General Information

• Project: EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine II
• Title: Border Police Analyst
• Duty Station:Odessa (Ukraine)

THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO EU CITIZENS ONLY

Background

The European Commission and UNDP have undertaken preparatory work towards the establishment of an EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine. This Mission will notably help enhance the capacities of Moldovan and Ukrainian services to adequately ensure customs and border controls and border surveillance along their common border. Posts of Border Monitors will be filled by civil servants seconded from the national administrations of EU Member States, including customs administrations, border police, or other relevant national agencies.

The Mission’s ‘core staff’ will be competitively selected on the basis of individually submitted applications corresponding to the enclosed job descriptions, and will be directly hired and remunerated by the Mission.

The initial duration of the assignment will be up to four months and is funded by TACIS. It is expected that the Mission will be continued for additional 2 months till the end of 2006 and upon satisfactory performance of duties, Mission staff will be asked to extend their assignment for this period.

Border Police Analyst (Odessa, Ukraine)

Description of Responsibilities:

● To gather information from local counterparts, EUBAM Field Offices, Risk Analysis Advisors as well as from international organisations and media sources.

● To compare and make analysis of the information received in order to find out criminal phenomena and individual cases related to the Moldovan-Ukrainian border.

● To support activities in the field by targeting Mission specific phenomena and objectives.

● To produce statistical information about the effectiveness of EUBAM activities.

● To support the Reporting & Communication Officer by preparing special, incident, weekly, monthly, interim and annual reports.

● To share information between EUBAM HQ, Field Offices, Risk Analysis Advisors and local counterparts.

● To develop the EUBAM’s and local counterparts’ analytical capacity in the field by giving advises and providing training.

● To enhance EUBAM capability for situational awareness outside duty hours. For this purpose Analytical Unit members will, if needed, work in shifts.

Requirements:

● Citizenship of an EU Member State; active (or recently retired) border police/ guard official or law enforcement (police) official of an EU Member State or an EU institution.

● Previous experience (minimum 8 years) in border control/surveillance operations of which are minimum 4 years in an analytical unit, criminal investigation department or equivalent.

● Good experience in analysis of smuggling patterns with a view to detect patterns of trafficking of drugs, persons and weapons as well as customs-related fraud.

● Fluency in working with data analysis and research software, preferably Analyst Notebook (i2) will be an asset.

● Very good ability to work with word and power point programmes, e-mail, internet and spreadsheet applications.

● Respect of confidentiality clauses regarding any sensitive/confidential information which could be received or handled in the exercise of the duties.

● Very good command of written and oral English.

● Knowledge of Russian and/or Ukrainian and/or Moldovan/Romanian is a distinct asset.

● Earlier international exposure, the ability to work in a multicultural environment, or participation in customs reform projects in third countries is an asset.

● Corresponding national security clearance.

Apply to: vacancies-bam@undp.org and vacancies@eubam.org indicating "BAM Border Police Analyst (Odessa)" in the subject line of your application (most recent CVs should be sent)

or by fax to +380 44 253 26 07

Qualified women are encouraged to apply

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

UNDP will use a transparent and competitive screening process, though will only contact those applicants in whom there is further interest.

Short-listed candidates may be invited for a second face to face interview with UNDP Office.

Applications may only be submitted for specific vacancies. We regret that we will not be able to acknowledge all unsolicited general applications for employment.