Long time back I had set up an alert system in one of the job sites.  The site sends me one weekly alert on all interesting job vacancies that come about in the gulf region.  (Note to my colleagues in office who read this post: I had set this alert system before I joined our Company.  Hence, do not entertain any happy thoughts of being relieved from of my aghast company soon).

Today I got a new alert which informed me that there is a opening (!) slot available with ICC, Dubai.

It is creditable that ICC is recruiting despite recession times.  What with IPL round the corner and retrenchments being order of the day, ICC might well be expecting a surge in number of people turning to cricket betting as new source of income.

There are some great benefits in this job.

1. You will get to officially watch cricket matches during office hours

2. You can have cricinfo.com loaded on your browser and do not have to minimize the window when your colleague or boss walks in

3. You can have chat windows open discussing cricket matches as that might also give you clues to possible betting theories

4. You can meet players and officials as part of your job routine to investigate on “leads” (You can get to see Deepika Padukone and Tamil Actress Lakshmi Rai in “flesh and blood” depending upon whether you are meeting Yuvraj Singh or M S Dhoni)

5. You can possibly visit the dressing rooms of the teams to see the cricketers dress, undress and redress

6. If you are industrious enough, you can carry cricket bats, caps and T Shirts and get them autographed by the popular players to auction them on eBay

7. Above all, you can get to know match results, number of run-outs and dropped catches  in an innings much before anyone else; that is, even before a match is played

Now to the advertisement itself.

Anti corruption information manager (Cricket)

International Cricket Council

Job Specification

Main purpose of the job:

To prevent corruption within international cricket by gathering, analyzing, maintaining and disseminating intelligence.

Main job duties/responsibilities :

• Maintain the confidential ACSU database.

• Interact with the gambling industry to develop betting related intelligence.

• Represent the Unit in all IT matters.

• Develop long and short term strategies for developing intelligence.

• Develop sources of information within the sport, and also in related professions within the betting industry, who may be able to assist in respect of corruption.

• Liaise with police officers enquiring into cricket-related corruption.

• Deliver talks on corruption and related issues to a variety of audiences.

Skills

• Unquestionable integrity.

• Sound intelligence and investigative background with extensive experience of cognitive interviewing techniques whilst dealing with people from different cultural and social backgrounds.

• Highly computer literate with the ability construct and maintain databases.

• Familiar with i2 analytical software (iBase and Analysts Notebook), and competent in the use of major Microsoft Office applications.

• Ability to write structured and complex reports.

• Full understanding of modern investigative techniques and tactics, including methods of surveillance and use of technical assistance.

• Experience of handling difficult, manipulative and possibly unreliable sources of information.

• An appreciation of the high ethical standards expected of ICC staff, and the ability to adhere to those standards.

• An awareness of, and the ability to, adapt to the methods of operating in differing legal jurisdictions.

• An appreciation of how data protection and discovery impacts on information from, and dissemination to, differing legal jurisdictions.

• Experience in public speaking.

• A good understanding of the game of cricket.

Company Profile

The International Cricket Council is the global governing body for the Sport and part of our mission is to optimize commercial opportunities for the benefit of the game

Tail piece (not part of ICC advertisement)

1) The job carries a daily bonus of threat calls from betting dons

2) Once in a life time chance to be murdered in a hotel anywhere in the world and it is guaranteed that the case will be closed as smoothly as possible (For testimonials: Contact Mrs. Bob Woolmer)

I would love to apply for this job with my credentials in investigation proved by my posts on Satyam scandal.  I also think I reasonably posses the skills required for the job.

But, unfortunately, I am unable to do so for three reasons.

1. My colleagues will be invariably reading this post and I just cannot make them happy so easily

2. ICC has not mentioned a word about the remuneration (do they want the guy to earn from betting?)

3. Read the two points in the Tail piece again

You can apply for the job from here

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