Background

 
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UNDP has a global mandate to support the governments in good governance and security & justice sector reforms as well as play a significant role in producing policy advice and support to governments on SDG 16. At the requests of the Government of Iraq (GOI), UNDP has been engaging a range of national interlocutors to provide technical advice and assistance to advance efforts in this sphere. Among others, the ongoing work focuses specifically in supporting the implementation of the GOI Security Sector Reform (SSR) Programme. 

Within the scope of this work, the UNDP SSR Programme works on enhancing the capacity of the GOI actors to strengthen and improve complex organized and financial crime investigations in Iraq. Related to financial investigations, the SSR programme builds institutional capacity building and strengthens the role of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Office of the Central Bank. In this regard, UNDP Iraq seeks to recruit a National AML/CFT Analyst. The National AML/CFT Analyst will advise the Senior Technical Specialist – Criminal Justice in the implementation of the project: “A Unified Approach to Countering Illicit Finance: Expanding the Impact of Iraq’s Financial Intelligence Unit” (hereinafter the “AML Project”). The main beneficiary of the project is the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML-CFT) which is Iraq’s financial intelligence unit (FIU). The AML-CFT Office receives, and analyses reports on transactions suspected to be related to criminal activity or linked to money laundering or terrorism financing. When suspicious transactions are identified, the AML-CFT Office is tasked to disseminate actionable intelligence regarding those transactions to the appropriate investigating authorities. 

UNDP Iraq seeks to hire a National Legal Analyst (focus AML/CFT) to support the Senior Technical Specialist – Criminal Justice and the AML Project Team to develop wide-ranging capacities of the AML-CFT Office. The National AML/CFT Analyst will also advise the SSR Programme Manager on other related rule of law projects. <Job Purpose and Organizational Context>


Institutional Arrangement
The National Legal Analyst (focus AML/CFT) is a staff member of the SSR Programme. She/ he reports directly to the Senior Technical Specialist on Criminal Justice who supervises the AML team consistent of team leader and AML specialists and consultants. The entire SSR Programme is headed and supervised by the SSR/ROL Programme Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities


The National Legal Analyst (focus AML/CFT) has the following responsibilities: 

  • Conduct legal research and provide legal analysis and advice on a wide range of issues arising from the AML/CFT programme and in support of the work of the Senior Technical Specialist – Criminal Justice, the AML Project Team and the SSR/ROL Programme Manager.
  • Draft, review and revise documents and analysis and establish and maintain strong relations with the AML/CFT Office and other national counterparts, including in the Kurdistan region.
  • As need arises, provide project assistance to the project team for the development, incorporation and if necessary, adaptation of a guidebook for the AML/CFT Office on analysis of suspicious transaction reports, and preparation of other resource materials.
  • Support the conduct of analysis of current submission rates of STRs to the AML-CFT Office by identifying trends and strong/weak reporting areas.
  • Contribute to the development and holding of workshops for the central AML-CFT Office and specialised police units on how to identify levels of performance held by the financial intelligence professionals.
  • Contribute to assisting 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.
  • Advise the Senior Technical Specialist on Criminal Justice and the SSR Programme Manager on other rule of law initiatives and projects to expand the reach of the UNDP portfolio. 
  • Provide regular input to programmatic progress reports for the for the Senior Technical Specialist on Criminal Justice and the SSR Programme Manager. 
     
Competencies

Core Competencies:
  • Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact 
  • Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems 
  • Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
  • Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands 
  • Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
  • Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
  • Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity

Cross Functional and Technical Competencies:

  • Entrepreneurial Thinking: Ability to create clarity around UNDP value proposition to beneficiaries and partners to develop service offers responding to client needs and based on UNDP’s organizational priorities and mandate
  • System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
  • Knowledge Facilitation: Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally
  • Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific results. 
  • Working with Evidence and Data: Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making

 
Required Skills and Experience

 
Education:
  • Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent)  in law or finance-related field.  A first-level university degree (bachelor's degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
  • Minimum 5 years (with master's degree) or 7 years (with bachelor's degree) of experience related to the practice of law, rule of law work on projects, work as judge, lawyer or legal advisor.

Required skills:

  • Proven analytical and report-writing skills in English and Arabic. 

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

  • Any related previous work experience on the conduct of criminal investigations.
  • Any experience related to anti-corruption projects or activities, anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, or suspicious transaction reporting is considered a strong asset. 
  • Work experience with international organisations. 
  • Exposure to the practice of legal and justice systems beyond Iraq.
  • Rule of law project implementation experience. 
  • Experience in commercial law and business practices, including as a practising or government-employed lawyer.

Required Language(s) 

  • Fluency in English and Arabic is required. 
Disclaimer

 

 
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Non-discrimination

 
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.  

 
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status. 

 
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