Senior Advisor (Counter-Terrorism)

Builds a roster of senior counter-terrorism experts to advise UNOPS and the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism on strengthening national law-enforcement capacity. The advisor assesses operational gaps, designs technical assistance and training, and supports authorities to improve counter-terrorism policies, coordination and rights-based responses through short-term assignments and possible deployments.

• Assess national law-enforcement counter-terrorism capacities and operational gaps
• Design and oversee technical assistance and capacity-building for counter-terrorism entities
• Advise senior law-enforcement officials on organisational modernization and operational practices
• Support development of counter-terrorism policies, standard operating procedures and incident-response guidance
• Deliver advanced training and mentoring to senior officers and specialised units
• Integrate human rights, accountability and gender-sensitive approaches into supported activities
• Prepare substantive analyses, presentations, training materials and reports

• Master's degree in security studies, international relations, public administration or a related field with ten years of relevant experience, or a bachelor's degree with twelve years
• Graduation from a police or gendarmerie senior staff college
• Senior command experience in an operational law-enforcement role supporting national counter-terrorism efforts
• At least five years of counter-terrorism experience
• Experience building operational law-enforcement capacity while applying international law, human rights standards and ethical guidelines
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in Arabic

• International experience with law-enforcement or security organisations
• Experience designing technical assistance for senior law-enforcement officials
• Experience in multilateral or regional organisations
• Experience with law-enforcement organisations in Africa
• Experience in post-conflict or complex settings

• Counter-Terrorism
• Law Enforcement Capacity Building
• Strategic Advisory
• Operational Policy Development
• Training and Mentoring
• Human Rights Integration
• Stakeholder Coordination

• Roster vacancy for retainer, lump-sum, ongoing or short-term assignments in various locations
• Possible field deployments according to the needs of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism
• Selected candidate becomes UNOPS personnel