Court Modernization Key Expert (M/W)

Expertise France is the public agency of French international technical cooperation. The agency operates around four priorities:

• democratic, economic and financial governance;
• security and stability of countries in crisis/post-crisis situations;
• sustainable development;
• strengthening health systems, social protection and employment.

In these areas, Expertise France carries out engineering and implementation missions for capacity building projects, mobilizes technical expertise and acts as an aggregator of projects involving public expertise and private know-how.

With an activity volume of 233 million euros, more than 400 projects in portfolio in 80 countries, and 63,000 days of expertise, Expertise France focuses its action towards France’s solidarity policy, influence and economic diplomacy.

Within Component 2, the Key Expert(s) will perform the following duties, in close co-operation with the component team in accordance with the EU and Expertise France procedures, guidelines and rules, with a concern for quality, efficiency, accuracy and confidentiality:

• Assist the Head of Component with the planning, organisation, co-ordination, implementation and monitoring of the Project activities in accordance with the Project Work Plan and other programming documents;
• Design and oversee the implementation of short-term and mid-term expert missions, ensure quality control of deliverables produced by the experts, guide the experts in public communication with respect to component activities (written articles, interviews, project events).
• Assist the Head of Component with the reporting on the results achieved by the Component.
• Draft and edit reports, analytical notes, policy papers and other Project deliverables in English and Ukrainian;
• In coordination with Project Officer, ensure timely organisation of Project events, participate at various Project activities and secure internal and external follow-up;
• Liaise with the beneficiaries and other stakeholders with regard to the implementation of the Project activities, ensure circulation of information among project partners and beneficiaries with respect to component deliverables;
• Contribute to the communication and visibility of the Project, in coordination and cooperation with the Communications Officer;
• Support Project Officers in ensuring financial, logistical and administrative aspects of Project implementation;

The Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine (Pravo-Justice III) Project, implemented by Expertise France (EF) with funding from the European Union, accompanies Ukrainian authorities in the process of comprehensive justice sector reform. Pravo-Justice III is envisaged to build on the results achieved by the predecessor projects (Pravo - Justice I&II) who, since 2017, have supported an ambitious sectoral reform agenda. Pravo-Justice III is organized alongside four results: Accountability for international crimes and fight against impunity (Component 1), Judiciary reform (Component 2), Enforcement of court judgement and reform of penitentiary and probation systems (Component 3), and EU integration (Component 4).

• Law degree from accredited law school in Ukraine or abroad; advanced degree preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in the justice sector, in the private or public sector.
• Demonstrated experience in project implementation, including experience in and / or knowledge of technical assistance projects funded by the European Union or other international donors.
• A high degree of initiative and diplomacy and the ability to solve complex problems in coordination with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in Ukrainian is an advantage.
• Previous experience supporting justice sector reform project in Ukraine could be an asset.

The mission can be performed remotely, with frequent missions planned to Kyiv.