Senior Criminal Justice and Anti-Corruption Adviser (S2)

General Minimum Requirements

• Excellent physical condition
• Possession of a valid automobile driving license and ability to drive using a manual transmission
• Ability to cope with physical hardship and willingness to work extra hours and in an environment with limited infrastructure

Field of Expertise Requirements

• Experience in the practice of law, e.g. judges, prosecutors, lawyers, etc.
• Knowledge of courtroom proceedings and criminal law and procedure
• Knowledge of international legal procedure standards and instruments
• Demonstrable organizational, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills

Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Education: First-level university degree in law or significant work experience in criminal justice and/or law enforcement

Experience: Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience

Mission Specific Requirements:

Mandatory:

• International mission members in the OSCE are internationally recruited. For the purposes of OSCE Missions (Field Operations) this means that they are hired to work in a duty station outside of their home country or country of permanent residence. As a result, nationals and permanent residents of the duty station are not eligible for international mission member positions. In the case of individuals with multiple nationalities, candidates are still ineligible for consideration even if using another citizenship for application while simultaneously maintaining the citizenship or permanent residence status of the country where the duty station is located;
• Proven experience in working in the criminal justice chain, specialized crime investigation and prosecution, and/or legal analysis and reforms within criminal justice sector;
• Proven work experience in project management, in particular researching, identifying, designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating specific projects and/or activities relating to criminal justice;
• Knowledge of anti- and counter-corruption principles;
• Proven experience with liaison and collaboration with international law enforcement agencies, prosecutor’s offices, international and regional Inter-Governmental Organizations, Civil Society and Non-Government Organizations as well as independent experts;
• Problem solving and decision-making skills, ability to work with own initiative and minimum supervision, including ability to multi-task, work under pressure and within limited timescale;
• Proven facilitation, training, coaching and mentoring experience;
• Strong leadership and management skills;
• Professional fluency in English and effective oral and written communication and presentation skills;
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different gender and cultural and religious backgrounds and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender and youth perspective into tasks and activities.
• Computer literate with practical experience with Microsoft applications.

Desirable:

• International experience, particularly with multi-national and international organizations;
• Understanding of the principles of codified law and its application into criminal investigations;
• Good understanding of the political and security situation of the Western Balkans, in particular North Macedonia;
• Knowledge of the local language or most common lingua franca spoken in the mission area.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Criminal Justice and Police Reform, the incumbent will be responsible for:

1. Contributing to the development and implementation of the overall strategy and policy framework related to the police/prosecution protocol;
2. Providing recommendations to the Mission’s leadership on the analysis, development, and implementation of law enforcement and prosecution capacity building programs/projects in the area of criminal justice and anti-corruption;
3. Assisting the Ministry of the Internal Affairs, Ministry of Justice, prosecutors and other actors in the criminal justice chain in identifying and analyzing challenges/needs/risks, as well as improving strategies, policies and practices in the area of investigations and prosecutions, proposing appropriate initiatives, plans, projects and course of activities to address them;
4. Following up the process of implementation of the criminal code and the law on criminal procedure, including assisting in drafting of administrative regulations, SOPs, rule books etc. as appropriate;
5. Providing training, advice, and mentoring to criminal justice sector officials to establish expertise in building, prosecuting, and hearing cases related to all forms of criminality;
6. Promoting and facilitating national and international coordination and cooperation among all the relevant authorities and agencies involved in capacity-building and other assistance project work in professionalizing the criminal investigations process;
7. Participating in the delivery of activities and mentoring to national law enforcement, prosecutorial and judicial trainers or other relevant staff on criminal investigations;
8. Conducting case study analysis of selected adjudicated cases to identify best practices and gaps, and based on monitoring of ongoing investigations, propose specialized training programmes and/or other measures to address these gaps;
9. Providing legal training to relevant Mission staff on a regular basis and on request;
10. Organizing, facilitating or participating/representing the Mission in various events aimed at improving capacities to address existing criminal justice challenges with an emphasis on related problems and challenges;
11. Supervising the work of one national and 3 international Mission Members;
12. Performing any other related work as assigned.

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, please see: OSCE Mission to Skopje.

The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages the nomination of qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious, ethnic and social backgrounds. Please note that nationals or permanent residents of the country of the duty station are not eligible to apply.

The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise/re-post the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration.

Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted.

Candidates interviewed and found suitable in the recruitment process for this vacancy notice will be placed on a roster of suitable candidates (valid for three years) for fixed-term posts open for secondment, should a suitable opportunity arise. The placement on a roster does not guarantee a future appointment or assignment.

The OSCE is a non-career organization committed to the principle of staff rotation; therefore, the maximum period of service in this post or in the same Mission is seven years.

Candidates should be aware that OSCE officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant. This includes avoiding any action which may adversely reflect on the integrity, independence and impartiality of their position and function as officials of the OSCE. The OSCE is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. For more information on the values set out in OSCE Competency Model, please see https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/our-competency-model.

Candidates should, prior to applying, verify with their respective nominating authority to which extent financial remuneration and/or benefit packages will be offered.

If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under https://vacancies.osce.org/. If your participating State does not provide the option to apply online for seconded positions, you are kindly requested to submit your offline application form available at https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/offline-application-form to the respective OSCE delegation whose address can be found at https://www.osce.org/contacts/delegations.

Please apply to your relevant authorities well in advance of the deadline expiration to ensure timely processing of your application. Delayed nominations will not be considered. The OSCE can only process Secondment applications that have been nominated by participating States. For queries relating to your application, please refer to the respective delegation as listed here: https://www.osce.org/contacts/delegations.

Please be aware that OSCE appointments are subject to medical clearance.

Please be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.

Additional Information

• Issued by: OSCE Mission to Skopje
• Requisition ID: SKP000252
• Contract Type: International Secondment
• Grade: S2
• Job Level: Senior Professional
• Job Type: Seconded
• Number of posts: 1
• Location: SKP - OSCE Mission to Skopje, Skopje
• Issue Date: Jun 16, 2026
• Closing Date: Jul 14, 2026
• Employee Status: Fixed Term
• Schedule: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's Degree (First-level university degree or equivalent)
• Job Field: Rule of Law