EU Grant

“EUPA4BiH – European Union Police Assistance for Bosnia and
Herzegovina”

The consortium, under the leadership of the Center for International Legal Cooperation (The Netherlands), the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (Germany), CIVIPOL (France), FIIAPP (Spain) and CPMA (Lithuania) will start the implementation of the EU Grant Contract “EUPA4BiH – European Union Police Assistance for Bosnia and Herzegovina” on 02 September 2024 and is therefore looking for candidates for National and International Long-Term Expert positions based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The project

The global objective of this project is to improve the security of citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The specific objectives of the project are as follows:

• To enhance the effectiveness of institutions involved in the fight against transnational organised crime, corruption, drugs, money laundering, cybercrime, trafficking of human beings, terrorism, radicalisation, violent extremism, corruption and ensure better institutional interoperability,
• To further improve the collection and data exchange, and data protection according to the EU applicable standards and best practices,
• To improve governance standards, to embed stability and progress towards EU membership, better identify and respond to threats and strengthen capacities to prevent and fight crimes.

The project start date will be 02 September 2024 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 54 months from this date.

The expert team will be built up gradually. 

The project will consist of 10 component, which each have various outputs:

The project will consist of 10 components, each has various outputs:

Component 1: Fight against transnational organised/serious crime, Trafficking of Human Beings (THB), drugs, corruption and cybercrime

Component 2: Prevention and Countering terrorism and violent extremism

Component 3: Prevention and Countering Financial Crime, Money Laundering

Component 4: Support the enhancement of effective cooperation among law enforcement bodies and with prosecutors; and judges

Component 5: Enhancing external cooperation and coordination, information exchange, as well as international cooperation and coordination with EUROPOL and Interpol

Component 6: Support for drafting legislation, in line with EU acquis, European standards and best practices

Component 7: Support to the criminal justice authorities in demonstrating progress towards establishing a track record of proactive investigations, confirmed indictments, prosecutions and final convictions against organised crime and corruption, including at high-level 

Component 8: Enhance border security, and fight cross-border organised crime

Component 9: Complementary assistance to procure required equipment to support better use of Special Investigative measures (SIMs), effective investigations, forensic capacities and specialised IT equipment that will enhance the LEAs' capacity and further strengthen data security and exchange.

Component 10: Communication and outreach to BiH citizens / EU Visibility

The consortium will select the candidates and present them to the Contracting Authority (EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina) for formal approval.

National LTE Countering Terrorism

The National Long-Term Expert (LTE) in Countering Terrorism will support the International LTE in implementing project components related to combating terrorism and preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE). The National LTE will provide local expertise, assist in the coordination and
implementation of activities, and ensure effective implementation of project objectives. During working meetings, this LTE is also expected to provide translation to International LTEs when the interpreter/translator is not available. The position is full-time and spans the entire project duration of
50 months, based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The National LTE will report to the International LTE and the Team Leader.

Eligibility Requirements:

• The National LTE position is only open to nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• The candidate did not have any contractual relationship in the past 6 months in any relevant law enforcement agency in BiH.

Qualifications and skills:

• University degree in law or another relevant discipline or higher professional education and training as an expert in countering terrorism.
• Proficient command of written and spoken English, computer literacy.
• Pro-active personality with outstanding communication skills and ability to build trust with various different actors in the justice chain.
• Very good reporting and analytical capacity.
• Proven knowledge of project management, including project management techniques and tools, would be an advantage.

General professional experience

• Over 8 years of post-graduate professional experience, with at least 6 years in a key role or working within a law enforcement agency (LEA) or another agency actively involved in fighting terrorism and P/CVE.
• Demonstrated ability to support and assist team leaders in managing and coordinating team activities, ideally within a local context.
• Proven professional experience in the field of preventing or combating organised crime (THB, drugs, corruption, violent extremism etc.) and / or in the field of effective cooperation among law enforcement bodies and with prosecutors and judges.

Specific professional experience

• Previous experience as an expert in EU or other donor funded projects, preferably in IPA countries.
• Experience with and sound understanding of the various relevant institutions, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and judges in the complex context in BiH would be an asset.
• Training experience would be desirable.

Procedure

Candidates interested in participating in the tender procedure are encouraged to hand in their letter of interest via "Prijavite se na oglas" option. 

The email subject must refer to the assignment title EUPA4BiH - followed by the exact expert position, and must comprise:

• A motivation letter (1 page)
• CV that clearly indicates the required qualifications and experience. References must be available upon request.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Interviews with shortlisted candidates will take place in the weeks of 19-23 August 2024 or 26-30 August 2024.