Post title and level: Police Commissioner, D2/D1
Organizational Unit: United Nations Peacekeeping Operation or Special Political Mission
Duty Station: Senior Police Leadership Roster
Reporting to: Head of Mission (directly or through the established chain of command)
Duration: Up to 12 Month (extendable)
Deadline for applications: 30 July 2021
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, social sciences, international relations 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 management experience in the following areas: police operations, crime
management and police administration. 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 police
human and financial resources management, police training and development, change management, reform
and restructuring – highly desirable. Previous UN or international experience is an advantage.
Rank*:
• Rank required for a D-2 is Police Commissioner, Inspector General, Chief of Police, other equivalent
to the military rank of Major General or above.
• 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: Depending on the peace operation of deployment, fluency in English (in English speaking
missions), French and English (in French speaking missions), both written and oral, is required. Some
missions may require fluency in additional language. Knowledge of another UN official language is an
advantage.
Since the fluency in English (written and oral), is required both for English speaking and French speaking
missions, assessment for the Senior Police Leadership Roster will be carried out in English.
