Law Enforcement Liaison Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Cameroon.

📋 Description

• Identify key national, regional, and international stakeholders and create engagement strategies tailored to each country.

• Build and nurture strategic alliances with governmental authorities, law enforcement bodies, policy makers, and pertinent institutions.

• Facilitate presentations, training sessions, and briefings to convert findings into actionable policy and law enforcement initiatives.

• Work alongside researchers to effectively communicate findings and develop actionable recommendations.

• Convey the needs and feedback of stakeholders to the research team and link researchers with appropriate counterparts.

• Assist in drafting recommendations for Observatory reports, ensuring they are clear, focused, feasible, and in line with institutional goals.

• Create customized notes for law enforcement audiences and partake in the analysis of law enforcement challenges and trends.

• Support research efforts and open-source intelligence activities as needed.

• Monitor how the Observatory’s initiatives lead to investigations, prosecutions, seizures, policy changes, or institutional reforms.

• Record the Observatory’s role in promoting accountability and enhance its visibility among key audiences.

• Safeguard research independence, sources, and sensitive information through established protocols.

• Report directly to the Director of the Central Africa Observatory and maintain close collaboration with the research team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated professional experience within, or continuous engagement with, law enforcement or justice institutions in Central Africa, such as police, gendarmerie, customs, judiciary, or financial intelligence bodies.

• A university degree in a relevant discipline.

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience, including interaction with law enforcement and institutional stakeholders.

• In-depth understanding of the security and judicial institutions in the region and their cooperative dynamics.

• Established network and credibility among security and justice professionals in the area.

• Proficient in French and possess professional working knowledge of English.

• Strong analytical abilities.

• Excellent writing skills, including the ability to produce concise and targeted notes for law enforcement and policy audiences.

• Capability to convert analysis and research findings into practical, actionable recommendations.

• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills.

• Experience in organizing workshops, training sessions, or briefings for institutional audiences.

• Strong dedication to confidentiality when managing sensitive information.

• Ability to work autonomously and travel frequently.

• Experience in policy advocacy (preferred).

• Familiarity with international and regional law enforcement cooperation mechanisms (preferred).

• Proficiency in Arabic (preferred).

• Experience in conducting open-source research (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working environment.

• Support for work-life balance.

• Opportunities for professional development and learning.