| This vacancy announcement is destined to law enforcement officials of INTERPOL's member countries. Before completing the application form, please consult the page "how to apply" and the paragraph "applications for seconded positions" to be informed about the special conditions applicable to this type of recruitment. INTERPOL
VACANCY NOTICE NO. 11/05/EDPS/OS/CCC
INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 188 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities, and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. INTERPOL is now looking for a qualified candidate to serve as Senior Operations Assistant within the Command and Co-ordination Centre. | Job Title: | Senior Operations Assistant | | Reporting To: | Assistant Director, Command and Co-ordination Centre | | Location: | Regional Bureau, Buenos Aires, Argentina* | | Duration: | Three-year (paid) secondment (renewable) | | Grade: | 6 | | Deadline for applications: | 31 January 2011 |
Under the guidance of the Team Leader, and operating at all times with minimal supervision, the Senior Operations Assistant assists transnational police, anti-crime and disaster response
co-operation. The Command and Co-ordination Centre (CCC) operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year, in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. The Senior Operations Assistant regularly and impartially assesses and acts upon all information received at and gathered by the Command and Co-ordination Centre, operating as a First Response Unit. Purpose • Provide adequate responses to requests for information and assistance from the NCBs, judicial authorities and other international entities in the Organization's four official languages.
• Ensure connections between law enforcement entities and all relevant anti-crime entities and appropriate counterparts as required by the demands of operations around the world, in real time, and in the appropriate language.
• Develop and maintain an overall, global view of international/national events related to criminal activities, crises and matters of political and cultural interest or significance.
Primary Duties 1 - Communications Under the guidance of and with support from the Team Leader: 1. Monitor and assess all incoming information to the CCC (I-24/7, Outlook, faxes, telephone, web mail, postal mail, and in-house communications) in the official languages.
2. Consult INTERPOL's archives creatively and comprehensively.
3. Liaise and co-ordinate with internal departments where issues require internal investigation, support or strategic follow-up, providing clear and impartial breakdowns of issues, reports on actions taken and future actions.
4. Provide written and/or verbal responses in the most appropriate languages to
in-house officials or departments, National Central Bureaus (NCBs) or external agencies as required.
5. Manage data (including data entry) to ensure INTERPOL's archives are updated to the standards recognized in the Constitution.
6. Develop and maintain a contact database in relation to Operations Room activities for use by the Operations Room and General Secretariat staff, on request, constantly review and build up the contacts list and update files.
2 - Crime, crisis and major events 1. Using internal and external sources gather comprehensive information about events or activities requiring operational intervention or that may affect the security of General Secretariat staff/counterparts in the field.
2. Assist in the planning and co-ordination of INTERPOL intervention relating to any crime, crisis or major event (exceptional access to databases, urgent issuance of notices, Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) assistance, Liaison Teams, etc.).
3. Conduct security clearance and threat assessment in relation to missions; dealing with all logistical arrangements, including health considerations, visas, transportation and communications, to assist team members in the field.
4. Monitor field-related activities/security after hours and assist in the co-ordination of crisis response after hours and as directed.
3 - Field activity 1. Liaise with a variety of agencies and the government authorities in the field towards ensuring the successful completion of operational activities.
2. Assist with the co-ordination of large multi-departmental and multinational investigations.
3. Undertake whatever action is necessary in the field to support the member country/requesting administration, or co-ordinate support required from the General Secretariat.
4 - NCB Co-operation 1. Identify potential and current communication issues (including lack of co-operation) between NCBs and anti-crime organizations with recognition of political climate.
2. Utilize internal and external resources (NCBs, archives, press, legal department, relevant officers) for the acquisition of information relevant to the case and support response to the case.
3. Ensure the case is reported to all relevant units and hierarchy.
4. Provide timely and full response, if possible, or temporary response pending further intervention in the most appropriate language to resolve immediate issues with the added objective of encouraging communication and information exchange.
5. Share information with other NCBs which may be affected by similar cases, trends.
5 - International movements of persons / Substances 1. Monitor, track and co-ordinate planned deportations of high-risk subjects and international responses and activities relating to the illegal movement of persons and illicit substances.
2. Identify fugitives in transit and missing or abducted persons from internal and external sources (NCB communications, open sources intelligence, international partners).
3. Review requests for Notices from NCBs to assess whether the notice is justified and complies with the rules in force.
4. Draft and publish Notices (all kinds) on the public and restricted websites, and global alerts where required to support and facilitate the process.
5. Make urgent assessments of the level of response required, alerting the relevant units, and co-ordinate responses through to the closure of the case (person located or missing / wanted and Notice published).
