List of policy documents

Post title and level Operations: Liaison Officer, seconded (non-contracted) – 4 vacancies
Organizational Unit: United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
Duty Station: Pristina/Mitrovica
Reporting to: Senior Police Adviser, UNMIK through the established chain of command
Duration: 12 Month (extendible)
Deadline for applications: 12 September 2022
Post available: Immediately /11 October 2022/ 28 November 2022 and 12 December 2022

United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
• Graduation from a certified Police Academy/College and/or University degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in related field (Criminology, Public Administration, Social or Police Science) and a relevant combination of professional training and experience is required.
Work Experience:
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant and progressive responsible experience in the field of policing (training, police management, police institutional and capacity building, planning, criminal investigation, forensics, operations, organized crime combating, drug enforcement, community policing and crime prevention, border police etc.) is required;
• Excellent drafting skills and fluency in both oral and written English is required;
• Previous working experience in intelligence/analytical or criminal investigation entities in national law enforcement environment;
• Experience in international policing, law enforcement issues, international police liaison activities and/or reporting is distinct advantage;
• Relevant experience of working in a multicultural environment and/or in peacekeeping operations (UN, NATO and/or EU) is desirable;
• Previous experience in planning, preparation and implementation of projects is an advantage;
• Good knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the country of assignment;
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office package.
Languages:
• English and French are the working languages of the UN. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Knowledge of a second official UN language is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Serbian and/or Albanian language is highly desirable.

Post title and level: Police Commissioner, D-1
Organizational Unit: United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS)
Duty Station: Khartoum
Reporting to: Head of Mission (directly or through the established chain of command)
Duration of contract: 12 months
Deadline for applications: 5 October 2022
Job Opening number: 2022-UNITAMS-31039063-DPPA
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in law, police management, law
enforcement, security studies, criminal justice, business or public administration, human resources
management, change management or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with
qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Advance training for
command/ senior staff is highly desirable. Graduation from a certified Police Academy or other national or
international Law Enforcement Training Institution is required.
Work Experience: A candidate must be in active police service possessing minimum of 15 years (17 years in
absence of advanced degree) of progressive and active policing service/experience at the field and/or national
police headquarters level, including 10 years of active police experience at senior policy making level with
extensive strategic planning and senior management experience in one or few of the following areas: police
operations, human and financial resources management, crime management, police administration, police
training and development, change management, reform and restructuring or related field. Practical direct
experience in commanding a regional or a state level police infrastructure or heading a department at national
police HQ level - required. Experience in project management, institutional development and
coordination/leading of police development programs at strategic level is highly desirable. Previous UN or
international experience is an advantage.
Rank*: Rank required for a D-1 is Deputy/Assistant Police Commissioner, Deputy/Assistant Inspector
General, Deputy Chief of Police, other equivalent to Brigade-General in the military or higher rank.
Languages: For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of Arabic
Language is an advantage.

Post title and level: PoC Site Coordinator, P-4
Organizational Unit: United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
Duty Station: One of the Protection of Civilians Sites across the Mission area
Reporting to: Deputy Police Commissioner
Duration: 12 Month (extendible)
Deadline for applications: 28 September 2022
Job Opening number: 2022-UNMISS-90801-DPO
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in one or more of the following
disciplines: Law, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Administration, Security Studies, Business or Public
Administration, Development Studies (particularly in law enforcement) or other relevant field. A first
level university degree with a combination of relevant professional level experience in law enforcement,
including police management, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Specialized
training in the area of incumbent’s responsibility (police management, operations, administration,
training) is highly desirable. Graduation from a certified police academy or other law enforcement
training institution is required.

Work Experience: At least 7 years (9 years in absence of advanced university degree) of progressive and
active relevant service/experience in a national or international law enforcement agency at the field
(regional/district headquarters) and/or national police headquarters level – required; 5 years of direct
supervisory/operational command experience, including involvement in organizational management,
public order and crime prevention management, strategic planning, protection of civilians - required.
Previous experience in UN peacekeeping operations or international policing, particularly in the area of
community policing and protection of civilians is an advantage.

