Forensic Coordination Assistant, Colombia, LES5

Description

Organization profile

Every year, millions of people around the world go missing as a result of conflict, human rights abuses, disasters, organized crime, irregular migration, and other causes. Be part of a growing international organization that is dedicated to tackling this global challenge. To learn more about ICMP click here.

ICMP’s Colombia Program

In the aftermath of half a century of conflict, Colombia faces a legacy of more than 85,000 cases of missing and disappeared persons. The inclusion of this issue in the Final Peace Agreement signed in November 2016 provides an exceptional opportunity to advance in the efforts to account for missing persons and to secure the rights of victims.

ICMP is mandated under the Peace Agreement to assist this process. It has identified the most important challenges and will support the Search Unit, families of the missing, civil society organizations and parties to the Peace Agreement in their efforts towards long-term peace and reconciliation. ICMP will work closely with its international and Colombian partners to make a positive and practical contribution to this process.

Position profile

Reporting to the Forensic Coordinator, the Forensic Coordination Assistant main responsibilities will be the following:

• Support the Forensic Coordinator in the design and participate in delivering targeted forensic archaeological and/or anthropological training for technical and non-technical personnel employed in domestic institutions responsible for the search, location recording and recovery of human remains and associated evidence in mass graves and other body disposal contexts
• Support the Forensic Coordinator in the design of assessment frameworks and conduct targeted assessments of domestic institutions to establish capacity and infrastructure gaps related to forensic science, in line with international norms and standards of forensic best practice
• Assist in the planning and organization of formal meetings and field missions with external partners and other stakeholders
• Deployment to the field and/or mortuaries to support the program objectives
• Be responsible for the documentation of the day to day monitoring and documentation of initiatives and generation of institutional knowledge and understanding of the forensic-related activities in Colombia
• Support the participation in exchange activities with other country programs as these further ICMP's delivery of results, in particular in the region of Latin America
• Provide translation from/to English and to/from Spanish as required
• Other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Educational degree in forensic archaeology, forensic anthropology, or related forensic discipline
• Five years practical experience in the conduct of forensic archaeological/anthropological work, analysis of results, reporting and management of the process
• Familiarity with the integration of various scientific disciplines, including DNA, in missing persons identification
• Practical experience in the design and delivery of training and mentoring activities an advantage
• Experience in carrying out needs and capacity assessments related to field and mortuary activities an advantage
• Extensive knowledge of the Colombian scientific community and proven exposure to the frameworks for the conduct of forensic-related activities

Additional mandatory requirements

• Legally entitled to work in Colombia
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point
• Proven ability to interact positively with colleagues regardless of culture, nationality or gender

• Willingness to travel and to work flexible hours including weekends and evenings, when necessary
• Commitment to the underlying objective of assisting the authorities and families of the missing in locating and identifying missing persons in an impartial and transparent manner
• Physically and mentally robust with the ability to operate effectively in complex environments and hardship living conditions

Review of application will begin on 10 April 2019.

Position start date is on or close to 1 June 2019.

ICMP is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. IMCP believes that diversity and inclusion among our staff is critical to our success as a global organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. ICMP is proud to be part of the International Gender Champions network.

Benefits

In addition to an attractive base salary, this position is eligible for up to 8 weeks of paid time off each year and generous social security insurances. This position is at the LES 5 level on the ICMP salary scale and is not eligible for expatriate allowances. For more details, please see the ICMP website.