intelligence.. know how with arabs..personality.. profesionalism and in all of his career he has never met a guy with these qualities and feels that he could finally find a mentor that would help him progress in his own ambitions and development career wise.  

 The job in question was not to fulfill this potential mentors role.. but rather to complement  the development and ambitions of the service with his own unique expertise. Expertise that very few of his age have in the uk let alone in the middle east.

 In fact, when applying for posts many recruiters mentioned not putting in some of his experience because middle eastern employers are not advanced enough to understand and have a very limited scope on the type of qualities he could bring into an organization.  Hence why it took an english chap to take notice and appreciate his unique skills and faster than normal progression.

 As it turns out.. the only reason he will be taken the job in light of the insulting package offered is to learn arabic, study with islamic scholars, gain experience working with arabs, and learn from his new mentor.  He will also not take the job longer than 1 year.