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EULEX

Location: Kosovo

Employment Regime: Seconded/Contracted

Post Category: Expert

Division/Department/Unit: Operations Support Pillar, Forensic Medicine Team

Security Clearance Level: No (only access up to EU RESTRICTED required)

Availability: ASAP

1. Reporting Line:

The Exhumation Coordinator reports to the Deputy Director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine (IFM).

2. Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

To liaise with police authorities, governmental authorities and other sources as appropriate in order to provide or exchange information conducive to determining the whereabouts of historically missing persons;
To advise on requests for forensic support by the Police, judiciary, governmental bodies or local counterparts regarding the search for missing persons;
To compile and consolidate available data on all exhumations and sites assessments performed by ICTY, MPU, OMPF and other bodies if applicable since 1999.
To advise the competent authorities and local counterparts on follow-up actions such as investigation, assessment or exhumation;
To compile and summarize all results of on-going investigations, assessments and exhumations and produce statistics;
To advise the Director of the IFM and local authorities on the planning and coordination of exhumations of suspected sites;

3. General Tasks and Responsibilities:

To identify and report on lessons learned and best practices within the respective area of responsibility;
To contribute and ensure timely reporting on activities within the respective area of responsibility;
To take account of gender equality and human rights aspects in the execution of tasks;
To undertake any other related tasks as requested by the Deputy Director of the IFM.

4. Essential Qualifications and Experience:

Successful completion of university studies of at least 4 years attested by a diploma or qualification in the National Qualifications Framework which is equivalent to level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework or qualification of the second cycle under the framework of qualifications of the European Higher Education Area, e.g. Master’s Degree in Forensic Sciences, Social Sciences, Analytical Sciences, Information Analysis, Intelligence Analysis or other relevant university studies OR an equivalent and attested police education; AND;
A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in Law enforcement, intelligence or forensic background, after having fulfilled the education requirements;
Experience in the field of missing persons;
Experience in operations management, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team including forensic personnel.

5. Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Investigative skills and management of information from different types of sources (archives, databases, etc);
Working knowledge of IT systems, in particular databases.

6. Desirable Qualifications and Experience:

International working experience, particularly in post-conflict areas with multi-national staff and international organisations.

7. Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of OMPF or ICTY forensic databases;
Knowledge of Mapping Tools;
Training in first aid;
Good understanding of the political, cultural and security situation of the Balkans, in particular Kosovo;
Ability to perform under stress and in difficult circumstances;
Knowledge of Albanian and/or Serbian language.