Job Title: Senior Police Liaison Officer, P-5
Department/Office: Integrated Operational Teams
Location: NEW YORK
Posting Period: 01/04/2020 - 01/07/2020
Job Opening number: DPO/SEC2001P/P-5/02
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Qualifications:
Education: Advanced university degree (Master's Degree or equivalent) in Criminal
Justice, Law or Political Science or another related field. A first level university degree
with a combination of relevant academic qualifications and experience in police and peace
operations may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Graduation from a
police academy or similar law enforcement training institution is required.
Experience: Must be a senior professional police officer on active duty with the rank of
Deputy Commissioner, Chief Superintendent or rank equivalent to full Colonel level. A
minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in police service, including
experience at the command level, and experience in national law enforcement and police
policy-making in the field and headquarters, experience in strategic and operational police
management is required. Police training experience is desirable. Experience in UN peace
operations, UNHQ, or similar international organization is desirable. Qualifying years of
experience are calculated following the graduation from the police academy or similar law
enforcement training institution.
Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations
Secretariat. For this post, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required.
Knowledge of a second official UN language, preferably French, is desirable.
