Criminal Investigation Officer

The Criminal Investigations Officer will report to the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit in support of the Organized Crime and Criminal Justice Component. As part of the Operations Department, the Criminal Investigation Officer will contribute to the efficient and effective completion of relevant tasks.

Context

The Operational Department manages and supervises the conduct of Mission activities whilst ensuring proper orientation and operational coherence towards the end state.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Criminal Investigations Officer will be required, in accordance with the EUAM Ukraine Mandate, Code of Conduct and the General Service Conditions for Locally Contracted Staff Employed by EUAM Ukraine, Serving in Ukraine, to perform the following tasks:

• Assist the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit in support of her/his efforts in the development of Ukrainian government and ministerial reform policy and in accordance with Mission policy and guidelines;
• Research and analyse existing legislation and draft laws in the field of security sector and especially in the areas of criminal investigations and organised crime;
• Assist and support the Line Manager in the coordination and implementation of projects and trainings; 
• Assist in the development of curricula for criminal investigations, organised crime and deliver trainings;
• Support in developing and implementing in-service trainings;
• Provide support in developing, planning and organizing meetings and events with local authorities, stakeholders and international organisations;
• Collect and analyse information contained in communications and publications received from different sources, including the press with regards to the respective field of reform;
• Perform translations of all types of documents related to the area of expertise from English to Ukrainian language and vice-versa;
• Perform interpretation in liaison and consecutive mode from English to Ukrainian language and vice-versa, inter alia at meetings and mentoring sessions, etc. for the international members of EUAM as assigned and also during duty trips;
• Draft written analysis, reports and presentations;
• Take notes/minutes;
• Perform administrative duties, draft e-mails, memos, letters and other requested documents as required, including to maintain filing systems;
• Maintain, develop and file documents and recorded data in appropriate database, spreadsheets and all data-related files;
• Deal with information with confidentiality and discretion;
• Perform any other related tasks as requested by the Line Manager.

Qualifications and experience

Eligibility criteria:

• Enjoy full civil rights and have no criminal records; 
• Citizenship of Ukraine and/or holding permanent resident and work permits according to Ukrainian laws;
• Successful completion of a full course of university studies attested by a Bachelor’s degree in Law, Public Administration, Police Science, Political Science, International Relations, Social Science, Diplomacy or a closely related field of study (Bachelor’s degree is a requirement);
• After having obtained the university degree, at least five (5) years of relevant and proven full-time professional experience in criminal investigations/organised crime or related fields.

Essential criteria:

• Be physically fit to perform the duties relating to the post;
• Professional fluency in English and Ukrainian languages, both oral and written;
• Very good knowledge and experience of Office Suite Package;
• Knowledge of Ukrainian Governmental Institutions, structures and governance processes;
• Experience in positions requiring organizational skills, with a service approach;
• Experience in compiling reports.

Additional advantageous assets:

• Experience of change management, related outreach and consultation, especially in the interface between civilian and uniformed sector, would be a significant advantage;
• Professional experience in an EU and/or International environment;  
• Experience of working in an intercultural environment, with respect of diversity.

Personality assets:

• Have strong sense of initiative, responsibility and autonomy; 
• Maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and discretion when dealing with information;
• Ability to build productive and cooperative working relationships with other staff members;
• Ability to deal helpfully and courteously with people, including outside contacts;
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver high quality of work in a timely manner even under pressure;
• Ability to perform on-call and irregular working schedule if required.

 to apply, please fill in the application form -https://www.euam-ukraine.eu/our-mission/vacancies/