Conflict Stability and Security Fund, CIEP - Strategic Institutional Support to Tackle Illicit

Financial Flows in Latin America Programme

Terms of Reference: Expert in advanced criminal investigation techniques applied to

corruption cases. Objective 1 (Ecuador)

About DAI 
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Project Description
The Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Combatting Illicit Economies Programme (CIEP) is a regional
programme focused on increasing organisational effectiveness to identify, tackle and suppress the illicit
economies generated by Latin America with a particular focus on illicit financial flows (IFFs), money
laundering and corruption networks underpinning those illicit economies.  
 
Under CIEP, the Tackling Illicit Financial Flows (TIFF) Programme works with several state institutions
providing expert assistance as they seek to strengthen a country's strategy and response to IFFs and linked
corruption.  
 
In support of the programme, one of the main objectives is provide strategic support to the Fiscalía General
del Estado (FGE) in Ecuador to enhance its capacity in tackling domestic anti-corruption dynamics.
 
In this sense, the final result that DAI will seek to achieve with respect to the FGE in Ecuador will be
evidenced increase in the capacity of Ecuador’s FGE to analyse, investigate, and prosecute domestic anti-
corruption dynamics of concern to the institution and the Authority (the British Embassy in Ecuador).  

One of the activities to be developed to achieve this results is the elaboration of a guide and training on
advanced techniques of criminal investigation of corruption crimes with the purpose of guaranteeing that the
civil servants of the FGE will have defined lines of methodologies and advanced techniques of criminal
investigation that will be implemented through training so that they can successfully prosecute corruption
cases.

Although specialized anti-corruption units have adopted practices to identify and analyse, inter alia, the scope,
types and modalities of corruption, and have incorporated specialized corruption investigation methodologies
and techniques into their strategies, traditional means of evidence are often not sufficient. Considering the
difficulties in obtaining evidence in organized crime and corruption cases, there is a need to update and
improve investigative techniques to adapt to the new criminal activities of external corruption, through
specialized investigative techniques.

This activity involves the leadership of an expert who will provide training on advanced criminal investigation
methodologies and techniques that reinforce the actions of FGE officials who investigate and prosecute acts
of alleged corruption.

Scope of Work and Activities

1. Guide to advanced criminal investigation techniques applied to corruption cases:
-Collect information from the FGE on the techniques currently used by FGE officials in relation to advanced
investigation techniques in corruption cases.
-Process, organize and classify the information received from the FGE
-Write the guide to advanced criminal investigation techniques applied to corruption cases.
2. Presentation for the implementation of the Guide to advanced criminal investigation techniques applied to
corruption cases:
Presenting the Guide to advanced criminal investigation techniques applied to corruption cases to the areas,
officials or recipients designated by the FGE.
Virtual course on special investigative techniques applied to corruption cases:
3. Design and develop a 100% self-managed virtual course on special investigative techniques applied to
corruption cases. The course design will address the following:
 Proposal of the structure of the course, indicating topics and contents.
 Teaching methodology design.
 Development of pedagogical resources such as guides, manuals, or presentations in power point or
Canva.
Design of videos, podcasts, virtual libraries, etc.

Level of Effort and Timeframe

The consultancy will be for a period of five months starting June 2023 and ending November 2023. The level of
effort will be up to a maximum of 30 working days during this period.
Item/Activity Consultant days Due date

Activity 1 10 days 04/08/2023

Guide to advanced criminal investigation techniques
applied to corruption cases.

Deliverables:
 Report on the information collected
 First draft of guide to advanced criminal investigation
techniques applied to corruption cases.
 Presentation to BE with preliminary results
Activity 2 5 days 11/08/2023
Presentation for the implementation of the Guide to
advanced criminal investigation techniques applied to
corruption cases.

Deliverables:
1. Presentation to BE with preliminary results.
2. Presentation to FGE with preliminary results.
Activity 3 20 days 20/10/2023
Virtual course on special investigative techniques applied to
corruption cases.

Deliverables:
Design and develop a 100% self-managed virtual course
on special investigative techniques applied to corruption
cases. The course design will address the following:
 Proposal of the structure of the course, indicating
topics and contents.
 Teaching methodology design.
 Development of pedagogical resources such as
guides, manuals, or presentations in power point or
Canva.
Design of videos, podcasts, virtual libraries, etc.

2
 TOTAL (working days) 35 days

Payment Mechanism
Payment will be done on the basis of approval of agreed deliverables, consultants’ timesheets, and expenses
by the TIFF Programme Leadership Team.

Consultant requirements:
Essential:
 Good understanding of the regional context
 Experience in working on multidisciplinary projects, flexibility and adaptability where required
 Excellent verbal and written communication skills
 Fluent and high quality written and spoken Spanish
 Excellent technical expertise in criminal investigation techniques and in the implementation of
workshops on criminal investigation.
 Knowledge and expertise in corruption and phenomena related to corruption and in the region (Latin
America).
 Understanding of good practice in the region in these areas.
 Highly trained to handle strict confidentiality and confidentiality of information, with diplomatic and
reliable communication skills.
 Extensive experience in developing and delivering training on criminal investigation techniques.
 Understanding of FGE systems.
 Design and implementation of guides or manuals.

Management and Reporting

The post holders will report to the Maria Paula Alvarado, Objective 1 Manager, with significant input and
supervision from the Technical Lead.

Security
All project staff (LTTA, STTA, ICAs, and others) are responsible for:
 The safety and security of themselves and co-workers.
 Adhering to security instructions issued in the Project Security Plan (PSP) or issued by the Security
Focal Point (SFP).

Staff have a responsibility to report to the SFP any of the following;

 Any threat or incident directly affecting staff safety or project continuity.
 Updates on the security situation in their area of responsibility.
 All travel plans, including contact information and estimated dates of travel.