AML Consultant in North Africa (Consultancy)

Organizational Context

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) seeks an AML Consultant to support North African countries. This role, based remotely with travel to the region, will focus on developing and delivering training and guidance related to combating financial crime, money laundering, and terrorist financing.

Job Purpose

The AML Consultant will provide critical expertise to enhance the capacity of North African countries in combating financial crime. This involves developing comprehensive guides on ML/TF risks, particularly for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) in Algeria, and academic studies on illicit financial transactions for Moroccan financial intelligence units and institutions. The role also includes delivering workshops on strategic analysis, cooperation, public relations, and communications, as well as specialized training on financial investigations in cryptocurrencies and targeted financial sanctions. The consultant will offer technical assistance for risk assessments and develop accredited training programs, ultimately strengthening regional efforts against money laundering and terrorist financing.

Responsibilities

Develop and deliver a guide on ML/TF risks for Algerian DNFBPs. Conduct workshops on the implementation of this guide, strategic analysis, cooperation, public relations, and communications. Create an academic study on illicit financial transactions related to trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants for Moroccan entities. Deliver workshops on the implementation of this study. Conduct a regional workshop on financial investigation in cryptocurrency for North African authorities. Provide technical assistance to Moroccan authorities on Virtual Asset (VA) and Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) risk assessments. Deliver workshops for Moroccan officials on tracing, investigating, seizing, and managing VA. Conduct a workshop on targeted financial sanctions for Algerian officials. Develop content for an accredited program on targeted financial sanctions, including proliferation financing and virtual assets.

Work Experience

A minimum of seven years of professional experience in combating financial crime, money laundering, and terrorist financing is required. Specialist knowledge in financial investigation of financial and economic crimes is desirable. Practical experience in delivering technical assistance and training is also desirable.

Skills

Financial crime investigation, Money laundering prevention, Terrorist financing prevention, Risk assessment, Training delivery, Technical assistance, Cryptocurrencies, Targeted financial sanctions, Public relations, Communication.

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