Senior Police Advisor, BiH — Border Security & TCO Ops

Totally Joined for Achieving Collaborati; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

TJFACT is seeking a Senior Police Advisor to support the Department of State’s INL/BiH program, stationed in Sarajevo. The role focuses on advancing counter-narcotics and counter-TCO goals, strengthening cross-border cooperation, and advising BiH officials and embassy staff on law enforcement matters.

Responsibilities include strategic planning, reporting to INL leadership, liaison with U.S. agencies, and coordinating with partners to improve border security and counter threats.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in international relations, law enforcement, public policy, or related field.
• 18 years of experience with U.S. or BiH law enforcement or military, experience briefing in English.
• Three years of experience working overseas in an Embassy environment.
• Three years specialized experience depending on the position (e.g., intelligence, firearms, gangs, kidnapping, drugs, internal affairs).
• Knowledge of, and skill in, correct usage of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and style.
• Basic Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language reading ability; able to understand or grasp the main ideas of straightforward texts, routine reports, and correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Establish, develop, and maintain relationships with a broad array of law enforcement agencies in BiH. Provide advice and other technical assistance to improve the functioning of law enforcement institutions to combat TCOs and strengthen border security.
• Contribute to strategic planning and program development for targeted INL law enforcement programming.
• Communicate and coordinate with other donors to avoid waste and duplication of effort. Identify opportunities for burden sharing.
• Draft reports and assessments, provide input to strategy and other briefing papers, and provide oral and written briefs to the INL Director, the INL/EA Program Officer in Washington, DC, and leadership at Embassy Sarajevo and in Washington.
• Liaise with U.S. Embassy agency representatives involved in law enforcement efforts.
• Draft and provide advice and assistance in the preparation of required reports, including to the U.S. Congress, INL, and Principals at the State Department and other U.S. federal agencies.
• Attend and report on general law enforcement meetings, national and international conferences, seminars, and meetings with BiH government officials.
• Provide advice and assistance in the formulation of the Mission Performance Plan and other strategy and planning exercises undertaken by Embassy Sarajevo, Department of State, and INL.
• Participate in visits by senior officials and serve as an escort or control officer, arrange itineraries, and provide logistical support for official visitors.
• Brief DOS Congressional, embassy staff, and other visiting officials on INL’s role and the status of U.S.BiH law enforcement projects and related initiatives.

Skills

TCO expertise

Border security

English briefing

Overseas embassy experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in international studies or related

Job description

TJFACT is seeking a Senior Police Advisor to support the Department of State’s INL/BiH program, stationed in Sarajevo. The role focuses on advancing counter-narcotics and counter-TCO goals, strengthening cross-border cooperation, and advising BiH officials and embassy staff on law enforcement matters.

Responsibilities include strategic planning, reporting to INL leadership, liaison with U.S. agencies, and coordinating with partners to improve border security and counter threats.