Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Our Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Senior Trainer Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), Digital Investigations & Analytical Tradecraft to design, develop, and deliver advanced training programmes for governmental, public-sector, security, investigative, and analytical professionals. The successful candidate will strengthen participants capabilities in information collection, verification, analysis, reporting, and decision-making through practical, scenario-based training. The role may also include advisory and institutional capacity-development support aimed at strengthening analytical practices, workflows, and organizational capabilities.

You will

Training Design & Delivery

• Design and deliver advanced training programmes, workshops, simulations, and practical exercises.
• Develop curricula, lesson plans, participant manuals, facilitator guides, presentations, and assessment tools.
• Adapt content to different levels of participant expertise and institutional requirements.
• Evaluate participant performance and learning outcomes.

Technical Areas of Expertise

The trainer must be capable of delivering training covering:

• Intelligence fundamentals, intelligence cycle, analytical workflows, and collection planning.
• OSINT methodologies, source evaluation, verification, corroboration, and structured analytical techniques.
• Online investigations, attribution methodologies, social media intelligence (SOCMINT), geolocation, chronolocation, and digital content verification.
• Detection and analysis of misinformation, disinformation, influence operations, AI-generated content, and manipulated media.
• Satellite imagery interpretation, GIS applications, aviation and maritime tracking, link analysis, network mapping, data visualization, and analytical reporting.
• Intelligence reporting, briefing techniques, operational security (OPSEC), digital security, and ethical, legal, privacy, and human-rights considerations.
• Integration of artificial intelligence tools into analytical and investigative workflows.

Institutional Capacity Development

• Conduct training needs assessments and competency-gap analyses.
• Support the development of analytical workflows, methodologies, SOPs, standards, and guidance documents.
• Provide recommendations for sustainable capability development and knowledge-transfer mechanisms.
• Deliver mentor, coach, and post-training advisory support where required.

To Be Successful in The Role You Will Need

• 10+ years of professional experience in OSINT, intelligence analysis, investigations, law enforcement, military intelligence, national security, digital investigations, or related fields.
• Proven experience designing and delivering training programmes for governmental, public-sector, security-sector, law-enforcement, military, intelligence, or investigative audiences.
• Native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and professional proficiency in English.
• Demonstrated expertise in intelligence analysis, digital investigations, verification methodologies, geolocation, and SOCMINT.
• Practical experience using GIS platforms, satellite imagery tools, link-analysis software, investigative technologies, and AI-enabled analytical tools.
• Experience conducting training needs assessments and translating findings into training curricula and learning objectives.
• Experience developing training materials, participant manuals, facilitator guides, SOPs, analytical guidance documents, or institutional capacity-development products.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, curriculum-development, mentoring, and adult-learning skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of legal, ethical, privacy, and human-rights considerations relevant to OSINT and digital investigations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with international law-enforcement, intelligence, security, investigative, or multilateral organizations.
• Previous experience with INTERPOL, Europol, UNODC, NATO, police academies, military academies, or similar institutions.
• Experience delivering training in the MENA region.
• Familiarity with Arabic-, English-, and French-language information environments.
• Experience supporting investigations related to terrorism, violent extremism, organized crime, trafficking networks, illicit finance, cybercrime, sanctions evasion, border security, or conflict-related investigations.
• Experience supporting the establishment, strengthening, or modernization of analytical, investigative, intelligence, or OSINT units.
• Experience developing institutional policies, SOPs, analytical standards, knowledge-management systems, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, or organizational capability reviews.
• Training-of-Trainers (ToT) certification or demonstrated ToT experience.
• Relevant certifications in intelligence analysis, OSINT, GIS, investigations, cybersecurity, digital forensics, or related disciplines.
• Security clearance or eligibility to obtain one, where applicable.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to assess organizational analytical maturity and recommend practical improvements.
• Ability to translate complex technical methodologies into practical learning outcomes.
• Strong instructional design, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Experience designing realistic investigative and analytical scenarios.
• Strong report-writing, documentation, and stakeholder-engagement capabilities.
• Cultural awareness and ability to work effectively with diverse audiences.
• Ability to train using both commercial and open-source tools to support sustainability and institutional adoption.

Deliverables

The selected trainer will be expected to:

• Conduct training needs assessments and competency-gap analyses, where required.
• Develop training curricula, agendas, manuals, guides, presentations, assessments, and reference materials.
• Deliver training sessions in Arabic, including practical exercises, simulations, and scenario-based learning activities.
• Evaluate participant performance and produce competency evaluation reports.
• Provide recommendations for institutional strengthening and future capacity-development activities.
• Deliver mentoring and coaching support, where required.
• Submit a final report summarizing activities, outcomes, lessons learned, and recommendations.
• Provide a repository of training materials and resources for future use.

Desired Candidate Profile

• 10+ years of professional experience in OSINT, intelligence analysis, investigations, law enforcement, military intelligence, national security, digital investigations, or related fields.
• Proven experience designing and delivering training programmes for governmental, public-sector, security-sector, law-enforcement, military, intelligence, or investigative audiences.
• Native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and professional proficiency in English.
• Demonstrated expertise in intelligence analysis, digital investigations, verification methodologies, geolocation, and SOCMINT.
• Practical experience using GIS platforms, satellite imagery tools, link-analysis software, investigative technologies, and AI-enabled analytical tools.
• Experience conducting training needs assessments and translating findings into training curricula and learning objectives.
• Experience developing training materials, participant manuals, facilitator guides, SOPs, analytical guidance documents, or institutional capacity-development products.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, curriculum-development, mentoring, and adult-learning skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of legal, ethical, privacy, and human-rights considerations relevant to OSINT and digital investigations.
• Experience working with international law-enforcement, intelligence, security, investigative, or multilateral organizations.
• Previous experience with INTERPOL, Europol, UNODC, NATO, police academies, military academies, or similar institutions.
• Experience delivering training in the MENA region.
• Familiarity with Arabic-, English-, and French-language information environments.
• Experience supporting investigations related to terrorism, violent extremism, organized crime, trafficking networks, illicit finance, cybercrime, sanctions evasion, border security, or conflict-related investigations.
• Experience supporting the establishment, strengthening, or modernization of analytical, investigative, intelligence, or OSINT units.
• Experience developing institutional policies, SOPs, analytical standards, knowledge-management systems, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, or organizational capability reviews.
• Training-of-Trainers (ToT) certification or demonstrated ToT experience.
• Relevant certifications in intelligence analysis, OSINT, GIS, investigations, cybersecurity, digital forensics, or related disciplines.
• Security clearance or eligibility to obtain one, where applicable.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to assess organizational analytical maturity and recommend practical improvements.
• Ability to translate complex technical methodologies into practical learning outcomes.
• Strong instructional design, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Experience designing realistic investigative and analytical scenarios.
• Strong report-writing, documentation, and stakeholder-engagement capabilities.
• Cultural awareness and ability to work effectively with diverse audiences.
• Ability to train using both commercial and open-source tools to support sustainability and institutional adoption.