Financial Crime World

Financial Crime Prevention Strategies in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The European Union has launched a new project to improve security in Bosnia and Herzegovina, focusing on preventing financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorism financing. The “EUPA4BiH” project will be implemented by a consortium of international organizations, led by the Center for International Legal Cooperation from the Netherlands.

Project Objectives

The project aims to enhance the effectiveness of institutions involved in combating transnational organized crime, corruption, drugs, money laundering, cybercrime, and human trafficking. It also seeks to improve data collection and exchange, as well as data protection according to EU standards.

Key Areas of Focus

  • Enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies
  • Improve data collection and exchange
  • Enhance border security
  • Complement assistance to procure required equipment for Special Investigative measures (SIMs)
  • Communication and outreach to BiH citizens/EU visibility

Components of the Project

The project will consist of 10 components, each addressing a specific aspect of financial crime prevention:

1. Fight against transnational organized/serious crime, trafficking of human beings, drugs, corruption, and cybercrime

  • Enhance cooperation among law enforcement bodies
  • Improve data collection and exchange
  • Develop strategies to combat transnational organized crime

2. Prevention and countering terrorism and violent extremism

  • Develop strategies to prevent and counter terrorism and violent extremism
  • Enhance cooperation among law enforcement agencies
  • Improve data collection and exchange

3. Prevention and countering financial crime, money laundering

  • Develop strategies to prevent and counter financial crime and money laundering
  • Enhance cooperation among law enforcement agencies
  • Improve data collection and exchange

4. Support for effective cooperation among law enforcement bodies and with prosecutors and judges

  • Enhance cooperation among law enforcement bodies
  • Improve data collection and exchange
  • Develop strategies to support effective cooperation among law enforcement bodies and with prosecutors and judges

5. Enhancing external cooperation and coordination, information exchange, and international cooperation

  • Enhance external cooperation and coordination
  • Improve information exchange and international cooperation
  • Develop strategies to enhance external cooperation and coordination

6. Support for drafting legislation in line with EU acquis

  • Develop strategies to support drafting legislation in line with EU acquis
  • Enhance cooperation among law enforcement agencies
  • Improve data collection and exchange

7. Support to the criminal justice authorities in demonstrating progress towards establishing a track record of proactive investigations

  • Enhance cooperation among law enforcement bodies
  • Improve data collection and exchange
  • Develop strategies to support the criminal justice authorities in demonstrating progress towards establishing a track record of proactive investigations

8. Enhance border security and fight cross-border organized crime

  • Enhance border security
  • Develop strategies to fight cross-border organized crime
  • Improve cooperation among law enforcement agencies

9. Complementary assistance to procure required equipment to support better use of Special Investigative measures (SIMs)

  • Provide complementary assistance to procure required equipment
  • Enhance cooperation among law enforcement bodies
  • Improve data collection and exchange

10. Communication and outreach to BiH citizens/EU visibility

  • Develop strategies for communication and outreach
  • Enhance EU visibility in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Improve data collection and exchange

International LTE Financial Crime

The International LTE Financial Crime will be responsible for a cluster of activities related to the fight against financial and economic crimes or concerning financial aspects of other crime phenomena. The assignment will be full-time for 50 months, carried out in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Qualifications and Skills

To be eligible for this position, candidates must have:

  • University degree or higher professional education and training as investigator/investigative body
  • 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
  • Knowledge of the Western Balkans, especially of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s inter-cultural specificities and the local language (would be an asset)
  • Proven knowledge of project management, including project management techniques and tools (would be an advantage)

General Professional Experience

To be eligible for this position, candidates must have:

  • Over 12 years of post-graduate professional practical experience in the area of financial investigations, AML/CFT, asset recovery
  • Knowledge of the European and international benchmarks in the sector
  • Experience in managing and leading a cluster team, ideally a multi-disciplinary and/or multi-national team
  • Proven professional experience in the field of preventing or combating financial crime

Specific Professional Experience

To be eligible for this position, candidates must have:

  • 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, PPOs, and courts in the complex context of BiH or a neighboring country (would be an asset)
  • Previous experience in a public institution of a (former) EU member state and/or in an EU agency/institution (would be an asset)

Procedure

Candidates interested in participating in the tender procedure are encouraged to hand in their letter of interest at the latest on 15 July 2024. The email must comprise a motivation letter (1 page) and a CV that clearly indicates the required qualifications and experience. Please send your motivation letter and CV to canura@cilc.nl with the subject line: “EUPA4BiH” followed by the exact expert position you are applying for. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview, which will take place in the week of 22 July.