National Consultant on Information Analysis

Background:

The consultant will design and deliver a five-day training program for ASP’s crime analysts on conducting risk assessments of organized crime groups.

These assessments, conducted by law enforcement agencies, help identify criminal organizations that pose the greatest threat to society. The risk evaluation process involves identifying known organized crime groups within a specific region and ranking them based on their attributes and potential impact.

Key attributes considered in these assessments include profitability, use of violence, corruption, level of infiltration, operational sophistication, discipline, insulation, stability, and group cohesion.

Objective of Assignment:
The contracted expert will provide training to fifteen ASP crime analysts on the methodology, analytical tools, and techniques for producing comprehensive risk assessment reports on organized crime groups (OCGs).

Duration of Assignment:
This consultancy is envisaged to last for a duration of approximately 2 weeks during April 2025.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

1. Design a five days training on “Risk Assessment of Criminal Groups” including training curricula and agenda
2. Deliver a five days comprehensive training on Risk Assessment of Criminal Groups for 15 ASP crime analysts
3. To prepare and share the evaluation forms with the participants, and submit them fulfilled to project team within seven days after the training.
4. At the end of the 2025 (1 of December latest) to conduct an interview with the training participants about the effectiveness of the training topics, and to prepare a Report for further training needs of the ASP's Directorate for Information Analysis and Archive.

Deliverables:
- Training programme and materials to be sent to project team before the training start.
- Training delivered as per the programme prepared.
- Evaluation forms delivered to project team within 7 days after the training.
- Report about training effectiveness to be delivered to the project team within 1st December 2025.

Necessary Qualifications:

• University degree in police studies, law, criminology, or related social science;
• A minimum of 15 (fifteen) years of relevant professional work experience in crime analysis within Albanian law enforcement agencies
• Excellent analytical skills, ability to identify the main drivers or shortcomings in the complex police system and propose solutions
• Previous experience in conducting training programmes in crime analysis
• Digital literacy and proficient use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), internet

Remuneration Package:

Remuneration will be based on the selected consultant's/expert's qualifications, experience, the tasks and deliverables for this position and in accordance with the OSCE established rates.

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