Two Financial analysts to support the SCP in the examination of the vetting evaluation results

Call for expression of interest

Two Financial analysts to support the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) in the examination of the vetting evaluation results

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Background

In 2021, the government of the Republic of Moldova started the justice sector reform, aiming to ensure integrity and accountability of justice sector stakeholders and to increase society’s trust in the justice sector. As part of the justice sector reform, the government decided to conduct an extraordinary vetting exercise of judges and prosecutors, to improve the integrity in the justice sector.

This vetting process is a unique endeavour for the Moldovan society. It is a thorough and tough process that can happen only once in a good way. It asks a lot of society: there might be temporarily limited capacity in the justice sector, and it can have substantial consequences for personal careers. Yet it is also a historic process, that works towards the betterment of the Moldovan justice sector and will therefore have positive impact on Moldovan society in the end.

In parallel with the support offered to the judicial vetting, starting with February 2025, the Center for International Legal Cooperation (CILC) is assigned by the European Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to facilitate the Commission on the vetting of prosecutors through the “Vetting and Justice Reform in the Republic of Moldova” Project. The Project aims to support the preparation and implementation of an accountable and sustainable judicial and prosecutorial vetting process in Moldova. One of the direct expected outcomes of the Project is strengthening the capacities of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP) in its role in the vetting process. According to the Law 252/2023, the prosecutorial Vetting Commission provides advice to the SCP on the financial and ethical integrity of (candidate) prosecutors following the evaluation. The SCP is the assigned institution to examine the prosecutorial Vetting Commission’s evaluation results and decide on measures to be taken based on this evaluation. To support SCP in this task, the Project seeks to contract two financial analysts who will work as embedded full-time consultant at the SCP, under the direct supervision of the SCP President or designated SCP member.

Scope of work and responsibilities

The responsibilities of the financial analyst include but are not limited to:

• Advise SCP members and SCP Secretariat staff on creating and implementing procedures to ensure consistency and accuracy of the examination of the prosecutorial Vetting Commission’s evaluation results from the point of view of financial integrity;
• Examine the content related to financial integrity of the evaluation reports received from the prosecutorial Vetting Commission;
• Identify and report any financial inconsistencies, deficiencies or risks in the context of the ethical and financial integrity evaluation;
• Checking the accuracy and consistency of the information regarding income, assets, debts, bank accounts and other sources of income, including the five-year declaration submitted in the vetting context, and any other financial data, based on relevant open-source data, sources of information submitted by public and private parties, including banks and other financial and fiscal entities regarding the vetting candidates and relevant legal and normative regulations;
• Drafting structured summary/compliance notes, highlighting relevant financial aspects, possible non-compliances and risks, in order to support the SCP members in the decision-making process;
• Providing technical assistance in drafting specific questions (especially of financial nature) to be addressed to prosecutors by the reporting member or during the hearings held before the SCP;
• Advise SCP to develop and/or improve internal rules during the transition from the external evaluation process by the prosecutorial Vetting Commission to the SCP’s evaluation;
• Support SCP in other related tasks as required during the period of assignment, such as support in developing tools for the Selection and Evaluation Board based on the selection and evaluation criteria and procedures for prosecutors and candidates.

Eligibility criteria

As a financial analyst, the following criteria make you eligible:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in the financial analysis sector, financial investigation, financial audit or other relevant field;
• Experience in drafting analytical texts;
• Highly organised and detailed oriented, able to work in a high-performance environment;
• Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing;
• Able to work within strict working procedures, handling data in a secure and meticulous way;
• Fluent in written and spoken Romanian, knowledge of English and Russian is an asset;
• Degree in finance, economics, accounting or other relevant field from an accredited university;
• Broad knowledge of relevant national institutions and legislation;
• Person of the highest personal and professional integrity.

General conditions for the position

Applicants should be aware of the following:

• The position is full-time.
• Project duration April 2023 – March 2026.
• Probation period – one month.
• Selected applicants offered a fulltime position may take a leave of absence and/or suspend their contractual obligations from their current Moldova based employer for the duration of this contract, but may not be actively engaged with, nor paid by any other organisation during the contract period.
• Competitive remuneration is offered. Remuneration is based on a CILC salary and service delivery grid specifying the scales per function. Actual remuneration will be based on the qualifications and experience of an applicant in line with the salary grid and employment/assignment policy of CILC.
• When contracted, signing of a Non-Disclosure Agreement and abiding by the Code of Conduct for staff is mandatory. This means amongst others no engagement with political parties/events and modest behavior.
• CILC welcomes applications from candidates who fulfil the specific profiles, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief or sexual orientation.

Procedure for application and selection

Expressions of interest can be submitted via email only, via secretariat@cilc.nl.  The deadline for submitting the applications is 29 April 2025. Applications submitted to other mail addresses will be excluded from consideration. Required documents include:

• Current CV – in English and Romanian.
• Contact data of professional references including name, title, email address and phone number.
• A short explanatory note with your motivation for this position.

Please include in the subject of the email for which position you express your interest.

For each position, CILC will choose from the pool of expressions of interests the people who fit the positions best, against the criteria of:

• Level of professional knowledge and experience
• Level of professional skills/capacities
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Short-listed candidates will be invited for an (online) interview. A background check will be part of the recruitment procedure.

Exclusion criteria

By applying for this position, you declare not being in any of the below situations:

• Have been sentenced by final judgment on one or more of the following charges: participation in a criminal organization, corruption, fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, child labour or trafficking in human beings;
• Have received a judgment with res judicata force, finding an offence that affects their professional integrity or serious professional misconduct;
• Do not comply with their obligations as regards payment of social security contributions, taxes and dues, according to the statutory provisions of their country of incorporation, establishment or residence;
• Have been involved in mismanagement of public funds;
• Are or appear to be in a situation of conflict of interest;
• Are or if their owner(s) or executive officer(s), in the case of legal persons, are included in the lists of persons or entities subject to restrictive measures applied by the European Union (available at sanctionsmap.eu).