Legal Reform Adviser

Position Name: Legal Reform Adviser

Employment Regime: Seconded/Contracted

Post Category: Mission Support – Management Level

Ref. Number: SOM-110

Location: Garowe

Availability: ASAP

Department/Division/Section: Operations Department/Field Office Garowe/Police Team

Security Clearance Level: EU CONFIDENTIAL

Open to Contributing Third States: Yes

1. Reporting Line:

The Legal Reform Adviser reports to Head of Field Office Garowe.

2. Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

 To assess at Federal and Regional Level local legislative/normative/regulatory frameworks and to support relevant local bodies in drafting legislation based on a sound legal policy, including legislative and legal policy capacity building, such as ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of legislation, and legislative priorities and identify areas requiring improvement/reform in line with the Mission OPLAN;

 To analyse, assess and advise on legislative frameworks governing the justice system in relation to law enforcement and criminal law and, as necessary, give expert recommendations;

 To support the development of legal drafting capabilities by mentoring, advising and training;

 To mentor and advise the Somali judiciary authorities and law enforcement agencies in order to improve their skills and entrench relevant training received into their everyday working practices;

 To build strong working relationships with justice system actors in Somalia and other key stakeholders (including international stakeholders, other EU bodies, UN organisations, countries involved in bilateral activities) focused on crimes at sea;

 To strengthen the Criminal Justice Chain and facilitate police-prosecutor co-operation, in particular to enhance the cooperation and coordination in the conduct of (maritime) criminal investigations and prosecution between law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and courts though advising, e.g. on sustainable legal training for law enforcement, judicial institutions and other authorities, including the development, organisation and conduct of specialised and integrated courses based on a Train to Trainer approach;

 To advise regarding identified host state needs related to Law enforcement capacity and recommend appropriate support by the Mission;

 Take part in and initiate joined working groups together with other international organisations and local actors to reform local core legislation related to the Missions mandate;

 To provide input to the development and regular updating of the Mission Implementation Plan by supporting the identification of Mission’s operational requirements;

 To support host state authorities as directed by the Line Manager(s), including mentoring and advising;

 To assess and support the development of sustainable training and organisational systems for judges, prosecutors and other justice system officials and personnel of civilian maritime law enforcement agencies;

 To advise on/provide sustainable legal training for law enforcement, judicial and other authorities;

 To develop and organise integrated courses to improve the coordination and cooperation between the judiciary and the civilian (maritime) law enforcement agencies;

 To ensure timely reporting and information flow on justice issues;

 To conduct legal research as necessary;

 To support the Mission’s internal and external reporting against benchmarking, also assessing the consistency and sustainability of Mission’s training activities across time, and to provide recommendations for the improvement of Mission’s performance;

 To contribute to EUCAP’s Human Rights and Gender activities.

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 Line Manager(s).

4. Essential Qualifications and Experience:

 Successful completion of university studies of at least 3 years attested by a diploma in law OR a qualification in the National Qualifications Framework which is equivalent to level 6 in the European Qualifications Framework OR a qualification of the first cycle under the framework of qualifications of the European Higher Education Area, e.g. Bachelor’s Degree OR equivalent and attested police and/or military education or training or an award of an equivalent rank;

AND

 A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, after having fulfilled the education requirements

5. Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

 Experience in and sound practical understanding of legal reform processes in fragile environments, including the development of legal policy and legislation;

 Experience in the field of legislative/normative/regulatory reforms in a post-conflict situation;

 Experience in criminal justice reform either domestically or internationally;

 Legal drafting skills;

 Criminal Justice Chain reform knowledge and experience;

 Training, Advising and mentoring skills.

6. Desirable Qualifications and Experience:

 Critical thinking and active listening;

 Experience in mentoring or conducting legal training;

 International experience, particularly in crisis areas with multinational and/or international

organizations;

 CSDP experience in the areas of Monitoring, Mentoring and Advising.

7. Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

 Political acumen;

 Knowledge of legal aspects in fighting organised crime, such as Money Laundering Trafficking of Human Beings, smuggling, and other criminal related law;

 Knowledge of constitutional law and international public law, Knowledge about Sharia Law and alternative dispute resolution systems.

How to apply

Details on current vacancies and application form: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eucap-somalia/2-2022-call-contributions-european-union-capacity-building-mission-somalia-eucap_en

Details on working in a EU CSDP mission: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/working-csdp-mission-general-conditions_en