Org. Setting and Reporting - Responsibilities - The Regional Representative heads the Regional Office for the Andean Region and the Southern Cone (ROCOL). Within delegated authority, the incumbent is responsible for the effective implementation of UNODC programmes and activities in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, in supporting Member States capacities to deal effectively with issues related to drug control, organized crime, crime prevention, countering corruption and terrorism prevention. The incumbent will be responsible and accountable for the efficient management of all human, financial and physical resources allocated to the programmes and the office, as well as for ensuring outputs of a high-quality standard. The incumbent is also a member of the United Nations Country Teams (UNCTs), under the strategic guidance and coordination of the relevant United Nations Resident Coordinators (UNRC), and member of the United Nations Regional Collaborative Platform and Development Group (UNDG) Regional Team wherever applicable. As a member of the UNCTs, and of the UNDG Regional Team, the incumbent leads UNODC’s engagement in UN common country and regional planning, programming, funding, monitoring and evaluation activities and actively contributes towards UN-wide strategic planning and cooperation in the field, in particular with the UN Development Coordination Office (UN DCO) and the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), including ensuring that drugs/crime related issues are embedded in key UN programmatic instruments such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). In particular, the incumbent will perform the following specific duties: Strategic and Policy Advice - Provide policy advice to the highest levels of Governments in the assigned region (and countries) on the development of regional and national long term political, policy, strategic and tactical capacity-building in drug control, organized crime and crime prevention, in order to promote adherence to and ensure consistency with the terms of the United Nations conventions, drug control treaties, the Conventions against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and Corruption (UNCAC) and the international instruments to counter terrorism, as well as with the goals and objectives of the 20th Special Session of the General Assembly. - Represent UNODC’s position and interests in the region in several fora, especially within the host countries, and promote solid partnerships with Governments, institutions, civil society, work in close coordination with UNCTs and UNRCs, regional and international aid agencies and financial institutions, parliamentarians and the media. - Advise and assist the Governments in the assessment of planning, design and management of response policy measures, in particular developing and proposing national as well as regional cooperation strategies. - Provide political and diplomatic leadership in promoting a better understanding of the importance of drug and crime related matters, encourage increased priority attention to all aspects of drug control, organized crime and crime prevention, and advocate the inclusion of these issues in government planning documents as well as in relevant programmes of other bilateral, multilateral and non-governmental organizations. Advise UNODC, UN DCO and UN DPPA senior management on national, regional and continental dynamics and possible policy and operational responses related to political developments, policy shifts, trends and emerging issues pertaining to UNODC’s mandates or resulting from the UN Development System Reform and 2030 Agenda based on close interaction with other UNODC Field Offices, and HQ divisions. Programme development & Resource Mobilization - Contribute towards UN-wide strategic planning and cooperation in the field, in particular with the UN Development Coordination Office (UN DCO) and the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), including ensuring that drugs/crime related issues are embedded in key UN programmatic instruments such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). - Provide strong leadership in formulating programme objectives as regards technical assistance for the region, in order to stress the essential importance of an effective technical cooperation of improved planning - Lead the exploration of opportunities to grow the Regional Office programme portfolio (and respective components) in line with UNODC strategy and governments requests, increase programme of work, develop proposals and oversee their implementation. - Support UNODC senior management, in the development of new partnerships for field-based services to Member States and the joint resource mobilization for new activities. - Ensure that a resource mobilization strategy remains in place that promotes long-term involvement and financial and in-kind support and resources by governments, internat