National Consultant for Systems Development and Enhancement of the Convicted Sexual Offenders Electronic Register (CSOER)

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Eastern Africa is seeking a qualified National Consultant to support the Judiciary of Kenya under the Programme for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery (PLEAD) Phase II. The consultant will be responsible for assessing, designing, developing, and integrating technical enhancements for the Convicted Sexual Offenders Electronic Register (CSOER). This critical initiative aims to strengthen public safety and criminal justice coordination by modernizing data architecture, incorporating biometrics, and facilitating inter-agency data sharing. Over a 50-working-day contract, the selected consultant will build technical interfaces connecting the CSOER with key justice-sector institutions, including the Kenya Prisons Service, Department of Immigration Services, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and national identity databases. The work encompasses full-lifecycle systems development, from initial architecture reviews and biometric API integration to data migration, system testing, user training, and technical handover. This high-impact consultancy presents an opportunity for experienced software engineers and database architects to contribute directly to justice sector reform and child protection infrastructure in Kenya, backed by the global standard-setting mandate of the United Nations.