Senior Legal Advisor/Analyst

Senior Legal Advisor/Analyst

Prosecutorial Vetting Secretariat

Background:

Global Solutions Ventures (GSV), a joint venture partnership between ZemiTek, LLC and Dexis Consulting Group, recruits and hires staff for the Commission based on pursuant to Law 252/2023 which entered into force August 22, 2023.  

The Prosecutor Vetting Commission implements vetting under laws 26/2022 (Pre-Vetting) and 252/2023 (Vetting) and is supported by a Secretariat to conduct this work. GSV seeks multiple candidates to fill the role of Senor Legal Advisor/Analyst. Those hired will work closely with the Commission and its panels, along with Secretariat Leadership to successfully complete the listed job duties. Qualified candidates will have broad experience and will have the following Skills and Abilities:

 Tasks and Responsibilities:

The Senior Legal Advisor/Analyst will work as a member of the Secretariat in close cooperation with the Secretariat leadership team. The position is designed as mid-level technical role but does not have decision making authority in terms of policy, procedure, or protocols. The incumbent should be professionally flexible and willing to work in a team, independently and/or in direct partnership with Commission members.    

• On a day-to-day basis provide technical and substantive legal guidance to Commission members.
• Conduct legal research.
• Prepare drafts of legal decisions to be issued by the Commission and prepare relevant correspondence and other legal materials required by the Commission.
• Review, edit and provide feedback on all legal drafts which may include, but not be limited to, vetting reports, vetting decisions, commission correspondence, public communications, and other documents related to the vetting process. Where needed, SLA should guide team members in the revision or drafting processes.
• Support the coordination of technical workflow and workload issues.
• When needed, work directly with the Commission Chair and Vice-Chair to respond to external requests, communicate with external partners and support revision to internal documents.
• When requested, participate in Commission Hearings, deliberation etc.
• When assigned to do so, conduct individual integrity assessments, dossier creation for individual vetting candidates which, based on the official Rules of Procedure, may include but not be limited to:
  • Analysis of candidates’ asset declarations.
  • Compiling and analyzing information provided by third parties.
  • Compiling and analyzing data and information provided by various national and international agencies.
  • Coordination with Financial Analysts to analyze and summarize data received from financial institutions.
• Support the Commission, Head of Secretariat and Senior Technical Expert for the successful implementation of ad-hoc activities.
• All other duties as assigned.

 Minimum Requirements:

• A university degree in law, legal practice, or other related fields; preference will be given to those with a relevant master’s degree or higher.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, revising, and/or commenting on documents from a legal compliance perspective.
• Experience in legislative analysis and/or drafting.
• Familiarity with the Moldovan Court system and ability to convey complex legal concepts based on the national legal framework.
• Experience conducting legal research and preparing data driven reports.
• Highly organized and detailed oriented, able to work under pressure.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Fluency in Romanian and English (B2 or higher).
• Intermediate level expertise with core Microsoft office programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Disqualifying factors:

• Current or past work in the Moldovan prosecution system, in any role.
• Status as a candidate prosecutor.
• Status as a student at the NIJ.

Applicants are advised that job offers are contingent upon the following:

• GSV receipt of a complete application packet as defined below.
• Passing all background checks including GSV receipt of three positive professional reference checks (recommendation letters will not be accepted and should not be submitted)
• Those offered employment may not engage in any other form of employment, consultancy, or other categories of work during the contract period.

To apply qualified candidates must submit the following to moldovajobs@dexisonline.com

• A current CV in ENGLISH.
• A cover letter in ENGLISH that defines how you meet the noted skills and abilities and the listed minimum requirements.
• A list of three professional references including name, position title, organization, mobile number, email address, and relationship to the candidate. Please note that reference letters will not be considered.
• A declaration stating the applicant has no family or close personal contacts that have worked, or are currently working, within the prosecutorial system in any role OR a listing of the family members and close personal contacts that have worked, or are working, in the prosecutorial system.
• A copy of the national ID and/or passport photo page.
• Completion of the consent to background check form provided below.

The full application packet is due no later than 18:00 on 14 August 2024.

Note: The Commission consists of three Moldovan nationals and three internationals and uses English as its internal operating language. The ability to effectively communicate with all Commission members is vital and as such those invited to an interview should be aware that interviews are conducted wholly in English to test English fluency skills. Either, or both, national and international members of the Commission may be present in the interview which is conducted by a panel of justice sector stakeholders and GSV.