POST TITLE: Advisor, Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Training & Research Institute NATURE OF PROJECT: Advisory DUTY STATION: Economic & Financial Crimes Commission Training Institute, Abuja, Nigeria DURATION: Two years START DATE: As soon as possible RESPONSIBLE TO: Executive Chairman EFCC
BACKGROUND:
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was established pursuant to an Act of the National Assembly of the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2002 as part of its Strategy to combat corruption, advance fee fraud, contract scams, money laundering and other forms of economic crimes that impact negatively on the economy and the polity.
The Commission was also established at a time that Government embarked upon one of the most ambitious economic reform programme in Africa – the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). The Commission since its establishment has driven the anticorruption component of the strategy with remarkable successes within a very short time.
The law establishing the Commission vests it with the responsibility of combating economic and financial crimes through, prevention, investigation and prosecution. It is also saddled with the responsibility of enforcing the provisions of other key legislation that impact on the economy.
These include:
-The Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2004. -The Advance Fee Fraud (and Other Fraud Related Offences) Act, 1995 (as amended) -The Failed Banks (Recovery of Debts) and Financial Malpractices in Banks Act 1994 - The Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 1991, and - The Miscellaneous Offences Act, 1983.
Besides the above, the Commission domiciles the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Nigeria which is responsible for the receipt, analysis and dissemination of financial intelligence information submitted to it by financial and non-financial institutions and the onward transmission of relvant information to competent authorities and other FIU’s world wide. The Unit has since begun the receipt and analyses of suspicious and currency transaction reports.
In carrying out the above responsibilities, the Commission faces a lot of challenges which include inadequate capacity to deal with some of the very daunting matters requiring technical expertise including the investigation of complex corruption schemes, financial frauds, forensics, computer related frauds, money laundering etc.
Consequently, the Commission has set up a Training and Research Institute in Abuja, to train its officials and those of other establishments whose work is closely related to that of the Commission.
These other establishments include the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the National Insurance Commission (NIACOM), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the National Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC), Securities and Exchange Commission, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Independent Corrupt Practices (and other Related Offences) Commissions Act (ICPC), Customs Service, Banks and operators of designated non-financial institutions including Bureau de Change. Furthermore, Nigeria is driving anti- money laundering issues in the West African sub-region under the umbrella of the regional style Financial Action Task Force (FATF) body, the Inter- Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in Africa (GIABA). The Training Institute will also help train officials involve in the fight against corruption and other economic and financial crimes in the sub-region.
The Commission is committed to excellence. To attain the desired excellence, it must have a work force with the best training to deal professionally with issues within its competence. Such a workforce must also be trained in the best tradition of integrity and good ethics-attributes, which can only be acquired through painstaking training and mentoring. These qualities are not only necessary but imperative if the fight against these set of crimes is to be sustained.
The Commission has only recently appointed a Director and other officials to manage the Training Institute. The Commission however requires the services of a Technical Advisor to mentor the Director and other officials to build an Institute of excellence and train its staff to acquire the expertise and skills of law enforcement officials comparable to expertise and skills of law enforcement officials experienced in preventing, investigating and prosecuting economic and financial crime in the world.
DUTIES
The Technical Advisor will be expected to:
1. Assist in the implement the recommendations of a recently concluded EFCC training needs assessment. This will be done with reference to the specific statutory mandate of the Commission as detailed in the EFCC ACT, 2004 and all the other laws it is mandated to enforce. 2. Advise the Director in designing, organizing, managing and delivering training programmes in the prevention, detection and the prosecution of economic and financial crimes for the different categories of staff. Such programmes should cover all areas within the Commission’s statutory mandate including corruption, financial fraud, money laundering and also how to build integrity ethos in all facets of the work of the Commission. The training programme should also include a comprehensive case management strategy. 3. Mentor the teaching staff on how best to deliver the designed programme in form of lectures, group discussions, simulations etc. 4. Prepare training manuals taking cognisance of the most current developments in the set of crimes enforced by the Commission.
Qualifications and Experience
The Expert, (from a Commonwealth Jurisdiction) shall have at least a minimum of 15 years requisite experience in as a prosecutor dealing with the prosecution and investigation of corruption, financial fraud, money laundering or other fraud related crimes. The expert shall also have experience in providing training programmes to law enforcement officials relating to the above. The Expert should preferably have experience at a senior management level of a law enforcement institution with functions similar to that of the EFCC. Preference will be given to those with experience in heading or managing a training institute for law enforcement officials. Experience in policy formulation, planning and provision of technical advice to top level officials on issues of economic and financial crimes at a national or international level will be an added advantage. The Expert should possess a law degree or a qualification equivalent to that.
Apply with a detailed CV including names and contact details of three referees to:
Mr Jamie Lek Human Resource Section (CFTC) Commonwealth Secretariat Marlborough House, Pall Mall London SW1Y 5HX
Fax: +44 (0) 207 747 6520 E-mail:
Please also provide a Personal History Form (PHF) which is down loadable with the Skill Codes Booklet from the Commonwealth Secretariat Website, Long Term Assignments (Overseas) page.
Closing Date: 25 February 2007
