Post title and level: Police Commissioner, D-2
Organizational Unit: United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS)
Duty Station: Juba
Reporting to: Special Representative of the Secretary General in UNMISS
Duration: 12 months (extendible)
Deadline for application: 29 November 2024
Job Opening number: 2024-UNMISS-82326-DPO
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent) in law, police management, law enforcement, security studies, criminal justice, business or public administration, human resources management, change management (preferably in law enforcement), or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Formal specialized 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: Candidate must be in active police service possessing a minimum of 15 years (17 years in absence of advanced university degree) of progressive and active policing service/experience at the field or national police headquarters level – required; 10 years of active police experience at senior policy making level, with extensive strategic planning and management experience in areas such as operations, crime management, police administration and police training and development; police human and/or financial resources management - required. Practical command experience of running a department or a region or a state level police unit – required. Practical operational experience in public order management with the use of crowd control or formed police units is desirable. Previous UN or international experience is an advantage.
Rank: Police Commissioner, Chief of Police, Deputy (Assistant) Inspector General, equivalent to the rank of Major General in the military or higher rank.
Language: Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Knowledge of a second UN language (Arabic) is an essence.
Preference will be given to equally qualified women candidates.
Date of Issuance: 28 August 2024