Appel d’offres : PNUD recherche un(e) Spécialiste de la lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent en Erbil, Irak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duties and Responsibilities
The work will be from duty station Erbil/Iraq with frequent travel to Baghdad and other parts of the country to establish strong relations with national counterparts to provide advice or conduct training.

 

The Specialist, together with the other experts of the project, is expected to deliver the following tasks:

 

  • Contribute to the development and delivery of technical assistance, mentoring and training to the central AML/CFT Office and its national partner agencies in areas of illicit financial flows and AML/CFT law enforcement, prosecutions, financial investigations, criminal asset forfeiture, capacity building for financial intelligence units, and cooperation with private and NGO sectors by liaising closely with relevant institutions in Iraq, Kurdistan Region and the Middle East.
  • Review, in cooperation with the central AML-CFT Office and the MoI AML-CFT Unit of the MoI under the KRG, and draft a report identifying change management procedural issues which shall include the identification of any specific KRG management and enforcement concerns of the Federal AML-CFT Law.
  • Monitor and review best practices, methodologies and programmes related to illicit financial flows and AML/CFT and contribute to their promotion including development and delivery of technical assistance with a specific focus on development of financial disruption strategies against criminal and terrorist networks in Iraq & Kurdistan Region.
  • Assist the AML-CFT Office’s Financial Analysis Department and Training and Development Division in identifying the specific research and investigative skills and level of performance needed for financial intelligence professionals, have well planned and an up-to-date training curriculum and materials, have knowledge and skills-based testing for new hires and continuing performance and promotion examination.
  • Identify key performance indicators to monitor and assess the performance levels of the liaison officers and STR Review Teams to identify any causes of performance losses or gains and thus enhancing the quality and quantity of filed STR and using the information exchange as a preventive measure and intelligence source during investigations.
  • Analyse current submission rates of STRs to the AML-CFT Office identifying trends and strong/weak reporting areas by using the statistical data available not limited to the project year but identifying trends by starting the comparison from three years before the Project implementation.
  • Review current notification methods that are used to advise, notify and update the financial community and other types of entities that have a high level of AML-CFT abuse to promote a culture of proactive filing among regulated sectors by using the statistical data of filings. Comparison should be made between the qualities and amounts of statistical data with the notification method. As a result, a set of notification models shall be introduced.
  • Assess the capabilities of financial analysts and investigators in the AML-CFT Unit and Department of the MoI of the KRG and remedy deficiencies through training.
  • Facilitate the development of an “early warning system” through strategic training partnerships with Iraqi government institutions to improve the quantity and quality of reporting of illicit finance operations by identifying Federal Iraq and KRG AML-CFT partners in the Real Estate Registry, the Business Registration Authority, Ministry of Planning, Banking and Business Associations, and the Customs Authority offices.
  • Support the process of identifying any technology software/hardware hindering STR submissions or analysis by FIU personnel through conduct of an assessment.
  • Prepares monthly written report on work done, training workshops conducted, and milestones achieved and recommendations on the way forward to achieving the desired project AML-CFT goals and objectives.
  • Any other related task as described in the Project Document and advised by the UNDP Criminal Justice Specialist and the SSR/RoL Programme Manager.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Minimum Academic Qualifications/

Education
  • Advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent degree) in the fields of accountancy, finance, law, criminology, or other subjects related to financial analysis, auditing, or investigations. A Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of relevant experience will be accepted in lieu of Master’s. OR professional training with certification from a recognized international/national police, customs or other staff training institution, with specialization in criminal justice, crime prevention, criminal investigation, law enforcement, border management, border working techniques and/or other related areas, with 13 years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
Experience:
Minimum Years of relevant Work Experience
  • At least 7 years with master’s degree, 9 years with bachelor’s degree or 13 years of relevant work experience in anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism in a Financial Intelligence Unit, central bank (or other supervisory authority), law enforcement agency, judiciary, the private sector or international organization.
  • Experience in conducting national and sectoral AML/CFT risk assessments or providing policy prescriptions for AML/CFT systems.
  • Professional experience in subjects related to criminal investigations, financial investigations, asset recovery, anti-corruption, policing, international sanctions regimes and related investigations, criminology, justice and security, or other related and relevant subject areas at national and/or international level.
Required Skills and Competencies
  • Knowledge of AML/CFT, and proceeds of crime/asset forfeiture legislation, as well as the relevant international instruments and mandates of the UN and UNODC, and FATF.
  • Understanding and knowledge of the problem of illicit financial flows from crime and terrorism.
  • Knowledge of recommendations and the mutual evaluation process; and those of the FATF Style Regional Bodies.
  • Ability to assist in the development of professional training materials and the delivery of expert-level training courses.
  • Knowledge of AML/CFT legislation and implementation capacities in general and is able to apply them to the situation of other countries.
Desired additional skills and competencies
  • Previous international mission experience in capacity building, analysis and conducting assessments.
  • Previous international mission experience in related fields (e.g. justice, financial analysis and investigations) in the MENA region, and particularly in Iraq is considered a strong asset.
  • Worked for a national FIU or directly supported FIU work by analysing suspicious transaction reports or working to support FIU policy and developing FIU skills.
  • Experience in different legal systems, globally and in Iraq/the Arab world is considered a strong asset.
Required Language(s)
  • Excellent written and spoken English language skills are essential.
  • Arabic or Kurdish language skills are considered a strong asset.

Application process

Closing date : 27 Mar 2023