Overview
The Analyst (P-3) role supports the Office of Special Missions (OSM) by collecting, processing, and analysing information and evidence from various sources to support OSM activities, including investigations and special missions.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect, collate, and analyse information from multiple sources.
- Apply structured analytical techniques to identify patterns, inconsistencies, and evidentiary gaps.
- Support the development of investigative hypotheses and lines of inquiry.
- Contribute to assessments and evidentiary packages.
- Apply legal reasoning to the assessment of evidence.
- Support chain-of-custody documentation and evidentiary integrity processes.
- Ensure analytical outputs are aligned with international law.
- Assist in drafting sections of reports.
- Deploy as part of OSM missions when required.
- Support on-site information collection, interviews, and preliminary analysis.
- Provide real-time analytical support to investigative teams.
- Draft analytical reports, briefing notes, and contributions to OSM reports.
- Prepare visual and written analytical products.
- Maintain accurate and auditable records of analytical processes and findings.
- Organise structured and unstructured data within OSM information systems.
- Adheres to proper classification, storage, and handling of confidential information.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of analytical databases and workflows.
- Liaise with investigators, forensic experts, legal officers, and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to multidisciplinary team efforts within OSM.
- Support coordination with other OPCW divisions and relevant international partners.
- Provides guidance and training to OSM personnel on analytical techniques and methodologies, information handling procedures, chain-of-custody requirements, and best practices in analytical work and documentation.
- Contributes to the development of policies, guidelines, practices, and procedures for the conduct of the analytical work of the team and for further investigations.
- Any other duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in analysis, investigations, intelligence analysis, or a related field; Experience in international investigations and field operations, including within the OPCW, UN common system or other international organisations; Demonstrated experience in handling and analysing complex datasets and multi-source information.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in Investigation, Law, Forensic Science, Science and Technology, or other related fields; A first level university degree, combined with 7 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree; Diploma in advanced investigation from a national police academy or law enforcement agency together with significant analytical experience and/or certifications in investigations (military, police, judicial/prosecutorial, federal/national intelligence agencies) together with significant experience (11 years) may be accepted in lieu of the university degree.
