Consultant (Expert in criminal investigations in cyberspace with the use of open-source intelligence techniques)

United Nations; Wien; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna seeks an expert Consultant for criminal investigations in cyberspace using OSINT techniques. The role involves developing and delivering OSINT training materials and mentoring public officials across multiple countries.

Responsibilities include creating 40-hour course content and delivering 5 x 40-hour trainings, plus advisory support in English, French or Arabic in coordination with UNODC.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering OSINT training for public officials.
• Ability to provide training in English, French or Arabic.

Responsibilities

• Develop 40-hour OSINT training materials for public officials.
• Deliver five 40-hour trainings across Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Mauritania and Ethiopia.
• Provide technical advice and mentoring on OSINT and criminal analysis.

Skills

OSINT

Criminal investigations

Digital forensics

Tools

None

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Consultant (Expert in criminal investigations in cyberspace with the use of open-source intelligence techniques)

Job Opening

Job Opening ID: 286366

Job Network : -

Job Family : Drug Control and Crime Prevention

Category and Level : Affiliate Personnel – Consultants/Individual Contractors , CON

Recruitment Type : Consultant

Job Opening Job Opening ID: 286366 Job Network : - Job Family : Drug Control and Crime Prevention Category and Level : Affiliate Personnel – Consultants/Individual Contractors , CON
Recruitment Type : Consultant Duty Station : VIENNA
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Date Posted : Oct 14, 2026
Deadline : Oct 30, 2026

• 1. One (1) set of training materials in English, French or Arabic for a 40-hour course tailored to public officials working on smuggling of migrants, including police officers, digital forensic analysts and prosecutors on: (i) open-source intelligence techniques in criminal investigations in cyberspace (OSINT); (ii) special investigative techniques, including undercover operations, (iii) digital evidence management, (iv) preservation of digital evidence; and (iv) criminal analysis techniques, including: search engines, tools and reverse-image analysis.
• 2. Delivery of 5 x 40 hour trainings in Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Mauritania, and Ethiopia on: (i) open-source intelligence techniques in criminal investigations in cyberspace (OSINT); (ii) special investigative techniques, including undercover operations, (iii) digital evidence management, (iv) preservation of digital evidence; and (iv) criminal analysis techniques, including: search engines, tools and reverse-image analysis.
• 3. Provision of technical advice and mentoring to public officials in English, French or Arabic in the areas of OSINT, special investigative techniques and criminal analysis in coordination with UNODC.