SECONDMENT - Operations Coordinator, Environmental Security (ENS)

VACANCY NOTICE 1283

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

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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 - Operations Coordinator, Environmental Security (ENS) within the which is part of the​​​​​​ Exec. Dir. Investigation Support.

Job title: SECONDMENT - Operations Coordinator, Environmental Security (ENS)
Reporting To: Senior Operations Coordinator
Location: One of INTERPOL’s Duty Stations
Duration (in months): 36.00
Grade: 4
Number of posts: 1
Security Clearance Level: Enhanced
Deadline for application: 15 May 2026

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 encouraged to apply.

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

INTRODUCTION OF THE POST
The Operations Coordinator, Environmental Security (ENS), under the supervision of the Senior Operations Coordinator ENS, is responsible to oversee and coordinate the implementation of ENS specialized law enforcement activities (on predefined environmental crime areas among the following: fisheries, forestry, minerals, pollution, and wildlife).

PRIMARY DUTIES

DUTY 1
In the context of the objectives defined by her/his supervisors, the Operations Coordinator is responsible to oversee the implementation of specialized law enforcement activities based on an approved annual work plan. S/he shall be raising particularly complex and/or sensitive issues with her/his supervisor. Her/his work is generally assessed on the basis of the outcomes of these activities.
Subject to approval by the Senior Operations Coordinator, the Operations Coordinator is responsible to define activities within projects that need to take place/workplans for their respective thematic areas, in coordination with the senior project staff who are responsible to plan such activities and ensure they are delivered according to the plan.
DUTY 2
The Operations Coordinator must be able to identify obstacles in the implementation of law enforcement activities and propose solutions to meet the desired outcomes. To achieve this, the Operations Coordinator shall be aware of the Organization’s policies related to her/his tasks and ensure their implementation from the operational team s/he is supervising.
DUTY 3
The Operations Coordinator will assist in defining strategies and responsibilities in delivering subject-matter expertise and managing a team of experts.
The Operations Coordinator, when required, shall provide specialized law enforcement advice to his/her hierarchy and contribute on behalf of her/his team to a number of documents related to their specialized law enforcement activities.
DUTY 4
S/he will be responsible to manage an operational team, or cross-supervise people to implement specialized law enforcement activities.
DUTY 5
The Operations Coordinator, when needed, shall be able to represent the Organization on external conferences and events related to the subject of his specialized crime area.
DUTY 6
Perform any other duties as required by the supervisor.

REQUIREMENTS

All candidates will be assessed on the under mentioned requirements. Please only include professional experience for which you can provide official proof of employment (i.e. pay-slip indicating your functional title, work certificates, etc.). You could be asked to provide copies of such documents prior to interviews/tests. Any discrepancies found between the information stated in any of your application documents and the evidence of employment provided, will be considered misrepresentation and may lead to your disqualification from this selection procedure. This is especially important for your current and previous functional titles (they need to be exactly the same as the one in your contractual agreement), exact dates of employment, description of responsibilities and achievements, reason(s) for leaving and part-time work.

Training/Education required

• Three-to-four years’ education at a University or other specialized higher education establishment, such as Police Universities/Academies, is required.

Experience required

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in the field of law enforcement, including a minimum of 3 of experience at middle management level responsible for the coordination of law enforcement operations including the supervision of law enforcement officers;
• Proven work experience on organized crime and/or environmental crime cases would be an asset.

Languages

• Excellent Command of English (written and oral) as working language. Knowledge of another of the Organization's official languages (French, Spanish or Arabic) would be an asset.

Abilities required

• Leadership to take on roles such as motivator, communicator and facilitator;
• Effective communication skills to ensure sufficient information on specialized law enforcement activities is available to her/his supervisors and the project management team;
• Teamwork, particularly the ability to manage performance and collaborate effectively;
• Problem solving skills to tackle problems when they arise, trace them back to the root cause and craft solutions;
• Self-motivated, methodological, and work collaboratively in a team or individually while meeting deadlines;
• Proficiency of oral presentation to communicate effectively with team members, management and stakeholders;
• Ability to develop and maintain professional networks;
• Demonstrated personal and professional maturity to work in an international and multidisciplinary environment;
• Conflict management and negotiation- conferring with others to come to terms with them or to reach an agreement.