SECONDMENT - Assistant Director Fugitive Investigative Support

VACANCY NOTICE 683

 

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INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 196 member states. 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 as a SECONDMENT - Assiatnt Director Fugitive Investigative Support within the Operational Support and Analysis Directorate  which is part of the Executive Directorate Police Services.

 

Job title: SECONDMENT - Assistnat Director Fugitive Investigative Support
Reporting To: Director, Operational Support and Analysis
Location: Lyon
Duration (in months): 36
Grade: 2
Number of post:1
Security Clearance Level: Basic
Deadline for application: 12 February 2025

 

INTERPOL strives to achieve a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. To achieve our Diversity goals, we encourage applications from women and nationals of under/unrepresented member countries who are passionate about our mission. INTERPOL’s recruitment process is merit-based hence all hiring decisions are made considering the applicant’s qualifications and the needs of the Organization.

 

SUMMARY OF THE ASSIGNED DUTIES, INCLUDING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

 

The Fugitive Investigative Support (FIS) Sub-Directorate assists member countries in the location and apprehension of fugitives, through a number of initiatives, including the provision of operational support, focused projects, operational working groups, conferences and training initiatives.  FIS also cooperates with international Courts and Tribunals, national entities and other international organizations, to support searches for individuals wanted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.  The Assistnat Director FIS will manage the team in order to maintain and expand a network of experts in fugitive investigations as well as to share of best practices and innovative techniques and to provide specialized training to build capacity in fugitive investigations, including the tracking of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes perpetrators at large.

 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ACTIVITIES

 

Duty 1

Define, plan, and implement the activities and policies of the Sub-Directorate so that the component parts of the Sub-Directorate will, through well-led and managed projects, provide quality, up-to-date  specialized operational police support and maintain an in-depth knowledge covering a wide range and scope of important of police matters, including training and investigative support to INTERPOL's member countries on specific high profile crime areas, as well as operational and administrative services for their regional and national crime fighting activities as required;

Duty 2

Initiate, coordinate, and ensure that the Sub-Directorate will, in a timely manner, identify existing and emerging database and data processing related issues and provide managed project-based solutions for the international law enforcement community and establish regular status reports of the Sub-Directorate’s activities for the Director and regular reporting on the outcomes of projects to senior management;

Duty 3

Develop and maintain effective contacts with