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The OECD has earned a leading role in financial and enterprise issues. In line with the Strategic Orientations of the Secretary-General, the core mission of the OECD’s Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF) is to assist markets to fund inclusive economic growth, and in turn Better Lives, through producing leading research and analysis, setting and implementing standards, providing capacity building and technical assistance, and acting as a forum for co-operation and collaboration across the OECD Directorates, external stakeholders, and International Organisations. DAF’s work is structured under two work areas – Conduct and Markets – and its mission is pursued through seven substantive divisions whose teams provide member and partner countries with policy guidance, analysis, and support in the areas of competition, anti-corruption, corporate governance, responsible business conduct, financial markets, financial consumer education and protection, and international investment policy.

The Anti-Corruption Division (ACD), within the DAF, supports the global fight against corruption and the bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions. Its main responsibility, under the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB), is the peer monitoring of Parties’ implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and related instruments. The Division ensures that these instruments remain at the forefront of the global fight against foreign bribery. It also encourages non-member countries to adhere to OECD anti-corruption instruments. The Division contributes to cutting edge analysis of emerging anti-corruption issues.

The Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) is a regional outreach anti-corruption programme of the WGB with the Secretariat in the ACD. The ACN Work Programme for 2023-2026 includes the following activities: peer review programme known as Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP), ACN Anti-Corruption Performance Indicators and Regional Outlook, maintenance of a database of allegations of high-level corruption – the Matrix of high-level corruption cases, capacity building for anti-corruption practitioners and strengthening international cooperation in corruption cases in the framework of the ACN Law-Enforcement Network, regional and country technical assistance projects (Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan), as well as thematic studies and seminars on business integrity and enforcement of corruption offences.

 The ACN Secretariat is looking to hire an anti-corruption law enforcement analyst to provide support to the Anti-Corruption Division, and in particular to the ACN, with primary responsibilities in the implementation of law enforcement projects and capacity building initiatives. The selected person will report to the Resource Management Advisor of the Division, under the general supervision of the Head of Division and the ACN Manager, and in coordination with other ACN line managers. 

Main Responsibilities

Management and implementation of ACN country technical assistance projects

• Ensure operational management of ACN country technical assistance projects or their parts related to criminal justice reform and capacity building for law enforcement officials.
• Ensure quality deliverables under such projects, including by contributing into their development and implementation, as well as coordinating and quality checking other experts’ work.
• Report on implementation of such projects to the ACN management and donors.
• Contribute to the development of project proposals for similar country-specific initiatives.
• Build and keep strong relationships with main stakeholders – the anti-corruption investigative and prosecutorial bodies, and other criminal justice institutions.

Contribution to the Law Enforcement Network (LEN) activities

• Contribute to organisation of annual meetings of the LEN and operation of an informal working group of law enforcement officials of the EU and Eastern Partnership countries.
• Contribute to the drafting and review of LEN’s knowledge and analytical products, e.g. thematic studies, reports and guidelines for law enforcement practitioners.
• Support the Head of Law Enforcement Programmes in day-to-day management of ACN activities under the LEN umbrella.
• Contribute to the development and further regular updates of the Matrix.
• Maintain contacts with the ACN National Co-ordinators and law enforcement officials, as well as Contact Points in participating countries, partner organisations, including international, non-governmental and business organisations to support the implementation of the ACN Work Programme in the area of law enforcement.

Contribution to the ACD law enforcement initiatives

• Assist with organising meetings of the OECD Global Law Enforcement Network against Transnational Bribery and follow-up steps.
• Contribute to regular updates of the WGB Matrix of foreign bribery cases, a database of allegations of foreign bribery, if requested.
• Ensure meaningful engagement with other ACD law enforcement projects and activities.
• Contribution to the ACN monitoring and other workstreams
• Serve as a Team Leader and team member for the IAP monitoring, including coordinate monitoring teams, ensure quality and consistency of monitoring reports and draft parts of them, engage with government officials, non-governmental partners, and donors throughout the monitoring process.
• Participate, when required, in other ACN projects and activities.

Ideal Candidate Profile 

Academic Background

• An advanced university degree, preferably in law. Candidates with an advanced university degree in public administration, political science, business administration or other management-related discipline would also be eligible.
• Professional Background
• A minimum of five years of direct experience with law enforcement activities, legal and policy reforms in the area of criminal justice, law-enforcement and anti-corruption, preferably in a national administration, or in an international project in the Eastern European and Central Asian region. Experience of working in or with investigative or prosecutorial bodies would be a strong advantage.
• Experience of interacting with government representatives, including senior levels.
• Experience in operational management or technical assistance project management.
• A good knowledge of anti-corruption standards, law enforcement trends and practices, policy and legislation issues in the ACN region, including relevant scientific and policy literature; knowledge of similar issues in the OECD countries and in other regions of the world would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to carry out independent research on new and challenging subjects, to formulate conclusions and recommendations, to draft clear and concise legal and policy-oriented reports.
• Experience in analysing and using datasets in assessment reports would be an advantage.

Languages 

• Fluency in one of the two OECD official languages (English and French) and knowledge of the other, with a commitment to reach a good working level.
• Given the region covered, knowledge of Russian is a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of the national language of any ACN country technical assistance projects is an advantage.

Core Competencies

·       For this role, the following competencies would be particularly important: Analytical thinking, Drafting skills, Managing resources, Teamwork.

• Strong interpersonal, communications and networking skills. Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and in a compelling manner to different audiences.
• Please refer to the full list of OECD Core Competencies and the level 3 indicators.

Contract Duration

• 12 months renewable

What the OECD offers

•       Monthly base salary starts at either EUR 6672 or 8,232 plus allowances based on eligibility, exempt of French income tax. Please note that the appointment may be made at a lower grade based on the qualifications and professional experience of the selected applicant.
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Selection Process

For retained candidates, written tests/video-recorded interviews are foreseen in mid- July 2023 and panel interviews are planned for early August 2023.

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