Senior Criminal Justice and Anti-Corruption Adviser (S2)

The Senior Criminal Justice and Anti-Corruption Adviser supports the OSCE Mission to Skopje by providing expert advice and assistance in criminal justice and anti-corruption efforts. The role involves developing strategies, capacity building, training, and coordination with national and international stakeholders to enhance the criminal justice system and anti-corruption measures.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the development and implementation of the overall strategy and policy framework related to the police/prosecution protocol
• Providing recommendations to the Mission’s leadership on the analysis, development, and implementation of law enforcement and prosecution capacity building programs/projects in the area of criminal justice and anti-corruption
• Assisting the Ministry of the Internal Affairs, Ministry of Justice, prosecutors and other actors in the criminal justice chain in identifying and analyzing challenges/needs/risks, as well as improving strategies, policies and practices in the area of investigations and prosecutions, proposing appropriate initiatives, plans, projects and course of activities to address them
• Following up the process of implementation of the criminal code and the law on criminal procedure, including assisting in drafting of administrative regulations, SOPs, rule books etc. as appropriate
• Providing training, advice, and mentoring to criminal justice sector officials to establish expertise in building, prosecuting, and hearing cases related to all forms of criminality
• Promoting and facilitating national and international coordination and cooperation among all the relevant authorities and agencies involved in capacity-building and other assistance project work in professionalizing the criminal investigations process
• Participating in the delivery of activities and mentoring to national law enforcement, prosecutorial and judicial trainers or other relevant staff on criminal investigations
• Conducting case study analysis of selected adjudicated cases to identify best practices and gaps, and based on monitoring of ongoing investigations, propose specialized training programmes and/or other measures to address these gaps
• Providing legal training to relevant Mission staff on a regular basis and on request
• Organizing, facilitating or participating/representing the Mission in various events aimed at improving capacities to address existing criminal justice challenges with an emphasis on related problems and challenges
• Supervising the work of one national and 3 international Mission Members
• Performing any other related work as assigned

Requirements

• First-level university degree in law or significant work experience in criminal justice and/or law enforcement
• Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience
• Experience in the practice of law, e.g. judges, prosecutors, lawyers, etc.
• Knowledge of courtroom proceedings and criminal law and procedure
• Knowledge of international legal procedure standards and instruments
• Proven experience in working in the criminal justice chain, specialized crime investigation and prosecution, and/or legal analysis and reforms within criminal justice sector
• Proven work experience in project management, in particular researching, identifying, designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating specific projects and/or activities relating to criminal justice
• Knowledge of anti- and counter-corruption principles
• Proven experience with liaison and collaboration with international law enforcement agencies, prosecutor’s offices, international and regional Inter-Governmental Organizations, Civil Society and Non-Government Organizations as well as independent experts
• Problem solving and decision-making skills, ability to work with own initiative and minimum supervision, including ability to multi-task, work under pressure and within limited timescale
• Proven facilitation, training, coaching and mentoring experience
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Professional fluency in English and effective oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different gender and cultural and religious backgrounds and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender and youth perspective into tasks and activities
• Computer literate with practical experience with Microsoft applications
• Possession of a valid automobile driving license and ability to drive using a manual transmission
• Excellent physical condition and ability to cope with physical hardship and willingness to work extra hours and in an environment with limited infrastructure
• International mission members in the OSCE are internationally recruited and nationals or permanent residents of the duty station are not eligible
• Desirable: International experience, particularly with multi-national and international organizations
• Desirable: Understanding of the principles of codified law and its application into criminal investigations
• Desirable: Good understanding of the political and security situation of the Western Balkans, in particular North Macedonia
• Desirable: Knowledge of the local language or most common lingua franca spoken in the mission area

Skills

• Criminal Justice
• Law Enforcement
• Courtroom Proceedings
• Criminal Law
• International Legal Procedures
• Crime Investigation
• Legal Analysis
• Criminal Justice Reforms
• Project Management
• Anti-Corruption Principles
• Liaison with Law Enforcement
• Training and Mentoring
• Leadership
• Microsoft Applications
• Driving License Manual Transmission
• Capacity Building
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Legal Research
• Presentation Skills

Languages

English