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.
How to apply
Interested candidates should submit through the link below:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- Cover letter outlining relevant experience and suitability for the assignment.
- Description of previous training assignments, including target audiences and subject matter.
- Sample training agenda, lesson plan, facilitator guide, participant handbook, curriculum, or equivalent training product developed by the applicant.
Applications will be evaluated based on technical expertise, training experience, curriculum-development capability, regional knowledge, language proficiency, and demonstrated experience working with governmental, investigative, analytical, intelligence, or security-sector audiences.
Siren is an equal opportunity employer. At Siren we value ethics, dedication, sustainability, safeguarding, respect, and inclusion.
Are you interested in working with our dedicated team on impactful projects? We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of background. Do apply!
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