Technical context

UK-Pakistan Serious Crime and Law Enforcement (UPSCALE)-2 programme is an UK Government- funded programme designed to help tackle cross-border crime that undermine the security and prosperity of the UK and Pakistan. UK-Pakistan Cooperation on Serious Crime and Law EnforcementProject Phase-2 (UPSCALE2), which will run for 12 months from April 2025 to March 2026. This phase continues our critical mission of enhancing protection for vulnerable communities through improved systems and reduced threats, building upon the remarkable achievements of our previous project phase.

The programme is intended to address cross-border crime across four thematic areas:

Criminal Justice Cooperation – MLA and Extradition

• Extradition: The extradition process in Pakistan is more effective, efficient, expeditious, and accountable.
• Mutual Legal Assistance: The request process in/out in Pakistan is more effective, efficient, expeditious, and accountable.

Irregular Migration and Organised Immigration Crime

• Strengthen detection and targeting of irregular migration via Pakistan airports.
• Strengthen community protection for Pakistan-UK diaspora and mitigate against diaspora high harm offenders.
• Fully operationalise an effective and legally compliant sex offender register following Nov 2024 launch.
• Deliver Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven capability to better target online child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Criminal record sharing

• The quality of criminal records data transmitted from Pakistan to the UK is prompt, reliable, consistent, and adequate. Pakistan is tracking relevant information.

Countering narcotics

• An enhanced and strengthened system capacity improving the potential to tackle shared narcotics-related threats.

Improved law enforcement cooperation on illicit finance

• Pakistan systems deliver against FATF commitments and better use illicit finance capacity to disrupt criminal activity, including with UK nexus. The aim of the project is to deliver meaningful and measurable results in the tackling of cross border crime, building systems and institutional capability that provide a sustainable foundation for the operational effectiveness of relevant UK and Pakistan agencies.

WAYS OF WORKING

Project approach

ASI is implementing a problem-driven iterative adaptation (PDIA) approach to system reform. This places a priority on the delivery of results, in line with the project’s theory of change, logical framework and with the agreement of project leadership.

This methodological approach has implications for people working on the programme, offering a great deal of opportunity for creativity and innovation, in which team members are given considerableresponsibility within a relatively flat organisation structure. It also reduces certainty in terms of the specific work and focus of team members across the duration of the project, requiring team members to flex and adapt to the needs of the project. This also means that reporting lines will change through the course of the project.

All associates and subcontractors working on the project are required to familiarise themselves with the PDIA approach resources available from the Building State Capability website and from ASI.

ASI way of working

All associates are required to work in accordance with ASI’s best practice of:

• Results-focused problem solving.
• Collaborative working to building and maintain great relationships.
• Developing and sharing insights, technical knowledge and thought leadership within the project and across ASI.

Contractual and policy compliance

All associates are expected to read and understand the obligations detailed in their contract, including adherence to ASI policies. This includes use of ASI systems for communication and for storage of ongoing and completed project work.

Associates should note that over the course of the project they are accountable to ASI and act as ‘ambassadors’ of the company.

KEY TASKS

Part A: Technical Skills

• Lead results-driven, adaptive programming by identifying priority reform areas within the programme’s scope, defining measurable indicators, and supporting policy, process, and system changes aligned with the theory of change.
• Build trusted relationships with local and UK government counterparts and stakeholders

to facilitate entry points, ensure shared ownership, and foster a collaborative approach to sustainable institutional improvement.

• Apply technical expertise and share learning across the team, coordinating system-level interventions while integrating GESI, sustainability, and compliance considerations into all activities.
• Hold regular meetings with the Team Lead and relevant workstreams to provide tailored guidance and ensure MREL principles are embedded across programme design, delivery, and reporting.

Part B: Additional Responsibilities

Beyond the core responsibilities outlined in Parts A, associates are expected to:

• Adapt to evolving project needs and take on additional tasks as required by the leadership team.
• Support cross-functional initiatives, ad hoc assignments, and urgent project priorities as they arise.
• Contribute to internal learning, process improvements, and team capacity-building efforts.
• Maintain a flexible and proactive approach to responsibilities, ensuring the overall success of the project.
• Attend ASI Corporate trainings, workshops and learning sessions

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Desirable – 16 years of Education in a relevant subject
• Essential – Good undergraduate degree in a relevant subject

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, including work on international MREL (Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluation, and Learning) assignments.
• Demonstrated experience in criminal law and justice reform, with specific familiarity with both Pakistani and UK legal and institutional frameworks.
• Proven ability to work on assignments involving one or more of the following technical areas:
• Criminal Justice Cooperation – Mutual Legal Assistance(MLA) and Extradition
• Irregular Migration and Organised Immigration Crime
• Criminal Record Sharing
• Countering Narcotics
• Illicit Finance
• Community Protection
• Additional professional qualifications relevant to MREL andinternational justice sector programming are an asset.

COMPETENCIESAND SKILLS:

• Problem definition and problem solving
• Research and synthesis
• Planning and delivering results
• Data gathering, analysis and evaluation
• Stakeholder management
• Quality and attention to detail
• Continuous improvement
• Managing complexity
• Innovation and change management
• Communication and knowledge management
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Personal impact and effectiveness
• Writing and presentation
• Relationship building

KNOWLEDGE:

• Technical understanding of one or more areas of project scope (Criminal Justice Cooperation – MLA and Extradition, Irregular Migration and Organised Immigration Crime, Criminal record sharing, Countering narcotics, Illicit Finance, Community Protection).
• Understanding of the interests, institutions and ideologies of actors and stakeholders operating within the project’s technical scope.
• Monitoring and evaluation.
• Political, GESI, sustainability, social and cultural understanding of the context.

ATTITUDE:

• High level of emotional intelligence in the following areas: self- awareness, social awareness, self-management, relationship management.
• Proactive, self-starter, resourceful.
• Open-minded, flexible approach to problem-solving.
• Resilient to changing circumstances and challenges.
• Achievement oriented.
• Determination to complete work.
• Trustworthy, reliable, professional and accountable.