Rank: Superintendent of Police, Lieutenant Colonel, other equivalent or higher rank.

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the UN. For the post advertised, fluency in
oral and written English is required. Knowledge of a second official UN language is an advantage.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 20 22-S P C-75776-DPO
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 30 September 2022
POST TITLE AND LEVEL: Personnel Management Officer, P-3
DUTY STATION: Brindisi
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Department of Peace Oprations

QUALIFICATIONS :

Education: Advanced university degree (Master' s degree or equivalent) in criminal justice, police sciences, police administration and management or other related field. A first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience in law enforcement and police may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Graduation from a certified police academy or similar law enforcement training institution is required.

Work Experience: A minimum of five years (seven years in absence of advanced university degree) of progressively

responsible experience in police administration, management, human resources or related field, including police human resources planning and

recruitment at the national and/or international level is required. Knowledge of project management and experience in training del ivery as well as of gender mainstreaming is an advantage. Peacekeeping or other international experience in the UN or other organizations is desirab le.

Rank: The candidate must be in the rank of Chief/Senior Inspector, Major, equivalent or higher rank.

Languages: For the post advertised, fluency in oral and 'written English is required. Fluency in French is desirable.

Post title and level: Police Chief of Operations, P-4
Organizational Unit: United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)
Duty Station: Abyei
Reporting to: Deputy Police Commissioner
Duration: 12 Month (extendible)
Deadline for applications: 27 June – 26 August 2022
Job opening number: 2022-UNISFA-04491-DPO
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in one or more of the following disciplines: Law,
Law Enforcement, Security, Criminal Justice Administration, Business or
Public Administration, Development Studies (particularly in law enforcement) or other relevant field. A first level university/bachelor’s degree with a combination of relevant professional level experience in law enforcement, including police operations and administration, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Graduation from a certified police academy is required.
Work Experience:
At least 7 years (9 years in absence of advanced university degree) of progressively relevant and active policing service/experience in a national or international law enforcement agency at the field and/or national police headquarters level - required; 5 years of active managerial police experience with practical involvement in operational planning, commanding police operations (including with formed police units' use), policy development - required. Practical direct experience in commanding a regional or a state level police infrastructures/pillars – highly desirable. Experience in one or few of the following areas is desirable: crime management, police administration, police training and development, community policing, change management (particularly in law enforcement) or related field. Previous UN or international experience is an advantage.
Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel/Superintendent of Police or other service equivalent or higher.
Languages: English and French are the working languages of the UN. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of a second official UN language (Arabic) is an advantage.

In 2021 the UN Standing Police Capacity (SPC) carried out its functions as laid out in the Policy on the Functions and Organization of the United Nations Standing Police Capacity (SPC), ref. DPO/DOS 2021.07. The SPC has 36 personnel operating from the United Nations Global Service Center (UNGSC).The team who served in 2021 (pp. 9-13) provided support to over 15 partners in UN mission and non-mission settings that required 2,269 cumulative days of deployment and physical presence in the field, in addition, to support provided directly from Brindisi through remote assistance....

Post title and level: Interpol Liaison Officer (2 positions), seconded (non-contracted)
Organizational Unit: United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
Duty Station: Pristina
Reporting to: Senior Police Adviser
Duration: 12 Month (extendible)
Deadline for applications: 25 September 2022
Post available: 23 June 2022
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
Graduation from a certified Police Academy/College and/or University degree (Bachelor’s degree or
equivalent) in related field (Criminology, Public Administration, Social or Police Science) and a relevant
combination of professional training and experience is required.

