ABA ROLI’s “Case-Based Training on Intel-Led Money Laundering Investigations Across the Balkans and Southeast Asia” Program aims to accelerate the adoption of intelligence-led, network-centered financial investigations (ILFIs) in the Balkans and Southeast Asian countries, to facilitate their ability to successfully detect, disrupt and prosecute money laundering and other financial crime cases at the highest levels and intercept and undermine broader threats posed by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and other malign actors. The program objective is to build capacity of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) and investigators to conduct financial investigations and analyze financial data by identifying key offenders and facilitators involved in money laundering cases, and to develop and deploy a wide range of alternative criminal and civil disruption methods. ABA ROLI plans to provide training in ILFI model to Thailand, Laos and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, and to North Macedonia and Montenegro in the Balkans in the period March to September 2022.
Expert Trainer
ABA ROLI is seeking an Expert Trainer with expertise in financial investigations, forensic accounting and strategies to optimize cross-agency collaboration to assist partner countries to better target the identification, investigation and disruption of serious financial crimes and contribute to the implementation of a “Case-Based Training on Intel-Led Money Laundering Investigations Across the Balkans and Southeast Asia” Program.
Responsibilities:
The Expert Trainer will work alongside ABA ROLI’s program teams in Washington DC, Thailand, and the Balkans by undertaking one ore more of the following tasks:
- Task 1: Review of the Intelligence Led Financial Investigations Workbook, develop additional training materials and finalize the 5 module training package
- Task 2: Training in Southeast Asia - preparatory meetings, correspondence, administration
- Task 3: Training in Southeast Asia - deliver five half-day virtual ILFI training sessions (2.5-hour sessions each day) to about 45 participants
- Task 4: Training in Southeast Asia – review participant’s work, provide feedback and mentoring
- Task 5: Training in the Balkans - preparatory meetings, correspondence, administration
- Task 6: Training in the Balkans - deliver five half-day virtual ILFI training sessions (2.5-hour sessions each day) to about 30 participants
- Task 7: Training in the Balkans – review participant’s work, provide feedback and mentoring
- Task 8: Facilitating discussion, training and collaboration of the financial investigators and related officials at the multiregional workshop (25 participants)
Additional information:
- ABA ROLI will support travel related expenses under Task 3 and Task 6 including transportation, flights, lodging, per diem, medical evacuation coverage, and other allowable business expenses.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience in financial investigations and forensic accounting
- Knowledge of international AML standards is preferred
- Experience with multi-agency collaboration to better target identification, investigation and disruption of financial crimes
- Experience with capacity building of government regulators and officials is preferred
- Ability to travel to Thailand and/or the Balkans
Compensation
Commensurate with experience.
How to apply:
Application Submission
Please submit a CV and cover letter describing your relevant experience to Inna Maximenko, Senior Technical Advisor, Europe and Eurasia Division, ABA ROLI at ee-recruitment@abaroli.org by February 25, 2022.