National Legal Expert

Deadline for Application: April 25, 2024

The Legal Expert will work in the legal office and under the supervision of the Senior Legal Expert. He/she will assist international expert and introduce him/her to general questions related to respective legislation in Kosovo and EU Acquis. He or she will facilitate the international experts’ direct advice to and mentoring of relevant Kosovo institutions and will be responsible, among other, for analysing relevant domestic legislation and EU acquis and providing written and oral legal advice on various issues of draft and existing legislation.

A: EXPERT PROFILE

Essential Skills and Experience

• Have a university degree in law;

• Excellent knowledge of legal language and Kosovo legal system;

• Have a minimum of 5 years of directly relevant professional experience;

• Proven thorough knowledge of the Kosovo criminal justice legal framework and very good knowledge of European and international instruments and standards in JHA;

• Previous experience with similar EU funded technical assistance projects serves as a distinct advantage;

• Working experience in the field of criminal law with police and/or prosecution service is a strong asset;

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Albanian. Knowledge of Serbian will be an asset;

• Excellent legal analytical skills, ability to perform in-depth legal research and to apply legal principles to actual situations;

• Adequate ability to liaise and coordinate with representatives of beneficiary and national and international institutions;

• Excellent reporting and analysis capacities and result oriented;

• Adequate ability to communicate solutions to problems in different legal environments, and provide advice on day-to-day questions from the final beneficiaries;

• Familiarity with institutional capacity building processes and criminal justice reform projects;

• Flexibility and maturity of judgement;

• Ability to work under direction and also to use own initiative;

• Ability to communicate effectively at a number of different levels and methods;

• Ability to work under pressure and to maintain deadlines;

• Irreprehensible conduct and ability to work with discretion and to guarantee absolute confidentiality;

• Proficiency in IT – extensive knowledge of practical experience of operating Windows applications, including word processing, outlook e-mail, and excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations;

B: JOB DESCRIPTION

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Supports and facilitates international experts’ direct advice and mentoring to relevant institutions of Kosovo, namely MIA, Kosovo Police, and Kosovo Special Prosecution Office, etc.;

• Key person to assist and introduce international experts to general questions related to the field of criminal justice in Kosovo;

• Supports the mission’s control of the proper quality of outputs in its activities and develops the work plan related aspects of the project on a day-to-day basis;

• Performs in-depth legal research in the field of Kosovan and international criminal law to clearly identify European common standards in any matter;

• Drafts detailed reports about the Kosovan legal regulation concerning any of the topics related to the project;

• Liaises with Kosovan and international interlocutors and international agencies and organizations;

• Revises Kosovan legal texts available and constantly updates them with forthcoming legislation;

• Maintains close cooperation with government officials, international organizations, and specialized institutions dealing with legal developments in Kosovo;

• Meets with various international and domestic organizations and institutions and represents the Mission’s position. Such meetings also serve to inform other organizations of the Mission’s activities and ensure appropriate coordination with other organizations as necessary;

• Supports the project of study visits, training activities, workshops, and public awareness activities;

• Performs any other duties as assigned by the Team Leader and/or the line manager.