SECONDMENT Africa Regional Senior Liaison Officer

The Africa Regional Senior Liaison Officer within INTERPOL's Cybercrime Directorate works to increase collaboration and strengthen relationships between law enforcement in the African region and the Cybercrime Directorate. The role supports operational and investigative information exchange, coordination of investigative matters, and cooperation enhancement between INTERPOL and the Africa region.

Responsibilities

• Promote and stimulate collaboration between Cybercrime Directorate and the Africa region, identify cooperation problems and propose solutions.
• Work together with other Cybercrime Directorate personnel in the African region, as well as regional law enforcement, to facilitate and control the exchange of personal data and other operational information.
• Identify regional cyberthreats to serve as the focus of operations and liaise with key personnel to contribute to the planning of said operations achieving the strategic, tactical, and operational aims and objectives.
• At the direction of Cybercrime Directorate management, represent and/or present at relevant events in the Africa region.
• Monitor the organizational and strategic developments of the respective African Regional Bureau.
• Ensure planning, coordination, and implementation of projects and initiatives of the Cybercrime Directorate.
• Advise INTERPOL management at strategic and operational level on how to improve cooperation and/or to adapt Cybercrime Directorate priorities.
• Perform any other related duties as required by the hierarchy.

Requirements

• Experienced police officer, police staff or official able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience/training in the sector of police area/law enforcement agencies.
• University degree in a relevant domain (Masters or Doctorate would be an additional asset).
• Recognized training in forensic science, digital forensics, cyber-investigations, or other applied disciplines relevant to evidence analysis.
• Five years’ experience in the cybercrime and law enforcement areas.
• Experience in international cooperation and investigations.
• Current responsibility for cybercrime-related crime investigations.
• Demonstrated experience in forensic analysis, including the examination, preservation and interpretation of digital or physical evidence in support of criminal investigations.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Proficiency in a second official working language of the Organization (Arabic, French or Spanish) would be an additional asset.
• Very strong communication skills, both in written and oral form.
• High sense of diplomacy and negotiation skills.
• Good knowledge and practical experience of international law enforcement cooperation regulations, structures and procedures.
• Ability to work independently, as well as in teams.
• Ability to draft high quality documents, including visual presentations.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional network.
• Ability to think/plan operationally and strategically and transform into new working practices.
• May be occasionally required to work overtime, nights and weekends.

Skills

• Police Investigation
• Cybercrime Investigations
• Digital Forensics
• Forensic Analysis
• Evidence Preservation
• International Law Enforcement Cooperation
• Cyber-investigations
• Criminal Investigations
• Operational Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Diplomacy
• Negotiation
• Document Drafting
• Visual Presentation
• Professional networking
• Law Enforcement Training
• Communications Skills
• International Cooperation

Languages

English, Arabic, French, Spanish