[UNODC] Cyber Threat Advisor – Migrant Smuggling
Ente: UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Scadenza: 2026-09-17
Paese: INTL
Descrizione
Cyber Threat Advisor – Migrant Smuggling UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Open positions at UNODC Volunteering IT & Telecom Security Show advice for this position Application deadline in 12 days : Thursday 17 Sep 2026 at 00:00 UTC Open application form Contract This is a UNV contract. More about UNV contracts . Daily job alerts for Pro Members keep you updated with the latest opportunities, so you can act quickly and stay competitive. UN Talent Pro Details The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was established in 1997 as the United Nations entity responsible for assisting Member States in their efforts to combat illicit drugs, crime, and terrorism. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and with a presence in more than 80 field offices, UNODC’s mandate focuses on promoting health, security, and justice for all by addressing the threats posed by drugs, organized crime, corruption, and terrorism, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This position, to be based in the Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean, is situated within UNODC’s Global Programme against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants aiming to Implement activities under the Initiative Global Action against the Financial and Digital Dimensions of Migrant Smuggling Programme, funded by the European Union in coordination between the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section (HTMSS) and the Global Programme on Cybercrime assigned to the Cybercrime and Technology Section (CTS). The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Cybercrime Policy Adviser of the Global Programme on Cybercrime, Cybercrime and Technology Section, and the additional supervision of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer HTMSS based in the UNODC Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean (ROPAN), in coordination with the Global Action Programme Coordinator of HTMSS. The incumbent will perform his/her duties under the overall guidance of the UNODC Representative for the UNODC Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean. The role is particularly designed to strengthen UNODC’s response to the increasingly prominent cyber enabled dimensions of migrant smuggling, recognizing the growing use of digital platforms, encrypted communications, online financial services, and other technologies by criminal networks to facilitate, organize, and profit from smuggling activities. The incumbent will contribute to the Global Action against the Financial and Digital Dimensions of Migrant Smuggling Programme, funded by the European Union, which aims to counter migrant smuggling through Evidence-based interventions, including tracing financial flows and addressing the digital ecosystem that enables these crimes. While global in scope, the programme places particular emphasis on Panama and Costa Rica within Central America and Colombia in South America. Key expected results include improving knowledge on cyber investigation techniques, Open-Source Intelligence and Social Media Intelligence techniques (Open-Source Intelligence OSINT / Social Media Intelligence SOCMINT), digital forensics and techniques to trace, freeze, and confiscate virtual assets—enhancing investigative capacities related to digitally facilitated migrant smuggling, and promoting international cooperation and the exchange of good practices. Within assigned authority,the National Programme Officer (Cybercrime Expert) will be responsible for the following specific duties: • Provide support in coordinating project activities in Panama, Costa Rica and Colombia of the digital component of the European Union funded Global Action against the Financial and Digital Dimensions of the Smuggling of Migrants. This includes overall activity coordination, procurement of equipment, contracting service providers and meeting monitoring and reporting obligations related to national stakeholders in Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. • Deliver capacity-building workshops and other technical assistance activities on cyber investigation techniques, Open Source Intelligence and Social Media Intelligence techniques (OSINT/SOCMIT), digital forensics, cryptocurrencies and other relevant areas to strengthen the investigation and prosecution of cyber-enabled smuggling of migrants for law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, judges, first responders and other counterparts incorporating specialized content on digital evidence handling and seizure of devices, specialized and special investigative techniques, and emerging technologies. • Deliver technical advice and mentorship to national law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and other government officials, including to effectively seize and handle mobile and electronic devices, respecting due process of law. • Coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders, including intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), private sector, academic institut
Settori: IT & Telecom, Security
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