Financial Crime Program Advisor

Belize City, Belize · Law Enforcement/Security

Financial Crime Program Advisor

Location:	Belize City, Belize
Remote Work:	No
Clearance:	MRPT
Work Status:	Full-Time

Position Description

ATSG is presently identifying candidates for a Specialist Advisor (Financial Crime Program Advisor) position. The Specialist Advisor (Financial Crime Program Advisor) will join the ATSG team to enhance our partnership with the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs' (INL) Central America Regional Security Initiative's (CARSI) Western Hemisphere Program (WHP) - Belize Task Order. Based upon the success of the initial CARSI contract, this effort will expand the scope of work beyond Central America to include all WHA countries. The WHP is 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 Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.

Duties and Responsibilities

Advisory support to the Financial Investigative Unit (FIU) staff to create moves cases through the investigative and prosecutorial process, assist the Financial Crime Task Force to effectively and efficiently investigate and prosecute financial crimes, establish investigative protocols and other procedures outlined below.
Provide procurement recommendations including FIU equipment and supplies to the INL Coordinator in support.
Strengthen the FIU ability to manage forfeited assets.
Draft trip reports upon completion of travel.
Perform spot reporting of pertinent events of importance.
Provide reports to INL Belmopan in accordance with individual workplan.
Training (estimated to be 10% of responsibilities). The Advisor will provide the training on a combination the following topics: Money laundering and financial investigation techniques; Investigating public corruption and extortion; Government Ethics; Working as a team; Running a Financial Crime Task Force; Presentation of evidence in a courtroom; Management of Asset Forfeiture best practices.
Mentorship (estimated to be 75% of responsibilities). The advisor will provide hands on mentoring to the Financial Investigation Unit to improve each member’s investigative and prosecutorial capacity as follows:
Work directly with FIU investigators and FIU prosecutors, Financial Crimes Task Force (FCTF), the judicial sector, and any other relevant interlocutors, within the bounds of the GOB Constitution and legal code on financial Investigation and prosecution
Meets frequently with investigators and prosecutors to monitor progress of criminal cases being investigated or prosecuted by the FIU, focusing on the progress of the financial investigation, trial preparation, and the presentation of evidence in a courtroom setting, based on the GOB legal system
Identifies areas where outside technical assistance could support the investigation and prosecution of high-profile cases.
Meets frequently with investigators and prosecutors to monitor progress and provide case specific advice on financial crimes, asset forfeiture investigations and prosecutions.
Strengthen the FIU ability to manage forfeited assets
Assist in Developing Manuals, Protocols and Recommendations for Legislative Reforms.
The advisor will provide support to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to develop effective protocols and operating procedures:
Works closely with the members of the FIU in developing all manuals, procedures, and protocols necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the task force according to GOB law.
Advise FIU with respect to the drafting or revising of any manuals, protocols, best practices, or standard forms being developed to ensure that their content complies with GOB Law
Participates in any committees formed to review legislative reforms relevant to financial investigations, regulation of money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and other relevant areas.
Advisor makes recommendations to INL for procurement of equipment and supplies needed to assist in meeting the goals of the project.
Advisor also makes recommendation for future programming. Provide reports to INL Belmopan in accordance with individual workplan.

Minimum Qualifications

US or Citizen of British or Caricom countries
Contractor background investigation
MRPT clearance for U.S. citizens, RSO clearance for third country nationals
FSI level 4/4 English
Bachelor's degree in international relations, law enforcement, public policy, sociology, Criminalistics, Criminal Justice, Law, Social Science or related field and fifteen (15) years of experience in the field of specialty. Those years of experience should include at least ten (10) years working on task forces investigating complex crimes; five (5) years of professional work experience investigating financial criminal activities and five (5) years’ experience working with prosecutors to bring criminal cases to trial.
Studies can be substitute for (20) twenty years of relevant experience, of those years, at least ten (10) years of experience working on task forces investigating complex financial crimes; five (5) years of professional work experience investigating financial criminal activities and five (5) years’ experience working with prosecutors to bring criminal cases to trial.
Experience briefing in English as appropriate.
Experience in Management of Asset Forfeiture
Knowledge of British Laws and legal framework
Experience working with law enforcement officers in other countries (British or Caricom countries would be an asset).
Demonstrated ability to apply best practices, lessons learned, and international norms to an overseas environment.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills working with all levels.
Demonstrated communications skills, oral and written, in English.
Knowledge of Financial Crime Investigation Process and Planning

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of Embassy organization and familiarity with program, organization, and operation of other U.S. agencies involved in rule of law programs abroad.

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.