Consultant – Prevention-Oriented Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) and Community Policing Capacity Development

Introduction

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Project Context and Scope

The Consultant will provide time-bound specialized technical expertise to support the implementation of specific Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) capacity-building activities under the project “Supporting Community Engagement and Policing in Iraq – Phase II”, led by the Community Engagement and Policing (CEP) unit of IOM Iraq. The objective of this project is to strengthen public trust and confidence in Iraq’s security institutions by enhancing accountable, inclusive, and community-responsive policing practices in areas of return and border regions. The project focuses on two primary pillars: i) increase Iraq’s security agencies  legitimacy and accountability in areas of return and border areas through an increased professionalization of police and border guards and mainstream of CEP approaches across different Directorates within the MoI; and ii) strengthen the CP community outreach, especially amongst women, through the CP Women Empowerment and Protection (WEP) Action Plan, to ensure rights-based stabilization interventions that respond to the needs of communities.

The required expertise in prevention-oriented Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP), intelligence development frameworks, police analytical systems, and operationalization of risk analysis methodologies is not currently available within IOM Iraq. The engagement of an external consultant is therefore required to provide specialized technical knowledge, support the development of practical tools and procedures, and strengthen the capacity of the Community Policing Directorate and relevant Ministry of Interior counterparts to establish sustainable prevention-oriented ILP approaches.

The project was built on lessons learned from the first phase, implemented between 2025 and 2026, in coordination with the CP Directorate, who identified further need of capacity building on prevention-oriented ILP principles to increase their ability to identify and respond to their communities’ major security threats. The project will target areas with significant numbers of returnees from northeast Syria as well as border areas, particularly focusing on the governorates of Ninewa, Anbar, Salah al Din, Basra, and Missan, and will be implemented jointly with the Integrated Border Governance (IBG) team and the Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE) teams of IOM Iraq.

Within this framework, the ILP consultant will design and deliver three activities contributing to the first pillar of the project:

1. Deliver ToT and core training for MoI officers on data management and risk analysis;
2. Develop an initial assessment to set-up a structured data-management and community risk analysis framework to support the CP Directorate and relevant MoI units in strengthening preventive, evidence-based policing.
3. Develop SOPs on data management and risk analysis techniques, such as 5x5x5, Evaluation, Data Collection, and Tasking and Coordination.

IOM Iraq – Peace, Recovery, and Solutions Division – Community Engagement and Policing Unit. 

Under the general guidance of the Chief of Mission, the overall supervision of the Head of Division, and the direct supervision of the Programme Officer (Technical Cooperation).

This consultancy opportunity is open to international consultants and will be delivered primarily remotely. However, selected consultants will be required to travel to Iraq as needed.