International Consultant – Cybercrime Investigation Expert

About the role

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) seeks an International Consultant with deep expertise in cybercrime investigation to support capacity‑building activities across several African countries. The consultant will work remotely from Vienna and travel to Africa to deliver workshops, training courses, and curriculum development for law‑enforcement and prosecutorial bodies.

Key responsibilities

• Design and deliver a workshop on Standard Operating Procedures for cybercrime investigation and digital evidence management in Sierra Leone.
• Conduct training for digital‑forensics experts in Sierra Leone on evidence extraction, analysis, and management.
• Provide advanced cybercrime and Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSEA) training for law‑enforcement and prosecutors in Nigeria and Sierra Leone, including OSINT and cyber‑patrolling techniques.
• Organise first‑responder workshops in Nigeria on reporting OCSEA and seizure of digital evidence.
• Develop and adopt a curriculum on cybercrime and OCSEA investigation for a police academy in an anglophone African country.
• Mentor Nigerian digital‑forensics experts on OCSEA case handling.
• Lead regional training and workshops for criminal‑justice practitioners and specialized OCSEA units.

Required profile

• Proven experience in cybercrime investigation, digital forensics, and OCSEA case work.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver training programmes for law‑enforcement and judicial audiences.
• Strong knowledge of international cybercrime frameworks and UNODC guidelines.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Africa during the contract period (15 Sep 2026 – 15 Jul 2027).

Required skills

• Digital Forensics
• Open‑Source Intelligence (OSINT)
• Cyber‑patrolling
• Digital Evidence Management

What we offer

• Consultancy contract with the United Nations.
• Opportunity to influence cybercrime capacity building in multiple African jurisdictions.
• Professional development through high‑impact training missions.