SECONDMENT Coordinator, Crimes against Children

VACANCY NOTICE 1461 

This vacancy announcement pertains to law enforcement and/or governmental officials within INTERPOL's member countries only.

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INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 196 member states. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities, and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. INTERPOL is now looking for a qualified candidate as a SECONDMENT Coordinator, Crimes against Children within the Organized & Emerging Crime which is part of the​​​​​​ Exec. Dir. Investigation Support.

Job title: SECONDMENT Coordinator, Crimes against Children
Reporting To:  Head of Crimes against Children
Location: Multiple Duty Station 
Duration (in months): 36.00 
Grade: 4 
Number of post: 1
Security Clearance Level: Enhanced
Deadline for application:30 June 2026

INTERPOL actively encourages applications from women and nationals of member countries that are currently unrepresented among our staff (please click on this link to access the list of countries). Candidates from these countries are particularly encouraged to apply. 

INTERPOL’s recruitment process is merit-based hence all hiring decisions are made considering the applicant’s qualifications and the needs of the Organization.

SUMMARY OF THE ASSIGNED DUTIES,INCLUDING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

The Executive Directorate for Police Services (EDPS) oversees all INTERPOL’s police activities and criminal databases. The Organized and Emerging Crime (OEC) Directorate within EDPS focuses primarily on operational activities, including supporting member countries to carry out transnational operations, and also provides investigative support to member countries. The Vulnerable Communities (VCO) Sub-Directorate focuses on three crime areas: Crimes against Children (CAC), Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants (HTSM).

INTERPOL’s role focuses on supporting police agencies in developing an intelligence model that is suited to their needs and capabilities, foster understanding in senior and middle police management of analytical techniques and their added value to investigations. INTERPOL also provides direct
analytical support when needed to any member country through dedicated analytical components at each of the Regional Bureaus.

Under the overall direction of the Assistant Director, VCO, and the Head of crimes against children, the Coordinator is responsible for the daily management of the CAC activities, coordinating implementation with all directorates and components of the General Secretariat, working group/conferences, INTERPOL member countries, National Central Bureaus (NCBs) and other law enforcement entities. The Coordinator oversees and manages a number of CAC staff, providing them with daily guidance, ensuring the proper implementation of the policies and decisions, and the quality and timeliness of the deliverables in compliance with the Organization’s priorities.

He/she is the Organization’s plays a central role in coordinating the activities of the CAC activities, and is expected to provide advice to the Assistant Director and the hierarchy regarding the further development of CAC. He/she ensures the written analytical/operational studies, status reports, oral presentations/speeches to be delivered during outside conferences, internal/developmental training needs assessments, and any other relevant pro-active issue pertaining to CAC.

The Coordinator can be called, upon request, to represent the Organization on CAC subject matter, and to replace the Head of crimes against children in the absence of the latter.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ACTIVITIES

The post holder is responsible, under the supervision of the Head of crimes against children, for handling the following missions, pertaining to the relevant area and/or the mandate of the unit:

DUTY 1: Project coordination

• Implement the coordination of CAC activities as approved by the hierarchy, and in compliance with the established planning.
• Take charge of the coordination of any ad hoc missions, as decided by the hierarchy, to ensure the smooth handling of CAC within the Organization.
• Pro-actively detect any implementation issues and suggest to the hierarchy any relevant refinement to the planning and/or workflow organization, in order to ensure the Organization can achieve the expected results in CAC.
• Personally take charge of some of the planned tasks, especially of the utmost complexity with respect to the incumbent specialized expertise in CAC.

DUTY 2: Staff management

• Provide daily guidance to the Crimes against Children staff, for the staff to perform the missions as required.
• Monitor the quality and timeliness of the Staff’s work, in compliance with the planning and any relevant policy/rule.
• Identify mentoring and training needs for the staff to continuously maintain adequate education in connection with the mission handled.
• Assess the Crimes against Children’ staff in a timely and objective manner. Conduct formal performance appraisals of staff, as required and defined by INTERPOL’s staff rules.
• Recommend to the hierarchy any refinement of the workflow/ working methods, aiming at constantly improving the outputs produced by the Unit.
• Monitor the use of human/financial resources and regularly report to the Head of unit/budget holder.

DUTY 3: Pro-active guidance and analytical duties

• Design and implement all actions for the project delivery.
• Ensure planning, coordination and proofreading of analytical reports prepared by the analysts.
• Establish the planning and expected deliverables in order to meet decisions taken with the hierarchy and the external donors.
• Be responsible for project reporting, as required by INTERPOL. Regularly meet with the main stakeholders and provide progress reports.
  As the Organization’s recognized expert in CAC, provide sound advice to the hierarchy on any file related to the subject matter.
• Prepare/co-ordinate the preparation of written studies for the hierarchy, that can either encompass a status/statistics on the on-going operational/analytical activities of the unit/branch, or advanced trend identification in CAC in order to provide a tool helping the hierarchy in orientating the activities in light of the Member State’s law enforcement agencies’ needs.
• Prepare oral presentations for the hierarchy or for his/her own/his staff’s delivery during meetings or other conferences, training sessions, etc.
• Constantly and pro-actively stay abreast of the evolvements in CAC, to provide the best possible tailored-made operational service to the Member Countries.

DUTY 4: Central Point of Contact

• Ensure the efficient and smooth co-ordination with all colleagues/managers from within the Organization, and facilitate the working relationship of staff members towards other Directorates when necessary.
• Provide timely and adequate responses to any specific questions or advice sought by the management, staff or outside partners.
• Maintain an appropriate international network of experts in the area dealt with, to ensure continuous exchanges on most recent analytical outcomes and on studies regarding operational trends as well.
• Work closely with law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders in recipient countries.
• Work with other international organizations in the framework of the project objectives.
• Coordinate the organization of conferences/working groups in relation to Crimes against Children supporting the Head of unit, or provide support to other Directorates as far as the subject matter is concerned.
• May be called to act in the absence of the Head of Unit, to ensure the smooth running of the Sub-Directorate.
• Coordinate activities and planning in agreement with the Head of Unit, to ensure there is no disruption in the service rendered by the Sub-Directorate.
• Perform any other related duty as required by the hierarchy.

QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION REQUIRED:

• Three to four years of completed education at a University or equivalent, in a relevant area.
• A post-graduate degree would be considered as an additional asset.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Experienced police officer or analyst, or official able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience/training in the sector of police area/law enforcement agencies.
• At least 5 years’ experience in the CAC or related field, including preferably specific training.
• Experience in project management is required.
• Experience in staff supervision is highly desirable.
• Work experience in the region may be considered as an asset.
• Work experience in training and course curriculum design would be considered as an asset.
• Previous work experience with external donors is an asset.

LANGUAGES:

• Fluency in English is required and proficiency in another official working language of the Organization (Arabic, French or Spanish) would be an additional asset.

SPECIAL APTITUDE REQUIRED:

• Strong computer skills required. Good command of office software, and (when applies) of specific software used in the relevant area.
• Very strong communication skills, both in written and oral form.
• Proven analytical problem solving and conceptual ability; capable of producing clear and comprehensive reports; and presenting analytical findings and possible solutions based on creative thinking and objective analysis.
• Proven ability and efficiency in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.
• Proven ability to coach, monitor, motivate and develop staff.
• Good knowledge of criminal intelligence analysis.
• Personal and professional maturity.
• Ability to synthesize.
• Ability to work independently as well as in teams.
• Ability to work persistently and under pressure, with discipline and high degree of self motivation.