Consultant (Financial Investigations and Illicit Financial Flows)

Organizational Context

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) provides technical assistance to Member States to strengthen criminal justice systems against economic crime, money laundering, and terrorism financing. The Anti-corruption and Economic Crime Hub for Africa, including the Regional Illicit Finance Fusion Center, supports Member States in detecting, investigating, and disrupting financial crime and illicit financial flows, enhancing inter-agency and cross-border cooperation.

Job Purpose

This consultancy aims to support UNODC in designing and delivering specialized financial investigations training. The consultant will develop and deliver training materials and technical sessions on illicit financial flows linked to environmental crime for professionals in Gabon. Additionally, the consultant will conduct workshops in Congo, Chad, and Gabon to enhance national cooperation in financial investigations, utilizing interactive methodologies and providing expert input on typologies, risk indicators, and suspicious transaction patterns. The role contributes to strengthening national capacities to detect, analyze, and respond to complex financial crimes.

Responsibilities

Develop and tailor training materials on illicit financial flows related to environmental crime, adapted to the Gabonese context, including financial aspects, typologies, risk scenarios, and the role of financial intelligence and Suspicious Transaction Reports. Facilitate technical working sessions to help participants develop practical indicators and detection tools, and discuss operational challenges. Design and deliver workshops focused on national cooperation in financial investigations in Congo, Chad, and Gabon. Provide comprehensive workshop reports detailing key findings and actionable recommendations to enhance inter-agency cooperation and the effectiveness of financial investigations.

Work Experience

A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in anti-money laundering, financial investigations, and financial crime, including expertise in illicit financial flows and environmental crime, is required. Experience in delivering technical assistance and developing training materials on these subjects is also necessary. Practical experience engaging with the private sector on detecting suspicious financial activity is desirable.

Skills

Financial investigations, Anti-money laundering, Illicit financial flows, Environmental crime, Training material development, Technical assistance delivery, Workshop facilitation, National cooperation enhancement, Private sector engagement, French language proficiency.

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