Employer: Totally Joined For Achieving Collaborative Techniques (TJFACT)
Location: DR Congo
About the Position
TJFACT is seeking to hire a dynamic Senior Police Advisor (SPA) to join our team in support of the Department of State - The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
The INL Senior Police Advisor (SPA) at the U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, will assists the INL Director by advising, monitoring, and managing training and other INL security-sector reform projects in the DRC. The SPA is responsible for assisting the INL Director in monitoring, advising, andcollaborating with INL implementing partners in DRC. Additionally, the SPA will support INL program and project design and implementation to improve the institutional capacity of the DRC’s criminal justice institutions. The position requires close coordination with the PNC at both the executive and mid-level leadership levels and mentoring of entry-level officers trained through the INL program.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Assess/Advise
Participate in the continual analysis and evaluation of Congolese law enforcement institutions to include assessments of the organizational and operational capacities of the various elements of the PNC and other related law enforcement agencies. Provide expertise on public security issues in DRC to the INL Director or their designee, the Ambassador/Chargé d’Affaires, other relevant Embassy officers, and INL’s Washington DC-based program office. Their analysis and evaluation will cover the PNC at the national and provincial level, as well as specific municipal forces and PNC sub-divisions and other law enforcement entities. The assessments will include operational effectiveness, leadership, training, outreach to communities and civil society, mobility, communications, and equipment.
Visit, review, and analyze the capabilities of PNC police training facilities used in INL-supported projects and advise the INL Director on projects, polices, and events to increase efficiency and productivity of the PNC academies and training facilities.
Provide technical assistance to PNC leadership and officers, training academy, and facility directors, as requested, in improving operations, investigations, police administration, resource management, internal discipline procedures, and overall reform efforts.
Maintain Political Liaison
Under the direction of the INL Director, coordinates with the Embassy’s Regional Security Office (RSO), USAID, Department of Defense, and other U.S. law enforcement agencies, as well as other international donors to coordinate security assistance activities and ensure that INL programs are complementary and not redundant with other donor-funded support.
Program & Project Planning, Development, and Execution
Plan and develop training projects in accordance with INL/DRC, Mission, and U.S. Department of State goals and objectives.
Work with partners on project implementation by monitoring and reporting on significant developments, evaluating results, supporting necessary mid-course adjustments, and monitoring and evaluation as part of project close-out procedures.
Coordinate closely with INL implementers, USAID, the PNC (including the police reform cell), and other international donors to implement regional programs of specialized basic and advanced training courses to develop the capacity of PNC and other law enforcement forces in basic policing, community policing, and advanced investigative techniques.
Work with the INL Director to provide technical assistance to INL implementing partners and government partners to improve national and provincial standardized training courses for PNC and other law enforcement personnel, ensuring that the courses are approved by the PNC national office for training and development, and all relevant committees.
Provide feedback to INL Director to improve training and technical assistance projects.
Strategic and Budget Planning:
Support the INL Kinshasa team on all phases of project execution from development though implementation, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, monitoring, and coordination.
Identify logistical support requirements by providing advice and assistance in preparation of documentation for procurement of technical services, training and commodities, and the monitoring of procurement actions, including drafting source-origin waivers, bid solicitations, scopes of work, and delivery procured to support INL Kinshasa projects in the DRC.
Under the direction of the INL Director, review and advise on budget plans for the INL projects in the DRC to ensure projects match the policies and objectives of INL and DRC strategies.
Integration & Coordination with Complementary Programs:
Work with the U.S., international, NGO, and Congolese institutions and agencies to ensure that INL’s law enforcement assistance is coordinated with other assistance programs.
End Use Monitoring:
Ensure U.S. Government-provided commodities are effectively used and actively prevent fraud, corruption, waste, or mismanagement of projects though continuous oversight and end use monitoring at all sites.
Working and Supervisory Responsibilities:
As directed by the INL Director, assist with management of large projects to achieve INL Kinshasa objectives.
As directed by the INL Director, review and advise INL implementing partners supported by the projects.
Briefing and Reporting:
Prepare, coordinate, and ensure the timely issuance of one-time and periodic reports on INL-supported projects to include the impact of legislation and the political environment on state and local force development. Prepare periodic status reports and program reviews. Track progress of training in achieving larger INL Kinshasa goals.
Assist in escorting and arranging appropriate itineraries for official travelers.
Under the direction of the INL Director, brief Department, Congressional, Staff Delegations, and other selected international dignitaries on the U.S. and host government criminal justice projects as they pertain to INL Kinshasa projects. Attend Embassy security sector reform related meetings, brief the INL Director, and other appropriate Embassy members and report on major issues involving the PNC, including but not limited to, the status of police training reform, police-community relations, violent crime reduction, and other rule of law efforts.
