Post title and level: Police Commissioner, D-1
Organizational Unit: United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS)
Duty Station: Khartoum
Reporting to Head of Mission (directly or through the established chain of command)
Duration of contract: 12 months
Deadline for applications: 15 December 2020
Job Opening number: 2020-UNITAMS-01-HOPC
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in law, police management, law
enforcement, security studies, criminal justice, business or public administration, human resources
management, change management or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with
qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Advance training for
command/ senior staff is highly desirable. Graduation from a certified Police Academy or other national or
international Law Enforcement Training Institution is required.
Work Experience: A candidate must be in active police service possessing minimum of 15 years (17 years in
absence of advanced degree) of progressive and active policing service/experience at the field and/or national
police headquarters level, including 10 years of active police experience at senior policy making level with
extensive strategic planning and senior management experience in one or few of the following areas: police
operations, human and financial resources management, crime management, police administration, police
training and development, change management, reform and restructuring or related field. Practical direct
experience in commanding a regional or a state level police infrastructure, or heading a department at national
police HQ level - required. Experience in project management, institutional development and
coordination/leading of police development programs at strategic level is highly desirable. Previous UN or
international experience is an advantage.
Rank*: Rank required for a D-1 is Deputy/Assistant Police Commissioner, Deputy/Assistant Inspector
General, Deputy Chief of Police, other equivalent to Brigade-General in the military or higher rank.
Languages: For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of Arabic Language is an advantage.
