Job Description: * DUTIES AND **RESPONSIBILITIES** All with regards to INL’s Anti-Money Laundering Program in Colombia: - Act as a key local anti-money laundering asset forfeiture and other financial crimes advisor. - Assist outreach efforts to key Colombian counterparts, especially in the Judiciary, Fiscalia, Ministry of Justice, Colombian National Police (CNP), Procuraduria, and other government of Colombia (GoC) entities. - Assist in the design, implementation and/or oversight of anti-money laundering technical assistance, especially projects with the Judiciary, Procuraduria, Fiscalia, CNP and other GoC entities. - Work with Colombian counterparts to help identify needs, which are a priority to the USG (as per INL’s Anti-Money Laundering Strategy) and GoC beneficiary. - Participate in the development or modification of memoranda of understanding, contracts, letters of agreement, and grants required for the design or implementation of projects, and or other relevant project documents. - Issue technical opinions on the feasibility of the projects submitted for the funding with program resources. - Analyze political and administrative issues that may affect projects and advise the program manager on a recommended course of action. - Track processes within Colombian counterpart entities that may impact program goals or timeline and recommend appropriate measures. - Assist in the design and implementation of specific tools for managing, monitoring and evaluating projects. - Assist in drafting documents required to formally close projects and document lessons learned. - Prepare project status reports to provide information on milestones, financials reports, budget reports, risk assessments, etc. - Assist in drafting documents related to scope of work, terms of reference, or specifications necessary for contracting items required to reach goals of the project. - Prepare purchase requests for the goods and services required for the implementation of projects, according to the available budget, closely following the guidance from procurement personnel and regulations from DOS/INL and follow the whole process to completion. - Prepare and manage physical records and electronic logs of all goods and services delivered to the GOC. - Perform other program analysis and administrative duties as assigned. **Job Requirements**: **MINIMUM **QUALIFICATIONS** **EDUCATION** - Law Degree from a Colombian University or equivalent. **LANGUAGE **LEVEL**: - Spanish: level 4-Fluent level required in Speaking/Reading/Writing/Listening - English: level 3 -Good working knowledge Speaking/Reading/Writing/Listening **EXPERIENCE**: - Minimum 3 years required, 5 years of experience preferred in anti-financial crimes project management (anti-money laundering, financial crimes, counter-financing of terrorism, and asset forfeiture). - Minimum 3 years required, 7 years of experience preferred in the criminal justice sector with experience in criminal law in Colombia practicing as a prosecutor, judicial or court clerk, attorney, or judge. - Preferred experience with international cooperation and development particularly focused on justice sector and or financial crimes. **KNOWLEDGE** OF: * - Strong understanding of criminal justice sector institutions focused on financial crimes in Colombia. - Strong understanding of international development and/or bilateral relations focused on the provision of technical assistance in financial crimes. **POST ENTRY **TRAINING**: - PY220 Distance Learning (24 hrs.) - Introduction to Grants and Cooperative Agreements: This course is State specific and open to third party contractors who have job-related responsibility for administration, management and oversight of domestic and/or overseas federal assistance. - PY222 Distance Learning (16 hrs.) - Monitoring Grants and Cooperative Agreements: This course is State specific and open to third party contractors who have job-related responsibility for administration, management and oversight of domestic and/or overseas federal assistance. This course provides personnel responsible for overseeing administration of grant recipients with a general overview of the methodology and requirements for monitoring the grants process. Topics include basic monitoring and reporting techniques, how to manage financial aspects of post-award activities, and potential problem areas in grants administration. - PY224 - Distance Learning (1 hr.) - Federal Assistance and the Office of Management and Budget Guidance: This class is mandatory for all Grants Officer and Grants Officer's Representatives; however, FSI encourages everyone who is a part, or will be a part, of the federal assistance team to take the course. Note: **SKILLS **IN**: - Excellent communications skills, oral and written. - High level of diplomacy and the ability to maintain confidence and build trust with counterparts. - Solid knowledge of criminal law as it pertains to financial crimes and the respecti