Knowledge Management Specialist in Investigation and Prosecution of Financial Crimes

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) helps the United Nations (UN) and its partners provide peace and security, humanitarian, and development solutions. UNOPS services cover infrastructure, project management, procurement, financial management and human resources. 

In response to the request of the Government of Ukraine, UNOPS opened an office in Ukraine in 2017, which provides a broad spectrum of services to the Government and the people of Ukraine. Currently, the office is classified as a Country Office (UACO), with a portfolio of projects exceeding USD 100 million, in the areas of rule of law, environment, energy efficiency, crisis recovery, good governance, human resources management, procurement, and logistics. 

The European Union-funded project ‘Support for Rule of Law Reforms in the Areas of Police, Public Prosecution and Good Governance’ (hereinafter - Project) has the overall objective of supporting the strengthening of policing, prosecution and civilian governance in Ukraine and to align them with the best European and International practices. On matters of substance, the project relies on the EU Advisory Mission (EUAM) to Ukraine.

The Project supports the creation of an efficient law-enforcement system respectful of human rights through the provision of necessary support to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Police of Ukraine (NPU), the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI), the Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG).

The current assignment relates to the scope of the Project’s support measures for the OPG, aligned with the Justice Sector Reform Strategy, the Justice Reform Action Plan for 2015-2020 and directly supports the implementation of priority areas identified in the Roadmap of Prosecutorial Reform. In particular, the Project will develop and deliver a series of specialised permanent training activities in the areas identified with the OPG and the Prosecutor’s Training Centre of Ukraine (PTCU) that is responsible for the training of candidate prosecutors and prosecutors-practitioners. Where possible, both traditional format and e-learning will be applied, and user-friendly guidelines and handbooks will be produced. 

This activity is fully in line with the Strategy of Professional Education of Candidate Prosecutors and Public Prosecutors since it is aiming to enhance teaching methods, curricula, and training materials of the existing training programmes and for the introduction of new ones, if necessary. 

Under the supervision of the Senior Programme Manager or his designee, and with regular coordination with experts from EUAM and assigned representatives of the OPG and PTCU, the Consultant will provide practical specialised mentorship and design, implement, and evaluate training interventions aimed at the capacity building within the staff of the Prosecution Service, the Office of the Prosecutors General of Ukraine and the PTCU in Kyiv. In the first instance, the Consultant will enhance the skills and knowledge of the course participants in the specialist area described below. Also, the Consultant will provide train-the-trainer activities to a limited number of selected staff, focused on the specialist areas to build in-house capacity.

The Consultant will be expected to deliver expert advice and training in the specialist area: Investigation and Prosecution on Financial Crimes. The Consultant will be developing a specialised training course in close coordination with the OPG, PTCU and EUAM experts. The following steps will be followed: 

1. Finalisation of the detailed training needs assessment with representatives of the beneficiary organisations.

2. Development of the training package in such a way that it can be first delivered by the Consultant as a training intervention to the beneficiary organisations and secondly, handed over to the beneficiary organisations so that it can become part of in-house training.

3. Development of the skills and knowledge of selected local staff within the beneficiary organisations with the aim of these staff members delivering and further developing the training package.

4. Provision of reference materials. The final format will be the subject of discussion with the beneficiary (e.g. manuals or on-line reference materials for a learning zone).

The training course will be developed in line with the following particulars: 

Specific subjects - Legislation covering offences, coercive measures, freezing and confiscation; Relevant judgements from the Ukrainian Supreme Court; Money laundering, fraud, tax and other financial crimes; Financial investigations and asset recovery; Tools for International cooperation in criminal matters.

Target audience - Public prosecutors from the regional and local prosecution service, but also the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.

The number of participants - In the first instance, it is intended to train 25 staff at the premises of the PTCU in Kyiv. Staff can be made available for up to five working days per course.  An additional activity for the consultant will be to work with a limited number of identified staff to develop in-house expertise in this field for the planning and delivery of training in the future.

Preferred learning style for the course – The course should be an appropriate mix of theory and case studies to allow course participants to apply legal knowledge and experience onto practical cases, from investigation to prosecution.

Delivery language – The goal is for training to be delivered in Ukrainian. However, the initial project and training for trainers can be delivered in English and interpretation to Ukrainian can be used (this will be covered by the PRAVO-Police). Ultimately, all materials will be translated into Ukrainian (the responsibility of the PRAVO-Police).

• Proven technical experience in engaging to conduct the courses in institutional development, law enforcement, Rule of Law or security and justice sectors is required as follows: 7 years with master's degree, 9 years with bachelor's degree, 8 years with relevant technical/professional licence, 11 years with relevant technical/professional diploma, 13 years with a high school diploma.

• 5 years of proven experience in evaluation, mentoring and coaching is required.

• 5 years of investigating financial crimes is required.

• Experience in supporting complex governance, security, and rule of law projects with multiple stakeholders is an advantage.

• Experience in coordinating bilateral and multilateral agencies to implement governance projects in the countries is an advantage.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to write technical reports and prepare and present concise reports in English, is required.

• Experience working in a project-based environment is required.

• MS Office skills are required.  Knowledge of Google GSuite is an asset.

• Excellent communication and team network skills are required.

• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential; working knowledge of additional UN or regional languages (Ukrainian or/and Russian) will be considered as an asset.

1. Contract type: INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT (ICA)
2. Contract level : International ICA Specialist Level 3
3. Contract duration: RETAINER, up to 60 working days

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.