Security of Training Teams and Personnel:
Advise the INL Kinshasa Director and the RSO on matters related to personnel and physical security at all project locations and personnel operating in support of the INL Kinshasa projects. Coordinate with other embassy units and host country agencies to assess threat levels at project sites, develop threat reduction measures and implement appropriate security plans to project personnel and equipment.
Maintain points of contact with DRC police, military units, and local authorities in training areas to assist in the development of security plans and developing threat assessments.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
U.S. Citizen or Third Country National (TCN)
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in international relations, law enforcement, public policy or related field (10 years professional law enforcement experience can be substituted).
A minimum of eighteen years of experience with U.S. law enforcement or military
Experience briefing in English.
Three years of experience working overseas in an Embassy environment,
Three years specialized experience depending on the position (e.g. intelligence, firearms, gangs, kidnapping, drugs, internal affairs).
Knowledge of, and skill in, correct usage of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and style.
PREFFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
French language capability at or above the Foreign Service Institute’s defined 3/3 level (Fluent Proficiency) or equivalent. SPA will be routinely working in a French language-only environment.
Basic computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office programs.
Over twenty (20) years of professional level work experience in the area of law enforcement operations, management, curriculum development, and/or training, including experience implementing law enforcement programs/initiatives in the DRC. Career path will have included jobs with increasing scope and responsibilities at the executive or managerial level.
A minimum of one (01) year of experience working overseas in a post conflict or reconstruction program.
A minimum of three (03) years in managing law enforcement officials, ensuring sustainability of projects through provision of appropriate training, technical assistance, and mentoring.
A minimum of five (05) years of experience in leading and managing police operations or training in the United States, Canada, Europe, or overseas.
The Senior Police Advisor will utilize European (preferably Belgian or French) law enforcement experience and knowledge about the civil law system towards analysis and program evaluation in all areas of municipal, state and federal law enforcement.
Experience writing training plans, statements of works, standard operating procedures, and detailed instructions. Experience working with European and other international criminal justices assistance missions, programs, and implementers.
Experience with training police officers in Africa.
BENEFITS:
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
401-K plus match
Paid Vacation days
Paid holidays
Short Term and Long-Term Disability
Voluntary Term Life
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Location: DR Congo
About the Position
TJFACT is seeking to hire a dynamic Senior Police Advisor (SPA) to join our team in support of the Department of State - The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).
The INL Senior Police Advisor (SPA) at the U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, will assists the INL Director by advising, monitoring, and managing training and other INL security-sector reform projects in the DRC. The SPA is responsible for assisting the INL Director in monitoring, advising, andcollaborating with INL implementing partners in DRC. Additionally, the SPA will support INL program and project design and implementation to improve the institutional capacity of the DRC’s criminal justice institutions. The position requires close coordination with the PNC at both the executive and mid-level leadership levels and mentoring of entry-level officers trained through the INL program.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Assess/Advise
Participate in the continual analysis and evaluation of Congolese law enforcement institutions to include assessments of the organizational and operational capacities of the various elements of the PNC and other related law enforcement agencies. Provide expertise on public security issues in DRC to the INL Director or their designee, the Ambassador/Chargé d’Affaires, other relevant Embassy officers, and INL’s Washington DC-based program office. Their analysis and evaluation will cover the PNC at the national and provincial level, as well as specific municipal forces and PNC sub-divisions and other law enforcement entities. The assessments will include operational effectiveness, leadership, training, outreach to communities and civil society, mobility, communications, and equipment.
Visit, review, and analyze the capabilities of PNC police training facilities used in INL-supported projects and advise the INL Director on projects, polices, and events to increase efficiency and productivity of the PNC academies and training facilities.
Provide technical assistance to PNC leadership and officers, training academy, and facility directors, as requested, in improving operations, investigations, police administration, resource management, internal discipline procedures, and overall reform efforts.
Maintain Political Liaison
Under the direction of the INL Director, coordinates with the Embassy’s Regional Security Office (RSO), USAID, Department of Defense, and other U.S. law enforcement agencies, as well as other international donors to coordinate security assistance activities and ensure that INL programs are complementary and not redundant with other donor-funded support.
Program & Project Planning, Development, and Execution
Plan and develop training projects in accordance with INL/DRC, Mission, and U.S. Department of State goals and objectives.
Work with partners on project implementation by monitoring and reporting on significant developments, evaluating results, supporting necessary mid-course adjustments, and monitoring and evaluation as part of project close-out procedures.
