- Provide technical documentation, training, knowledge transfer, and deployment support for the enhanced system.
Requirements
- An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; or a first-level degree plus two years additional relevant experience.
- At least two years' experience in systems analysis, software development, and enterprise application integration, including secure web-based information systems.
- Experience with APIs, databases, data migration, and systems interoperability.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Experience with biometric or identity-management systems is a strong advantage.
- Experience with government, justice-sector, or high-security information systems is desirable.
How to apply
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 8 November 2026.