National Digital Forensics, Cyber-investigations and Cybercrime Training Consultant

United Nations - UN | Consultant | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Closing: 11 Mar 2026 6 days remaining
Location: Cairo

Overview

The consultant will design, organize, and technically support capacity-building activities for criminal justice, law enforcement, and policy stakeholders on cybercrime, online violence, OCSE, CSAM, and VAW&G. The role involves developing gender-sensitive training materials and facilitating specialized trainings, roundtables, workshops, and mock trial exercises.

Tasks Summary
  • Design, organize, and technically support capacity-building activities for criminal justice, law enforcement, and policy stakeholders on cybercrime, online violence, OCSE, CSAM, and violence against women and girls (VAW&G).
  • Develop gender-sensitive training materials, agendas, and learning materials tailored to different stakeholder groups, including law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, and parliamentarians.
  • Facilitate specialized trainings, roundtables, workshops, and mock trial exercises aimed at strengthening investigation, prosecution, adjudication, and legislative responses to cyber-enabled crimes and VAW&G.
  • Support multi-sectoral dialogue and coordination on emerging trends, challenges, and good practices related to cybercrime against women and girls.
  • Produce analytical and technical reports, including training summaries and policy-oriented recommendation papers.
  • Ensure timely delivery of all outputs in line with UNODC quality standards and reporting requirements.
Experience Requirements

A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the field information /communication technology and data privacy with experience in cybersecurity and/or data privacy at the international or national level is required. Practical professional experience in providing technical assistance and delivering training is required. Work experience with the governmental institutions in the field of information technology and/or crime prevention in general and enhancing measures to prevent and counter cybercrime in particular is desirable. Work experience within the United Nations system, or a similar international organization, is desirable.

Qualification Requirements

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in information technology, business administration, cybersecurity, digital forensics, or law is required. A first level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Professional certifications in cybersecurity, digital forensics, data privacy, countering cybercrime or cyber-investigations (e.g., CISSP, CCFP, EnCE, CHFI) are desirable. Professional certifications in cybersecurity, digital forensics, data privacy, countering cybercrime or cyber-investigations (e.g., CISSP, CCFP, EnCE, CHFI) is required. Relevant training in cybersecurity is desirable.

Other Details

Languages Required: fluency in oral and written Arabic is required

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an advantage

Contract Duration: 27 April-30 November 26

Work Modality: Egypt

Remuneration:

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