United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Last updated 2 August 2026

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Where it posts vacancies

careers.un.org

What it hires

Criminal justice and rule-of-law advisers (lawyers prominent)
Programme officers for counter-narcotics, anti-corruption, anti-trafficking and counter-terrorism programmes
Research and data analysts (crime statistics, drug monitoring)

Contract types

FTA / TA via Inspira; many field positions are project-funded; consultancies common in technical assistance programmes.

Headquarters and footprint

Vienna HQ; field offices and programme presences across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

Before you apply

Portals, contract names and recruitment routes change. Verify against the organisation’s own pages before relying on anything here: careers.un.org · www.unodc.org. This entry was last verified 2026-06.

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