Instructor

$75,000 to $95,000 yearly

 

Alutiiq Information Management (AIM) an Afognak Company, is seeking an experienced Police Instructor/Mentor Mentors are responsible for training, mentoring, and providing technical expertise to the SIS/TPU, NPF and other civilian security services, enabling them to become more effective in performing their designated missions and building improved relations with a skeptical public.  Police Instructors/Mentors Advisors shall train SIS/TPU members with the provided curricula and other contractor-developed curricula for the units.  After reviewing the curricula prior to instruction, the Police Instructors/Mentors are encouraged to offer suggestions for justifiable revisions to ensure effective teaching and reception by the trainees, although no changes to the curricula shall be made without written approval from the Training Manager, who has received written approval from the Senior Police Advisor, INL Director or Deputy Director, and INL Program Officer.  NPF Instructors shall join Contract Instructors in the training, and as such, Contract staff shall collaborate with Nigerian police instructors as colleagues and professionals, while also exchanging training and teaching techniques.  Such collaboration shall help Nigerian instructors improve their teaching skills and assist civilian security services effectively implementing this training plan and ensuring training standards are followed. 

 

After the conclusion of the training course, some trainers will shift to mentors for the SIS/TPU to ensure the implementation of skills and procedures taught.  As Mentors, law enforcement advisors shall mentor on skills acquired during training, best practices in law enforcement and community policing, observance of human rights standards, and will develop an in-service continuing education plan for deployed SIS/TPU personnel, which may occur in multiple locations and be supported in part or in full by NPF instructors having supported the SIS/TPU training.  Mentors shall collaborate with their NPF counterparts to effectively implement the in-service training program as well as monitor and evaluate the progress and success of SIS/TPU members, ensuring that standard procedures and protocols and best practices are followed.  Currently, U.S. citizens are not permitted to travel in the Northeast, and some in-person mentoring may need to occur through NPF counterparts.  As the project begins implementation, INL and the Contractor shall consult on how best to implement this phase of the project.  If INL requests the Contractor to train additional units, mentoring likely will be included as part of the additional effort. 

 

Responsibilities:

Manage and administer the functions expected of him/her in accordance with international and U.S. standards and established Nigerian reforms, policies and procedures to ensure the success of the project.  Provide training to assigned NPF trainees, exercising particular care in preparing for instruction, conducting instruction, and observe best practices and procedures during training.  During training, ensure that trainees have necessary resources to ensure successful completion of training, and identify where shortages exist.  Propose resolution to Teams Leads and implement resolution. During training, identify individuals who are struggling with a particular skill, and, with Team Lead, propose a resolution and implement.  Provide mentoring to assigned Nigerian police officers, exercising careful observation, encouraging successful implementation, correcting behavior that counters or undermines new skills, best practices and procedures, and human rights observance.  During mentoring, develop and implement a continuous education program to maintain and further develop acquired skills, and ensure observance of proper procedures and protocols, best practices, and strict observance of human rights.  During mentoring, ensure that SIS/TPU officers have the necessary resources to succeed, identify shortages, inform Team Lead, propose resolution, and after approval, implement resolution.  Monitor the allocation of SIS/TPU resources to ensure resources meet operational requirements, and ensure that resources remain fully mission capable (FMC) and adhere to required maintenance programs.  During training and mentoring, as requested, conduct and facilitate visits of INL personnel, ensuring an accurate portrayal training and unit actions.  Report to Training Manager, In-Country Project Manager, and Senior Police Advisor of any instances of actions or behaviors that constitute illegal actions, human rights abuses, violations of code of conduct, or abuse to follow officers (e.g. abuse to female officers).  Advise and mentor SIS/TPU leadership and management personnel on training, administrative, planning, operational, and logistical functions.  Regularly communicate and submit required and requested reports to Team Lead and Training Manager, and respond timely to queries from the COR, Senior Police Advisor, INL Director, INL Deputy Director, and INL Program Officer to ensure achievement of INL and U.S. Embassy programmatic goals and objectives.  Keep INL informed of local developments and environmental conditions.  Provide accurate reports, analysis, and statistics on significant operational issues of interest to the project and INL.  During mentoring, collaborate and coordinate with Nigerian senior officials to ensure the success of the SIS/TPU.  In coordination with SIS/TPU leadership, and when needed, facilitate relationships with relevant local officials, and advise SIS/TPU leadership on best practices to maintain good quality, trusting relationships with local communities.  Coordinate with and mentor the administrative staff of GON civilian security services, in consultation with the Senior Police Advisor and Senior Law Enforcement Advisor.  As mentors, the Law Enforcement advisors shall coordinate their efforts with INL Section and INL Program Officer to ensure that activities remain consistent with INL and Embassy policy and program objectives.  Other duties and responsibilities as determined by the Training/Mentoring Manager, In-Country Project Manager, Senior Police Advisor and COR, in conjunction and agreed upon by INL Director, INL Deputy Director, and INL Program Officer.