Consultant Expert in Cybercrime Training and Curriculum Development

About the role

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is seeking an experienced consultant to design and deliver training programmes on cybercrime across Central America. Based remotely, the consultant will travel to Costa Rica and Panama to conduct workshops and develop curriculum for investigators, prosecutors and judges.

Key responsibilities

• Design and facilitate three simulated trial workshops on online child sexual exploitation and online scams.
• Deliver two workshops on cyber‑attacks and malware, and four workshops on presenting forensic results in court.
• Organise two sessions on the use of the dark web and artificial intelligence in criminal investigations.
• Update the draft technical guideline on digital evidence for Panama.
• Develop three study programmes (investigators, prosecutors, judges) together with study guides and trainer manuals.

Required profile

• Proven expertise in cybercrime, digital evidence and forensic investigations.
• Experience designing and delivering training for law‑enforcement and judicial audiences.
• Ability to work independently, travel to project sites and collaborate with UNODC staff.

Required skills

• Digital evidence handling
• Forensic analysis
• Cybersecurity and malware analysis
• Dark web investigation
• Artificial intelligence applications in investigations

What we offer

• Consultancy contract with UNODC
• Opportunity to influence cybercrime capacity building in the region
• Travel to Costa Rica and Panama