United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office in Ukraine is seeking highly qualified professional to fill the position of Border Police Analysis Advisor currently open in EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

• Programme Title: EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine
• Post Title: Border Police Analysis Adviser
• Duty Station: Kiev, Ukraine

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Please note that only EU nationals are eligible to apply

Background

The European Commission and UNDP undertook cooperation towards the implementation of the EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine. This Mission is to 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 are 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 personnel’ are hired directly by UNDP and are remunerated from the Mission’s budget, funded by the EC.

The official end date of the Mission is 30 November 2007.

Description of Responsibilities

• Provide initial advice for tactical risk analysis and training on risk analysis for the cross-border movement of persons, on irregularities, collection and treatment of information, use of intelligence and information available to support border control and surveillance.
• Supervise the gathering, treatment, assessment and dissemination of information.
• Help establishing risk analysis profiles, basic tools and operational planning models taking into account the economic-political situation and the cultural links for each region at which border control is exercised in order to ensure that effective controls of all persons at the border is based on the use of proper risk analysis.
• Improve and strengthen the functioning of risk analysis units at strategic level in order to guarantee its sustainability and to ensure interaction between strategic, operational and tactical levels.
• Share and exchange information within and between all authorities involved in border management (i.e. customs and police).
• Liaise with other EU and non-EU international assistance organizations, criminal intelligence and investigation, and wider law enforcement areas.
• Work as EUBAM liaison officer for the Moldovan and Ukrainian Border Guard Services and law enforcement attaches of EU Member States.
• Collect incident, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports, relevant strategic, operational and economic plans as well as other relevant documents from the Moldovan and Ukrainian Border Guard Services, including ensuring their translation into English and their distribution within EUBAM.
• Participate in the selection of appropriate contractor supplied risk analysis training, and monitoring of the results of such training.
• Asist the EUBAM HQ Operational Team in Odessa regarding the assessment of operational results and their implementation through advice related to the activity plans of the Moldovan and Ukrainian Border Guard Services.

Competencies

• Citizenship of an EU Member State; active (or recently retired) border police/border guard or law enforcement official of an EU Member State or an EU institution;
• Extensive experience (minimum 8 years) in the areas of risk analysis and border police/border guard or police intelligence, including analysis of cross-border trafficking, smuggling and economic fraud patterns, etc.; excellent knowledge of latest developments in the EU in this regard;
• Familiarity with the EU acquis communautaire on border management;
• Experience in planning and delivery of training in risk analysis and border policing intelligence;
• Fluency in working with data analysis and research software used by border policing intelligence and risk analysis;
• 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 in written and oral English;
• Very good communication and drafting skills;
• Knowledge of Russian and/or Ukrainian and/or Moldovan/Romanian is an 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.

Management and Reporting Obligations

The Mission is a project of UNDP financed by the EC. As such, the management of the Mission will follow guidelines on UNDP project management as well as EC and TACIS financial regulations that apply to UNDP-implemented and EC funded projects. On issues related to the management of the Mission, the Border Risk Analysis Advisor will report to the Deputy Head of Mission/Head of Operations in Odessa, Ukraine. The budget of the Mission is defined by the EC and UNDP. Any changes to the budget are to be discussed and approved by UNDP and EC, accordingly.

Qualified women are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Applications (most recent CVs) in English language with the reference to this position are to be submitted to the e-mail addresses: vacancies-bam@undp.org and/or vacancies@eubam.org

Applicants are strongly advised to match their qualifications against the post requirements before submitting applications. Please indicate "Border Police Analysis Adviser" in the subject line of your message. Please also mention the minimal salary level expected in your application/CV. The deadline for submission of applications is 22 April 2007.

UNDP will use a transparent and competitive screening process, though will only contact those applicants in whom there is further interest. Applications may only be submitted for specific vacancies. We regret that we will not be able to acknowledge all unsolicited general applications for employment.