UNPOL
United Nations Police

List of policy documents

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Application Procedures for UNPOL in UNITAMS
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APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR NON-CONTRACTED POSITIONS IN THE SPECIALIZED POLICE TEAMS WITHIN THE UNITED NATIONS POLICE COMPONENTS IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS OR SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS REQUIRING OFFICIAL SECONDMENT FROM NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS OF UN MEMBER STATES

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Standard Operating Procedure (Revised 2019)
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Assessment for Mission Service of Individual Police Officers

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Police Adviser, P-4, UNSMIL, 10 Dec 2020
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Post title and level: Police Adviser, P-4
Organizational Unit: United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
Duty Station: Tripoli, Libya, with extensive travel across the Mission area
Reporting to: Chief of Security Institution Service (SIS)
Duration: 12 Months (extendible)
Deadline for applications: 10 December 2020
Job Opening: number 2019-UNSMIL-30081941-DPPA

United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity

 

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Criminology, Policing, Security
and Safety, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Law, Social Sciences or other relevant field. A first level
university degree with a combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience in law
enforcement administration, including program management, strategic planning and capacity building, may be
accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Graduation from a certified police academy or other law
enforcement training institution is required.
Experience: Candidate must be in active police service possessing minimum of seven years (nine years in
absence of advanced university degree) of progressive and active policing experience at the field and/or
national headquarters level with at least five years of experience in police management, police administration
and police operations. Practical experience in strategic planning, program management and capacity building
is highly desirable. Experience in mediation in post-conflict situation and working with non-state armed and
experience of working in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is highly desirable. Previous UN or
international experience is an advantage.
Rank: Superintendent of Police, equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the military or higher rank.
Language: Proficiency in English languages (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of Arabic is
highly desirable.

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Police Reform Adviser, P-4, Brindisi, 23 January 2021
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Vacancy announcement number 2020-spc-75908-dpo

Deadline for applications: 23 January 2021

Post title and level: Police Reform Adviser, P-4

Duty station: Brindisi

Organizational unit: Department of Peace Operations

Circulation limited to member states. Appointments are limited to service on posts financed by the support account of peace operations.

United nations core values: integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Advanced degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in the applied sciences, social sciences or relevant field. A first level university degree

with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience in rule of law and police reform may be accepted in lieu of the advanced

university degree. Graduation from a certified police academy or similar law enforcement training institution is required. Work Experience: A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in rule of law developmental matters – knowledge of police reform, including law

enforcement development and capacity-building is required. In active national police service with a rank of Superintendent or Lt. Colonel, other service

equivalent or higher rank is required. Experience in the use of modern Internet-based research methodologies and sources are required. Peacekeeping or

other international experience in the UN or other organizations is desirable.

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the UN. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Fluency in French is desirable.

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Transnational Organized Crime Adviser P4 SPC, 23 January 2021
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Vacancy announcement number: 2020-SPC-75914-DPO

Deadline for applications: 23 January 2021

Post title and level: Transnational Crime Adviser, P-4

Organizational unit: Department of Peace Operations

Duty station: Brindisi

United nations core values: integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Law, Criminology, Social Sciences, or another relevant field. A first level university degree with a

combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience in combating serious and organized crime may be acceptable in lieu of the advanced University

degree. Graduation from a certified police academy or other similar law enforcement training institution is required.

Work Experience: A minimum of seven years of

progressively responsible experience in active national police or other law enforcement agency with a rank of Superintendent or Lt. Colonel, other service equivalent or higher

rank, including at least three years of direct experience in anti-transnational crime and anti-organized crime policy-making is required. Experience in UN peacekeeping

missions, other similar international organizations, or regional forums is also required. Experience in the use of modern Internet-based research methodologies and sources is

desirable.

Language: English and French are the working languages of the UN. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of

French is highly desirable.

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Public Order Adviser P4 SPC
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Vacancy announcement number: 2020

Deadline for applications -SPC-78757-DPO 23 January 2021

Post title and level public order adviser, p4

Duty station: Brindisi

Organizational unit: Department of Peace Operations

Circulation limited to member states. Appointments are limited to service on posts financed by the support account of peace operations.

United nations core values: integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in the applied sciences, social sciences or other relevant field. A first level university degree with a combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience in police operational matters, including public order maintenance may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Graduation from a certified police academy or similar law enforcement training institution is required.

Work Experience: A minimum of 7 years of active law enforcement experience in a national law enforcement agency at the strategic, operational and administrative levels, including at least three years of experience in crowd management and riot control and other public order matters, both with regards to policy-making and implementation, is required. Must be in active national police service with the rank of Superintendent or Lt. Colonel, other service equivalent or higher rank is required. Peacekeeping or other international experience in the UN or other organizations is desired.

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the UN. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written

English is required. Fluency in French is desirable.

 

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Policy Planning Officer, P3, SPC, BRINDIS, 23 January 2021
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Vacancy announcement number: 2020-spc-78771-d
deadline for applications: 23 January 2021
post title and level: policy planning officer, p-3

Duty station: Brindis
organizational unit: department of peacekeeping operations
circulation limited to member states. Appointments are limited to service on posts financed by the support account of peace operations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in the applied sciences, social sciences or other relevant field. A first level university degree with a combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience in law enforcement may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Graduation from a certified police academy or similar law enforcement training institution is required.

Work Experience: A minimum of five years of progressively law enforcement experience in active national police, with a current rank of at least Chief Inspector or Major, equivalent or higher rank is required. Experience in law enforcement planning and formulation/implementation of policy is required. Peacekeeping or other international experience in the UN or other organizations is an advantage.

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the UN. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of a second official UN language, preferably French is highly desirable.

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