Work Experience:
A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant and progressive diverse experience in the field of policing,
including international police cooperation, management, planning, institutional and capacity buildingwithin
police, criminal investigation, forensics, operations, combating organized crime etc., is required;
Recent active working experience in Interpol NCB on matters related to issuance of Notices and Diffusions,
search for fugitives and stolen/misappropriated objects using INTERPOL databases is an advantage.Wideranging
working experience in criminal investigation entities in national law enforcement environment or in
the field of international police cooperation may be considered in lieu of recent Interpol NCB experience;
Experience in international policing or lawenforcement, international police liaison activities and/or reporting
is desirable; Practical experience in planning and project management is desirable;

Assessment for Mission Service: All candidates should be cleared through an Assessment for Mission Service (AMS) either by a Selection Assistance and Assessment Team (SAAT) deployed to a Member State
or on the basis of an in-mission AMS upon arrival of the candidates. Failure to pass the in-mission assessment
will result in candidate’s repatriation. All repatriation related expenses in this case are to be borne by the
Member State. Therefore, the Member States are strongly encouraged to request a SAAT to conduct anAMS
in the Member State prior to the police personnel deployment.

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the UN and INTERPOL. For the post
advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of a second official INTERPOL
language (French, Spanish) is an advantage.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 2022-SPC-75916-DPO
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12 July 2022
POST TITLE AND LEVEL: Public Order Adviser, P-4
DUTY STATION: BRINDISI
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS

United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in the applied sciences, social sciences or other relevant field. A first level university degree with a combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience in police operational matters, including public order maintenance may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Graduation from a certified police academy or similar law enforcement training institution is required.

Work Experience: A minimum of 7 years of active law enforcement experience in a national law enforcement agency at the strategic, operational and administrative levels, including at least three years of experience in crowd management and riot control and other public order matters, both with regards to policy-making and implementation, is required. Experience in UN peacekeeping missions, other similar international organizations is required.

Rank: The candidate must be in the rank of at least Superintendent or Lt. Colonel, equivalent or higher rank.

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Fluency in French is desirable.

Post title and level: SPC Transnational Crime Officer P-3
Organizational Unit: DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS (DPO)

Deadline for Appication: 12 July 2022
Duty Station: BRINDISI, ITALY
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Law, Criminology, Social Sciences, or another relevant field. A first level university degree with a combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience in combating transnational, serious and organized crime may be acceptable in lieu of the advanced University degree. Graduation from a certified police academy or other similar law enforcement training institution is required.

Work Experience: A minimum of five years of active policing experience in a national police or other law enforcement agency at the strategic, operational and administrative levels, including at least three years of experience in anti-transnational crime and anti-organized crime policy-making and implementation is required. Experience in UN peacekeeping missions, other similar international organizations is required. Experience in the use of modern Internet-based research methodologies and sources is desirable.

Rank: The candidate must be in the rank of at least Chief Inspector or Major, equivalent, or higher rank.

Language: English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Fluency in French is desirable.

Post title and level: Gender Based Violence Police Adviser, P-3
Organizational Unit: United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)
Duty Station: Abyei
Reporting to: Police Commissioner through Chief of Operations
Duration: 12 Month (extendible)
Deadline for application: 11 June 2022
Job Opening number : 2022-UNISFA-4492-DPO
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Advanced University Degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Law enforcement, Criminal Justice, Security, Public Administration, Security Sciences, Human Resources Management, Social Sciences, Development Studies (particularly in law enforcement), Change Management or other relevant field. A first level university degree with a combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience in law enforcement, including public order management, police unit commanding and planning police operations may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Graduation from a certified police academy or other law enforcement training institution is required.
Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years (7 years in absence of advanced degree) of progressive and active relevant service/experience at the field level (region/district) including direct practical experience in crime Prevention, Domestic violence, Community Policing, Victim Protection, Project Management experience is required. Experience in Gender Mainstreaming, policy development and implementing GBV programs in emergency and post-conflict contexts is highly desirable. Peacekeeping or other international experience in the UN or other international organizations is an advantage.
Rank: Rank required for a P-3 is Major, Chief Inspector, Superintendent, its equivalent or higher rank
Languages: English and French are the working languages of the UN. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of a second official UN language (Arabic) is an advantage.
Preference will be given to equally qualified women candidates.
Date of Issuance: 12 April 2022