Training Expert in Document Fraud

(Partnership to Counter Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons in Egypt)

Position:
Training expert in document fraud – Smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons

Number of experts : 1

Category of expert:
Advanced expert

Country/geographic area:
Cairo (Egypt)

Outputs n°: 1.3 & 1.4

1.3.2

1.4.1

Number of mission days: 72

Expected period:
April 2026/December 2028

In the perspective to support the government of Egypt in addressing the risks of transnational organised crime associated with the evolving and complex migration landscape in the country and the wider region, CIVIPOL in partnership with ONUDC is implementing the project “Partnership to Counter the Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons in Egypt (PACSOM)”. This project seeks to contribute to improved, rights-based, and gender sensitive national responses to counter the smuggling of migrants (SOM) and trafficking in persons (TIP), and has four areas:

• Area I:
  Improve the detection, identification and investigation capacities of frontline law enforcement actors
• Area II:
  Improve the prosecution, and adjudication capacities of prosecutorial and judicial criminal justice actors
• Area III:
  Improve the identification, referral, assistance and protection of victims of human trafficking and smuggled migrants
• Area IV:
  Strengthen strategic and policy frameworks to address both smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons

In line with its four focused areas, the programme will work to achieve four medium-term outcomes, as follows:

Outcome
1. Frontline law enforcement actors (Ministry of Interior and Administrative Control Authority), forensic experts (MoI) and forensic specialists (MoJ) in Egypt effectively detect, identify, and investigate an increased number of SOM and TIP related crimes using a human-rights-based, gender-sensitive and victim-centred approach.

Outcome
2. Ministry of Justice and Public Prosecution officials demonstrate increased capacities to successfully prosecute and adjudicate an increased number of smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons per cases using a human right based, gender-sensitive and victim-centred approach.

Outcome
3. National actors identify, refer and protect victims of human trafficking and the rights of smuggled migrants using a human rights-based, gender equal, trauma-informed and victim-centred approach.

Outcome
4. Egyptian authorities effectively and efficiently implement evidence-based strategies and policies.

In order to contribute to an improved, rights-based and gender-sensitive national response to counter the Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) and Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Egypt, the mission will have the following objectives:

• To provide relevant law enforcement actors in Egypt (Ministry of interior) with improved knowledge and skills to detect and identify irregular border crossings and the use of fraudulent/counterfeit documents. (outcome 1.3. as defined in PACSOM workplan)
• To provide relevant law enforcement actors with the tools, knowledge and skills to effectively and efficiently investigate cases to ensure strong evidence based and fair judicial proceedings. (outcome 1.4. as defined in PACSOM workplan)
• Sustainability strategy
• Expected results

The mission will contribute to reinforce operational activity of the Ministry of Interior in Egypt by:

• Improving the detection, identification and investigation capacities of frontline law enforcement actors.
• Addressing the specific constraints that hinder national frontline law enforcement actors in detecting and identifying cases of SOM and TIP, as well as in effectively conducting investigations in a manner that collectively contributes to successful prosecutorial and judicial outcomes.
• Improving the frontline actors’ understanding of evolving trends, including routes, patterns, drivers and modus operandi as well as irregular border crossing techniques (land, sea and air) to effectively detect, investigate and intercept criminals involved in SOM and TIP crimes.
• Addressing ongoing capacity‑building needs for officers on various special techniques (document, fraud, profiling, interviewing…