Programme Officer (Migrant Smuggling and Cybercrime Investigation) - Temporary

About the role

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is recruiting a temporary Programme Officer in Rabat, Morocco, within the Programme Office in Morocco (POMOR), Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA). The post implements technical cooperation activities under a EU-funded project on the financial and digital dimensions of migrant smuggling, including counter-cybercrime assistance, and coordinates with other UNODC field offices in Africa. The position is open for 11 months and depends on funding availability.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate cyber-related technical assistance in African countries, including procurement of equipment, contracting of service providers and monitoring and reporting obligations.
• Liaise with law enforcement agencies, ministries of interior and justice, attorney general offices and supreme courts in selected countries to support project implementation.
• Design and update curricula and courses on investigating cyber-dependent and cyber-enabled migrant smuggling, and organize capacity-building and technical assistance activities.
• Undertake outreach, coordinate international, regional and national workshops, meetings and conferences, and give presentations.
• Prepare reports, guidelines, standard operating procedures and analysis on cyber-related issues, and design training needs assessments for law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.
• Coordinate with intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and UN programmes, and assist in monitoring and evaluation of the project.
• Manage substantive and administrative support, including budget and procurement, and prepare background papers, progress reports, evaluation reports, mission reports and briefings.
• Support UNODC's visibility in the region and ensure donor visibility in public activities.
• Contribute to performance indicators, results-based budgeting and management, and analyze data with visualizations to support decision-making.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in computer science, information systems/security, software engineering, forensic computer/digital forensics, computer engineering, criminology, criminal justice, police studies or a related field; a first-level degree plus two years of qualifying experience may be accepted.
• At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience addressing cybercrime.
• Experience delivering training and, preferably, in migrant smuggling, cybercrime investigations, OSINT/SOCMINT, UN or international organization work, project management and data analytics.
• English at UN Level II; French at UN Level II is desirable.

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of counter-cybercrime law enforcement and prosecution, and of international criminal justice and crime prevention policies.
• Knowledge of programme/project administration, implementation, evaluation, technical cooperation, programming and budgeting.
• Ability to train prosecutors, law enforcement officers, digital forensic officers and other criminal justice officials.
• Excellent research, analytical and data interpretation skills, and teamwork and planning abilities.