Post title and level: Deputy Senior Police Advisor, seconded (non-contracted)
Organizational Unit: United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
Duty Station: Nicosia
Reporting to: Senior Police Advisor
Duration: 12 Month (extendible)
Deadline for applications: 31 January 2022
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from a certified police academy or other similar law enforcement training institution
is required. A first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience in establishment of
initiatives related to community policing, police management, police administration or peacekeeping is
desired.
Experience: At least twelve (12) years of progressive and active policing service/experience, including four
(4) years of senior police management experience commanding diverse teams in a multi-disciplined
workplace, including the development of budgets and organizational policy. Peacekeeping or other
international experience is highly desirable.
Rank: IPO posts are non-ranked positions, however considering managerial scope of incumbent’s work, a
candidate’s rank equivalent to Superintendent, Lieutenant Colonel, or similar is desired.
Languages: fluency in oral and written English is required.
Assessment for Mission Service: All candidates should be cleared through an Assessment for Mission
Service (AMS) either by a Selection Assistance and Assessment Team (SAAT) deployed to a Member State
or on the basis of an in-mission AMS upon arrival of the candidates. Failure to pass the in-mission
assessment will result in candidate’s repatriation. All repatriation related expenses in this case are to be
borne by the Member State. Therefore, the Member States are strongly encouraged to request a SAAT to
conduct an AMS in the Member State prior to the police personnel deployment.
Additionally desired:
• In-depth understanding of UN mandates and the implementation processes;
• Previous experience in UN Police post-conflict operations;
• Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to democratic policing;
• Attendance of formally recognized or accredited SSR-related programmes;
• Good knowledge of the conditions prevailing in Cyprus with the ability to appraise and evaluate the
implications of economic, political, cultural and historical sensitivities in the region.