Coordinate closely with INL implementers, USAID, the PNC (including the police reform cell), and other international donors to implement regional programs of specialized basic and advanced training courses to develop the capacity of PNC and other law enforcement forces in basic policing, community policing, and advanced investigative techniques.
Work with the INL Director to provide technical assistance to INL implementing partners and government partners to improve national and provincial standardized training courses for PNC and other law enforcement personnel, ensuring that the courses are approved by the PNC national office for training and development, and all relevant committees.
Provide feedback to INL Director to improve training and technical assistance projects.
Strategic and Budget Planning:
Support the INL Kinshasa team on all phases of project execution from development though implementation, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, monitoring, and coordination.
Identify logistical support requirements by providing advice and assistance in preparation of documentation for procurement of technical services, training and commodities, and the monitoring of procurement actions, including drafting source-origin waivers, bid solicitations, scopes of work, and delivery procured to support INL Kinshasa projects in the DRC.
Under the direction of the INL Director, review and advise on budget plans for the INL projects in the DRC to ensure projects match the policies and objectives of INL and DRC strategies.
Integration & Coordination with Complementary Programs:
Work with the U.S., international, NGO, and Congolese institutions and agencies to ensure that INL’s law enforcement assistance is coordinated with other assistance programs.
End Use Monitoring:
Ensure U.S. Government-provided commodities are effectively used and actively prevent fraud, corruption, waste, or mismanagement of projects though continuous oversight and end use monitoring at all sites.
Working and Supervisory Responsibilities:
As directed by the INL Director, assist with management of large projects to achieve INL Kinshasa objectives.
As directed by the INL Director, review and advise INL implementing partners supported by the projects.
Briefing and Reporting:
Prepare, coordinate, and ensure the timely issuance of one-time and periodic reports on INL-supported projects to include the impact of legislation and the political environment on state and local force development. Prepare periodic status reports and program reviews. Track progress of training in achieving larger INL Kinshasa goals.
Assist in escorting and arranging appropriate itineraries for official travelers.
Under the direction of the INL Director, brief Department, Congressional, Staff Delegations, and other selected international dignitaries on the U.S. and host government criminal justice projects as they pertain to INL Kinshasa projects. Attend Embassy security sector reform related meetings, brief the INL Director, and other appropriate Embassy members and report on major issues involving the PNC, including but not limited to, the status of police training reform, police-community relations, violent crime reduction, and other rule of law efforts.
Security of Training Teams and Personnel:
Advise the INL Kinshasa Director and the RSO on matters related to personnel and physical security at all project locations and personnel operating in support of the INL Kinshasa projects. Coordinate with other embassy units and host country agencies to assess threat levels at project sites, develop threat reduction measures and implement appropriate security plans to project personnel and equipment.
Maintain points of contact with DRC police, military units, and local authorities in training areas to assist in the development of security plans and developing threat assessments.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
U.S. Citizen or Third Country National (TCN)
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in international relations, law enforcement, public policy or related field (10 years professional law enforcement experience can be substituted).
A minimum of eighteen years of experience with U.S. law enforcement or military
Experience briefing in English.
Three years of experience working overseas in an Embassy environment,
Three years specialized experience depending on the position (e.g. intelligence, firearms, gangs, kidnapping, drugs, internal affairs).
Knowledge of, and skill in, correct usage of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and style.
PREFFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
French language capability at or above the Foreign Service Institute’s defined 3/3 level (Fluent Proficiency) or equivalent. SPA will be routinely working in a French language-only environment.
Basic computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office programs.
Over twenty (20) years of professional level work experience in the area of law enforcement operations, management, curriculum development, and/or training, including experience implementing law enforcement programs/initiatives in the DRC. Career path will have included jobs with increasing scope and responsibilities at the executive or managerial level.
A minimum of one (01) year of experience working overseas in a post conflict or reconstruction program.
A minimum of three (03) years in managing law enforcement officials, ensuring sustainability of projects through provision of appropriate training, technical assistance, and mentoring.
A minimum of five (05) years of experience in leading and managing police operations or training in the United States, Canada, Europe, or overseas.
The Senior Police Advisor will utilize European (preferably Belgian or French) law enforcement experience and knowledge about the civil law system towards analysis and program evaluation in all areas of municipal, state and federal law enforcement.
Experience writing training plans, statements of works, standard operating procedures, and detailed instructions. Experience working with European and other international criminal justices assistance missions, programs, and implementers.
Experience with training police officers in Africa.
BENEFITS:
Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
401-K plus match
Paid Vacation days
Paid holidays
Short Term and Long-Term Disability
Voluntary Term Life
Apply Now