Consultant (Expert in criminal investigations in cyberspace with the use of open-source intelligence techniques)

The consultant will develop and tailor training materials and deliver trainings on open-source intelligence techniques and specialized investigative methods related to criminal investigations in cyberspace. The role includes providing technical advice and mentoring to public officials in coordination with UNODC.

Responsibilities

• Develop and tailor existing training materials for a 40-hour course tailored to public officials working on smuggling of migrants, including police officers, digital forensic analysts and prosecutors on open-source intelligence techniques in criminal investigations in cyberspace (OSINT), special investigative techniques including undercover operations, digital evidence management, preservation of digital evidence, and criminal analysis techniques including search engines, tools and reverse-image analysis.
• Deliver trainings in person and online to public officials on OSINT, special investigative techniques, digital evidence management, preservation of digital evidence, and criminal analysis techniques.
• Provide technical advice and mentoring to public officials in the areas of OSINT, special investigative techniques and criminal analysis in coordination with UNODC.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in criminal justice, criminology, law, political science, management or other related fields is required.
• A first-level university degree in the aforementioned fields in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Formal qualifications or certifications from a recognised national or international customs authority, police academy, or military-training institution, supplemented by specialization in criminal justice, crime prevention, or law enforcement, in combination with four (4) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the first level university degree.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in the area of OSINT and criminal intelligence or analysis is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant progressively experience teaching or coaching on ICT and its relation to crime and digital evidence is required.
• Work experience in investigations in ICTs is required.
• Previous work experience in delivering technical advice, training or drafting substantive materials on OSINT, specialized investigative techniques or criminal intelligence is desirable.
• Previous work experience with an international organization is desirable.
• Work experience in relation to cases of smuggling of migrants or trafficking in persons, is desirable.
• Work experience in Africa is desirable.
• Fluency in English and either French or Arabic is required.

Skills

• Open-Source Intelligence Research
• Criminal Investigations
• Cybercrime Investigation
• Criminal Intelligence
• ICT investigations
• Training Development
• Training Delivery
• Technical Advice
• Mentoring public officials
• Special Investigative Techniques
• Crime Prevention
• Digital evidence
• OSINT Analysis
• Criminal Justice
• Law Enforcement
• Criminology
• Political Science
• Teaching ICT and crime

Languages

English, French, Arabic