SECONDMENT - Director - Innovation Centre

VACANCY NOTICE 1924

This vacancy announcement pertains to law enforcement and/or governmental officials within INTERPOL's member countries only.

Please read the Conditions of Secondment in force at INTERPOL (shared via the NCB) including the maximum duration of secondment.

Please be aware that your home Administration/Agency/Service/Government will be responsible for all of your salary/remuneration, social insurance, pension contributions, welfare benefits, family allowances, benefits during your assignment at INTERPOL as well as travel, removal expenses related to your arrival at and departure from INTERPOL, and any other related costs depending on your circumstances. It is requested that you obtain in writing, confirmation from your home Administration/Agency/Service/Government that it agrees with these CONDITIONS OF SECONDMENT. This confirmation letter should be forwarded to us THROUGH THE NCB.

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 196 member states. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities, and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. INTERPOL is now looking for a qualified candidate as a SECONDMENT - Director - Innovation Centre within the which is part of the​​​​​​ Exec. Dir. Capacity Building Innovation.

Job title: SECONDMENT - Director - Innovation Centre
Reporting To: Executive Director for Capacity Building and Innovation

Location: Singapore
Duration (in months): 36.00
Grade: 1
Number of post: 1
Security Clearance Level: Enhanced
Deadline for application: 31 october 2026

INTERPOL strives to achieve a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

INTERPOL actively encourages applications from women and nationals of member countries that are currently unrepresented among our staff (please click on this link to access the list of countries). Candidates from these countries are particularly welcome.

By serving the strategic and operational purposes of its Member Countries, secondment positions include a range of valuable professional development opportunities and incentives for seconded officers such as:

• Enhanced awareness of complex international working environments and the development of cultural bridges.
• Advancement of policing, investigative, and operational coordination skills through exposure to cutting-edge technologies.
• Opportunities to pursue an international career and achieve professional growth.
• Membership in a global network of law enforcement experts.

INTERPOL’s recruitment process is merit-based hence all hiring decisions are made considering the applicant’s qualifications and the needs of the Organization.

SUMMARY OF THE ASSIGNED DUTIES,

INCLUDING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

The Executive Directorate for Capacity Building and Innovation (EDCI) provides strategic direction on the identification and adoption of transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), guiding INTERPOL’s innovation agenda and fostering strong partnerships, particularly through the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) in Singapore. The EDCI leads awareness campaigns, oversees pilot projects, and develops frameworks to support ethical and effective tech integration across member countries to address emerging law enforcement challenges. In parallel, the EDCI oversees the global capacity building and police training strategy, including the development of best practices, standardized curricula, and remote learning tools; and directs the INTERPOL Global Academy Network.

Under the EDCI, the Innovation Centre serves as a transversal enabler for INTERPOL. Operating entirely from the IGCI in Singapore, it empowers the Organization and its member countries through innovation, partnerships, and forward-looking approaches.

It functions as a strategic nexus between INTERPOL’s operational units and external innovation ecosystems, equipping the Organization to identify, pilot, and scale innovative approaches to address evolving law enforcement challenges and empower global law enforcement, while enabling practical and realistic innovations within the General Secretariat.

As its core mandate and purpose, the Directorate provides a platform for member countries and relevant stakeholders to share innovations for law enforcement, identify key problems, and facilitate the creation of solutions to address them.

The Director of the Innovation Centre will be the principal driver of the Organization’s platform for member countries and relevant stakeholders to share innovations, including AI-enabled solutions, for law enforcement, identify key problems, and facilitate the creation of solutions to address them.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ACTIVITIES

DUTY 1: Management of Directorate

• Act as a principal advisor to the Secretary General and Executive Director for Capacity Building and Innovation on the strategic direction of the Organization’s approaches to support innovation for both law enforcement and the General Secretariat.
• Be the principal driver of this INTERPOL capability by organizing specific, related activities and an annual flagship event.
• Develop the Directorate as a global reference point for facilitating innovation in policing and retaining the internal lead on the adoption of innovative culture, practices, and solutions across the Organization, leveraging AI as a cross-cutting strategic enabler, in line with operational needs.

DUTY 2: Leveraging Innovation

• Monitor innovation-related key deliverables and results aligned with INTERPOL Strategic Framework, while coordinating externally funded innovation-related projects at INTERPOL to maximize global impact.
• Supervise the building of a platform for facilitating innovation through international police cooperation.
• Deliver support to member countries in applying innovative practices and solutions in national settings, including the strategic application of AI.
• Deliver support to other INTERPOL directorates in developing and applying innovative practices and solutions, including the strategic application of AI.

DUTY 3: Continuous support to promoting internal and external innovation

• Lead, supervise, promote and enhance the delivery of the sub-directorates.
• Oversee implementation of structured pilot initiatives with selected operational units and member countries, ensuring early end-user involvement, including AI-enabled capabilities in line with operational needs.
• Build INTERPOL’s engagement with the global innovation ecosystem; and build strategic partnerships with academia, private sector companies, civil society organizations, and other international organizations to co-develop, pilot, and validate solutions for global law enforcement.

Perform any other duties as required by the hierarchy.

QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Education and qualification required:

• University degree (Masters) in a relevant domain.

Experience required:

• Profound expertise in the area of international police cooperation, strategy and innovation at the executive management level in a law enforcement environment.
• Extensive knowledge of innovation processes.
• 10 to 15 years of successful managerial experience and leadership in international cooperation and/or innovation area.
• Demonstrated ability to cope effectively with multiple concurrent and complex tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead a team, manage personnel, motivate them and encourage teamwork.
• Ability to conduct needs analysis and evaluate alternative solutions.
• Ability to communicate tactfully and effectively with a wide variety of users.
• Ability to mitigate conflicts.
• Demonstrated initiative, pro-activeness and good negotiation skills.

languages:

• Fluency in English required.
• Proficiency in at least another official working language of the Organization (Arabic, French, Spanish) is desirable. Fluency/proficiency in more languages would be considered as an additional asset.

Abilities required:

• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural and diverse environment.
• Experience with complex change management.
• Personal and professional maturity in the areas of reliability, decisiveness and emotional well-being.
• Strong communication skills, both in written and oral form.
• Ability to work persistently and under pressure.
• Ability to use innovative thinking to develop unique solutions.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional networks.
• Ability to synthesize.
• Good listening skills.

As part of our commitment to transparency throughout our recruitment process, INTERPOL's Staff Manual Regulation 11.4: Age-limit, which states that:

'Officials of the Organization shall not normally be retained in service beyond the age of 65 years. The Secretary General may, in exceptional cases and in the interests of the Organization, extend this age limit, in which case he shall inform the official concerned sufficiently in advance.'

Given this Regulation and in case candidates reach the age of 65 during the potential duration of the appointment, should they be selected for the position and the process proceed to appointment, the employment period may be affected by this regulatory limit and may therefore not extend for the full standard contract duration as published in the vacancy notice.

We are sharing this information to ensure transparency at this stage of the process.