Secondment Director Counter-terrorism

**Publication Starting Date**:Jul 29, 2025

**Location**: Lyon, France

**Company**:Interpol

**VACANCY NOTICE 971**
- This vacancy announcement pertains to law enforcement and/or governmental officials within INTERPOL's member countries only._

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Please be aware that your home Administration/Agency/Service/Government will be responsible for all of your salary/remuneration, social insurance, pension contributions, welfare benefits, family allowances, benefits during your assignment at INTERPOL as well as travel, removal expenses related to your arrival at and departure from INTERPOL, and any other related costs depending on your circumstances. It is requested that you obtain in writing, confirmation from your home Administration/Agency/Service/Government that it agrees with these CONDITIONS OF SECONDMENT. This confirmation letter should be forwarded to us THROUGH THE NCB.

Job title: SECONDMENT Director Counter-Terrorism
Reporting To**:Executive Director Police Services**
Location: Lyon
Duration (in months): 36.00
Grade: 1
Number of post: 1
Security Clearance Level: Enhanced

**INTRODUCTION OF POST**

The Director of Counter-Terrorism (CT) (reporting to the Executive Director Police Services) is responsible for leading, developing and coordinating the directorate’s staff and resources to meet operational needs relating to the prevention and disruption of terrorist networks, CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives) threats and maritime security challenges. Counter-Terrorism often underpins or supports other criminalty and there is an increasing convergence between terrorism and poly-criminality activities. The Director and their specialist staff are therefore an essential connection between different directorates and teams across INTERPOL to ensure that criminal data and intelligence is shared and acted upon effectively. The Director is directly responsible for building the capability, capacity and connectivity of the team, whilst establishing critical measures for success and high performing teams, the provision of strategic management and operational support mechanisms to counter the evolving threat.

**PRIMARY DUTIES**

**1 - Developing and integrating the Directorate as a connected capability**
- Provide strategic leadership and direction in the implementation and operationalization of the CT Global Crime Strategy, whilst ensuring a cohesive and harmonized approach across the Directorate and align to INTERPOL’s other Global Crime Programmes.
- Define, plan, and implement the mission and strategic direction of a Directorate so that the component parts of the Directorate provide high-quality, operational coordination, investigative support, capability and capacity development to the member countries in a high-profile crime area.
- Design and deliver a relevant product and service portfolio in alignment with key partners and stakeholders, including public and private partners.
- Develop, monitor and harness a performance culture to deliver relevant projects, programmes and other deliverables based on member countries threats, time and requirements.
- Partner across the wider Police Services Executive Directorate to look for joint opportunities that will achieve budget savings and use resources more effectively to maximize impact.
- Plan and ensure the directorate’s budget and spend is invested and managed effectively within agreed parameters.
- Define, plan and implement operational and administrative services for the regional and national counter-terrorism activities of member countries.

**2 - Effective management of specialist staff across the Directorate**
- Ensure that staff in the directorate are managed and developed effectively to ensure the necessary skills and capabilities are maintained.
- Coach, mentor and co-ordinate subordinate leadership staff to help foster an engaged and collaborate working environment across the directorate as a whole.
- Provide strategic direction and operational management to direct reports and assist them with people and programmatic related matters.
- Be visible to and engaged with all team members.

**3**-**Partnering with other Directorates to deliver integrated solutions**
- Assist and advise the Executive Director in the continuous development of the Executive Directorate Police Services and the Organization as a whole.
- Ensure a constant and collaborative connection with other leadership teams (especially those within the executive directorate) to help maintain a cross and joint approach to operations and programmatic delivery.
- Collaborate with and learn from other programmes and projects to help ensure the directorate remains connected to relevant operations and initiatives.

**4 - Maintain a strategic perspective on the evolving criminal threats**
- Proactively develop and maintain a network of contacts with