Short-term Consultancy: Criminal Investigations and Disciplinary Processes Specialist; USAID Justice

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Background

Dexis Consulting Group (Dexis) implements the Guatemala Justice and Transparency Project as a contractor for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Project has as its primary objective the strengthening of security and justice sector institutions to more effectively and efficiently investigate, prosecute and adjudicate crime to reduce corruption and impunity in Guatemala.

Objective

Throughout the implementation of justice projects, USAID has promoted best practice exchanges between Guatemalan officials and police investigation experts from the United States. Currently, USAID's Justice and Transparency Project is working to support various governmental internal investigation units that can initiate and learn about successful and efficient anti-corruption practices.

The Houston City Police sheriff's office and internal affairs units in Harris County, Texas, are important examples of effective internal investigation practices. Moreover, these offices have welcomed visitors for study tours which allowed representatives of Guatemalan law enforcement agencies to observe, learn, and then apply best practices in the Guatemalan police's internal investigation groups.

As part of ongoing support to newly established probity offices, the Justice Project aims to coordinate another study tour to Harris County to learn about best practices and their potential application in Guatemala.

Furthermore, the project hopes to learn more about how these law enforcement agencies have been successful in addressing other types of crime relevant to the project, just as extortion, migrant smuggling and other crimes committed by Central and South American gangs.

Tasks

• Review the framework of the project component that supports governmental internal control units in making appropriate proposals for the study tour to Harris County, Texas.
• Plan and design an agenda for the study tour to Harris County that includes visits and meetings between Guatemalan officials and representatives of law enforcement agencies where efficient criminal investigation practices and disciplinary processes are applied.
• Create a follow-up and advisory plan for Guatemalan officials on how to apply the best practices observed to the national reality.
• Design a schedule to follow up on the implementation of the skills learned in Harris County among the officials of the probity units supported by the project.
• Write a report with technical recommendations for follow-up and dissemination of best practices that can be implemented.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a field related to public safety, law enforcement, or a former law enforcement officer in any agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of State, or law enforcement agencies in Harris County or the surrounding area.
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in related fields.
• Demonstrated professional proficiency in English and Spanish, with the ability to produce clear, concise, well-structured documents in Spanish and English tailored to USAID and other counterparts.
• Previous work experience with USAID projects preferred.
• To be able to arrange meetings with law enforcement agencies in Harris County, Texas and accompany Guatemalan officials on each of the visits.
• Familiarity with Guatemalan context, a plus.
  
  

Location:

Remote with travel to Harris County Texas, and Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Supervisor

Component Coordinator

Level Of Effort

90 days

How to Apply: Please send CVs to [email protected] no later than January 21, 2025. Dexis Consulting Group is an equal opportunity employer.

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Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.

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