Anti-Money Laundering and Justice Advisor

Tegucigalpa, Honduras · Law Enforcement/Security

Anti-Money Laundering and Justice Advisor

Location:	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Remote Work:	No
Clearance:	RSO
Work Status:	Full-Time

Position Description

ATSG is presently identifying candidates for an Anti-Money Laundering and Justice Advisor position in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The Anti-Money Laundering and Justice Advisor will join the ATSG team and enhance our partnership with the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs' (INL) on the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) - Honduras task order. Based upon the success of the initial CARSI contract, this effort will expand the scope of work beyond Central American to include all WHA countries. The CARSI Initiative, a large and sophisticated multilateral security effort, provides funding for the USG to assist the governments of the CARSI countries with police professionalization, justice sector reform, counter narcotics efforts, border security management, crime and violence prevention, and anti-corruption efforts. Hours for this full-time position will be the core hours of the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assist INL to ensure effective and ongoing coordination, communication, and support of mutually-enhancing programs and for the reduction of corruption, impunity, crime, and violence in Honduras, with a focus on money laundering.
Advise INL officers and stakeholders on any given issue or current events related to justice sector activities, including policy analysis, program development, and advising on the potential and limitations of local government entities.
Serve as a subject matter expert on justice sector and money laundering activities. Develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge of the Honduran legal system, including topics such as criminal justice, anti-corruption, legal aid, judicial issues, penitentiary system, and legal education.
Have and maintain knowledge of comparative legal systems of justice, becoming familiar with how other countries in the region tackle similar legal and procedural issues as it relates to the justice sector.
Coordinate/collaborate with INL Counternarcotics team and programming on money laundering overlapping areas, including acting as conduit with other agencies with a money laundering focus (e.g. DEA, FBI).
Provide information to INL of relevant program activity, progress toward desired impacts, recommendations for advancing program and U.S. objectives, project highlights, and other relevant significant information including metrics, milestones achieved, and other relevant statistical data.
Prepare technical concepts, studies, analysis, observations, and legal recommendations on matters of interest of the embassy related to the justice sector.
Respond to taskers and data calls for information on INL justice sector activities.
Advise INL on developing, planning, implementation, and coordination of all INL justice sector program activities to include policy, training, and inter-agency coordination.
Develop and maintain relationships with civil society organizations and international organizations working on justice sector issues.
Review and makes recommendations to INL regarding justice sector program proposals, program training plans and initiatives, and training curricula.
Provide significant input in strategic planning and development of possible future projects.
Assist INL to coordinate with appropriate levels of the GOH Public Ministry, the courts, and appropriate additional GOH agencies.
Coordinate and work with various USG agencies, such as Department of State, Department of Justice and USAID, on related programming activities shared with the GOH authorities.
Provides advisory assistance to the GOP in order to establish a respected criminal justice system that follows established policies, procedures, curricula, programs, and systems required to operate a modern criminal justice system.
Serves as an on-site expert on the full range of justice sector issues, particularly on money laundering, and provides technical assistance to targeted Public Ministry prosecutorial units and investigative agencies in the development of strategies for the effective and efficient investigation and prosecution of crime in Honduras.
Drafts papers and reports related to INL justice sector equities.
Attends meetings with U.S. and host-government officials as requested.

Travel Requirements

National and international travel may be required.

Insurance

This position is authorized for private health insurance.

Minimum Qualifications

Local National
FSI level 4/4 Spanish, FSI level 3/3 English,
RSO clearance required.
A Master’s Degree or above in law, criminal justice, international relations, law enforcement, public policy or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
Knowledge of the Honduran judicial system, including courts, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement, forensics, and law schools.
Ten (10) years’ experience in the field of law, law enforcement, courts, criminology, and/or public administration, including at least:
Three (3) years of experience working in Latin America,
Experience briefing in Spanish and English,
Demonstrated prior ability to work independently on projects and issues within overall policy guidelines,
Demonstrated communication and liaison skills appropriate to work with a wide variety of governmental, public, and private sector representatives; as well as with local community members and groups,
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working and/or coordinating with INL or other relevant U.S. government agencies and host nation entities.
Experience working and/or coordinating with other relevant U.S. government agencies (e.g., Department of Justice, USAID, etc.), the United Nations and host nation entities.
Experience working as a justice sector SME.
Experience working with justice sector reform programs or consulting on related education, criminal justice, or rule of law projects.
Demonstrated ability to provide operational and policy guidance to the INL Program Manager.
Ability to provide operational and planning guidance to all components of the justice sector (courts, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement, forensics, law students), to include demonstrated ability to liaise with relevant USG agencies, domestic justice sector actors, and the international community for the purpose of sharing information and developing complementary policies and programs.

About ATSG

ATSG Corporation is a Veterans Affairs (VA) CVE-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based in Fairfax, VA with branch offices throughout Central America. Since 2004, ATSG has successfully deployed its experience and expertise to support the most challenging and complex projects for various Federal agencies. Our robust portfolio includes cutting-edge technical solutions and professional support in Program Management, Consulting, Operations and Planning Support, Training and Advisory Services, and IT and Knowledge Management. We take pride in our proven dedication to providing expert assistance to our government partners. ATSG provides a variety of services within the Intelligence Community and is experienced in areas such as Mobility, Enterprise Architecture, Data Processing, Law Enforcement Mission Support, and Acquisition Support. Our products may be diverse, but the results are one and the same—on schedule, on budget, and completed with superior quality. As an organization, we are consistently expanding our global footprint in the contracting community. We work hard to honor our commitment to our clients while ensuring our employees feel secure and empowered in their work. We take excellent care of our team, so they may have the freedom and confidence to focus on their missions and provide nothing but the best output on the work site and at home.

ATSG Corporation is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer, our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination. Visit https://www.eeoc.gov/ for more information. Equal access to programs, services and employment is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department. To comply with Federal law, ATSG Corporation participates in E-Verify. Successful candidates must pass the E-Verify process after hire.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. To comply with Federal law, ATSG Corporation participates in E-Verify. Successful candidates must pass the E-Verify process after hire.

We respectfully request not to be contacted by recruiters and/or staffing agencies.

Application Requirements

All applications must be submitted in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format.
Applications and resumes for this position are only accepted via electronic submission through ATSG Corporation’s Consolidated Applicant Tracking System (CATS).
Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications and resumes will not be accepted.
The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from their electronic application and/or resume.