6. Communicate to all relevant NCBs with an assessment of threat; provide information to assist in the person’s real time location.
7. Co-ordinate with the United Nations and other special tribunals in respect of the publication of Notices for crimes against humanity.
8. Maintain an awareness of INTERPOL Resolutions with regard to fugitives and prison breaks and communicate to NCBs and other organizations as necessary.
9. Co-ordinate a regular review of non-INTERPOL Wanted Persons Lists and intervene where necessary to gain additional data and so support the worldwide location and detention of fugitives.
6 - SLTD – ASF hit alarms 1. Identify and assess urgent ‘Hits’ on INTERPOL data from the Lost/Stolen Travel Documents (SLTD) and ASF databases and compare them with the data archives.
2. Co-ordinate telephone, fax and written communications to gather as much information as possible on the source of the Hit in the shortest possible time.
3. Ensure all information is communicated to the source and owner country or the country responsible to guarantee maximum support to officials on the ground.
4. Follow up Hits until closure of the case and ensure that the outcome of the Hit is reported to the relevant owner country or the country responsible.
5. Identify any common features / patterns in hits that may indicate organized crime.
7 - Media and Internet monitoring 1. Employ structured and co-ordinated comprehensive searches of Open Source information focusing on INTERPOL's key areas of interest, current activities, projects, deployed staff and international events.
2. Review and compare all information against all INTERPOL archives and known non-General Secretariat terrorist and extremist databases and act upon if necessary.
3. Generate concise reports of information attained through Open Sources to internal and external departments and partners identifying where reported issues may be of special interest for specific units, activities or deployed teams.
4. Communicate and co-ordinate with member countries, internal departments and partner organizations for the confirmation of information, alert where necessary and organize the most appropriate follow-up activities.
8 - Reporting 1. Report all daily activities of the CCC in a precise, concise, timely, impartial and accurate fashion for internal purposes.
2. Provide succinct, comprehensive reports on own initiative or as requested and approved on current issues, crime, crises, major events and other areas of interest, reporting actual and potential INTERPOL intervention.
3. Monitor movements of INTERPOL staff on mission and liaise with NCB and
non-NCB entities to facilitate their arrival, departure and movements in country concerned.
4. Provide statistical reports and analysis.
5. Present mission reports and debriefings on any activity, investigation or event attended or carried out under the banner of INTERPOL.
9 - Training 1. Provide training on the use of INTERPOL's police information systems to new staff and NCBs.
2. Deliver high-quality professional presentations to audiences at all levels within the police and security sector, including visitors to the General Secretariat, and at external events in the relevant language.
10 – Other duties
Any other duties as may be requested by the hierarchy. Requirements General skills/theoretical knowledge • Full proficiency in at least two working languages of the Organization. Additional languages an asset.
• Computer skills (MS Office, Internet, experience of databases).
• Experience of working in other international organizations, field missions an asset. Aptitudes/behavioural competencies • Integrity, tact, discretion.
• Ability to work in a non-discriminatory manner with respect for diversity.
• Intuition and good judgment.
• Impartiality.
• Flexibility in changing conditions, demonstrated proactiveness and resourcefulness.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision in demanding environment and with time constraints.
• Proficient in assimilating large amounts of information and extracting relevant facts.
• Ability to understand complex scenarios and judge them dispassionately and identify any source biases.
• Attention to detail.
• Capacity to work constructively and effectively in a team.
• Ability to deal effectively with law enforcement agencies and other entities in stressful situations.
• Problem solving, confidence and resourcefulness.
• Motivation to learn and share learning with colleagues - self improvement. Job specificities • Must be able to work flexible hours and shifts (including nights, weekends, public holidays).
• Must be able to travel at short notice locally and internationally.
"Know-how"/practical competencies • Strong communication skills.
• Networking capability.
• Writing skills.
• Ability to prepare and present reports in a comprehensive, user-friendly format.
• Cultural insight.
• Good organizational skills.
• Knowledge of a widely-spoken language (Mandarin, Russian…) an asset.
• Knowledge of criminal procedures and law enforcement actions and practices. Education and training • First university degree (Bachelors Degree or equivalent), plus at least 5 years' professional experience in information processing, civilian police/military training, international relations, political and social sciences.
• Work experience with in crisis management positions an asset.
Working Conditions
• Remuneration: If necessary, INTERPOL may consider partially or totally contributing to the salary of the selected candidate. Depending on the nationality of official, an expatriation allowance may be paid for a maximum period of six years. For more information regarding conditions of service see Employment conditions for seconded officials available on the web site (www.interpol.int). | 