Environmental Crime Analyst Consultant

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About this position

We are seeking a consultant to serve as an environmental crime analyst for the Caribbean region. The primary purpose of this position is to monitor and analyze environmental crimes across the Caribbean, with a focus on identifying trends, risks, and emerging issues. This role is pivotal in enabling proactive approaches to investigation and prosecution, ensuring that environmental crimes are addressed before they escalate. The analyst will play a key role in supporting the development of effective strategies for the prevention, detection, and response to environmental offenses, contributing to the region’s efforts to safeguard its natural resources and uphold environmental justice.

You will work in the Institutions for Development (IFD) Department, in the Innovation in Citizen Services Division (IFD/ICS) who has been called upon to play an important role in the realization of IDB’s new regional program, One Caribbean, that promotes sustainable regional integration across four pillars: climate adaptation, disaster-risk management, and resilience; citizen and business security; private-sector engagement; and food security. Under the citizen security pillar, the IDB is working towards the implementation of new and the scaling of successful initiatives to address citizen security in the region.

What you’ll do

• Monitors, tracks and investigates environmental crime trends across the Caribbean, focusing on illegal activities such as wildlife trafficking, illegal logging, pollution, marine resource exploitation, pollution, money laundering and corruption, illegal unreported and unregulated fishing; and the criminal networks that engage in these activities.
• Analyse and report on environmental crime convergence in the region and links to other transnational organized criminal activities including human trafficking, gun trafficking, drug trafficking, terrorism, cybercrime, financial crime and counterfeiting. 
• Gathers information from various sources, including government databases, open-source intelligence and investigative networks.
• Conducts data analysis to identify patterns, emerging threats, and high-risk areas, providing actionable intelligence to inform policy and operational decisions.
• Monitors the changes in relevant international and regional/national laws, policies and proposals.
• Collaborates with regional and national stakeholders, including law enforcement, environmental agencies, and NGOs, to facilitate information sharing and improve coordinated responses to environmental crime.
• Produces regular reports on the status of environmental crime, highlighting key issues, investigative challenges, and recommendations for strengthening enforcement measures.
• Supports the development of tools and methodologies for assessing environmental crime risks and improving monitoring and investigative capabilities in the region.
• Provides expertise and recommendations on the prosecution and legal frameworks related to environmental crimes, ensuring alignment with regional and international standards.
• Assists in the preparation and delivery of training programs to build the capacity of law enforcement and judicial personnel in handling environmental crime cases.
• Contributes to the development of regional strategies and action plans aimed at reducing environmental crime, enhancing prevention, and improving response mechanisms.
• Analyse the links and associations between environmental degradation, climate change, resource depletion and criminal activity in the region. 
• Undertakes other duties which may arise or may be delegated from time to time, appropriate to the grade of the post.

Deliverables

• Summative report on environmental crime trends and data analysis inclusive of a template for the continues monitoring and tracking of environmental crime trends.
• 8 quarterly reports on the status of environmental crimes 
• 4 bi-annual training workshops
• Final report making recommendations on further strategic actions to address environmental crimes

What you'll need

• Education: Master’s degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in Environmental Science, Environmental Law, Criminal Justice, International Relations, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.  
• Experience: At least 5 to 10 years of progressive experience in environmental crime analysis, environmental law enforcement, natural resource management, or related fields.
• Proven track record in analyzing environmental crime trends, conducting investigations, and providing expertise on environmental legislation and policy.
• Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of French and Portuguese is preferable.
• Condition or Requirement: The selected candidate may be required to take a polygraph test.

Requirements

• Citizenship: You are either a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago or a citizen of one of our 48-member countries with residency or legal permit to work in Trinidad and Tobago. 
• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.

Type of contract and duration

• Type of contract: Products and External Services Consultant (PEC), Lump Sum 
• Length of contract:  30 months
• Work Location: On site.