Employer:Tetra Tech Inc.Location:Washington, District of Columbia
Summary
- 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 expert advice on public security issues in the DRC to the INL Director, their designee, and other relevant Embassy officers. Analysis and evaluation will cover the PNC at the national and provincial level, as well as specific municipal forces and PNC sub-divisions, such as the Judicial, Border, Mining, and Lake Police units, and other law enforcement entities, such as DGM, and Customs. The assessments will include operational effectiveness, leadership, training, outreach to civil society (e.g. community policing), mobility, communications, and equipment. The incumbent will also visit, review, and analyze the capabilities of PNC police academies and training facilities that work with INL Kinshasa-supported projects and advise the INL Director on projects, polices, and events to pursue to increase efficiency and productivity of the provincial academies and training facilities.
- Provide advice and technical assistance to the PNC officers, PNC academy, and training facility directors, and other law enforcement officers, as requested, in improving operations, investigations, police administration, resource management, internal discipline procedures, and overall efforts at modernizing.
Generate support for and actively advances U.S. policy objectives with key host government officials. 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 (e.g. DFID, EU Delegation, GIZ, JIC and UNPOL) to coordinate activities and avoid repetition in order to ensure a coherent approach to criminal justice sector assistance in international law enforcement programs.
Program Planning, Development, and Execution:
- Plan and develop training programs in accordance with U.S. Embassy and U.S. Department of State goals and objectives; work with implementers to improve implementation, while monitoring and reporting on significant developments; evaluate project results; and, as necessary make mid-course adjustments, and when complete, aid in monitoring and evaluation as part of program close out procedures.
- Coordinate closely with INL implementers, USAID, the PNC’s Coordination Committee for Police Reform (CSRP), the PNC’s specialized reform coordinating committees (CAMOs), 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 and advanced investigative techniques. The courses could include standardized police training in ethics, professionalism, human rights, and community policing, courses which are guided by the INL Kinshasa’s country strategy for extending capacity building and professionalization for law enforcement entities.
- Work with INL Director to provide technical assistance to INL implementing partners and Congolese law enforcement officers 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 by the CSRP.
- Provide feedback to INL Director to improve training and technical assistance projects.
- Provide strategic planning and process development on all phases of project execution from development though implementation, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, monitoring, and coordination.
- Obtain Government Technical Monitor (GTM) certification within six month of beginning work at post. Certification of Department of State GTM will be achieved by either resident or online training with the Foreign Service Institute (FSI).
- Identify logistical support requirements; provide 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, delivery, and acceptance of items procured to support INL Kinshasa projects in the DRC.
- Review and advice on budget plans for the INL projects in the DRC, ensuring that projects match the policies and objectives of the INL’s and DRC’s strategies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor or higher, preferable in Criminal Justice.
- Must have French language capability at or above the 3/3 level. Incumbent will be routinely working in a French language only environment.
- Basic word processing, Excel and spread sheet programs.
- Minimum of ten years of professional level work experience in the area of law enforcement operations, management, and training. Proven track record of 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 2 years of experience working overseas in a post conflict or reconstruction program.
- A minimum of 2 years in managing law enforcement officials, ensuring sustainability of projects through provision of appropriate training, technical assistance, and mentoring, and a displayed ability to integrate competing needs of U.S., international, and Congolese law enforcement, development, and security agencies.
- A minimum of 5 years’ 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.
- Must have experience in writing training plans, statements of works, standard operating procedures, and detailed instructions. Must be comfortable speaking publicly and will prepare and provide briefings in English and French.
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