Specialist - EFECC Operations (Corruption), Financial Crime Team, Financial Crime Unit (AD6) - The Hague, Nederland - Europol

Beschrijving

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT

This selection procedure is intended to establish a reserve list of successful candidates. It is envisaged to start using the reserve list in Q3/Q4 of 2024.Europol retains the right to make use of the reserve list to select candidates for similar posts within the organisation, should business needs require so. Organisational setting: The post of Specialist - EFECC Operations is located in Financial Crime Team, Financial Crime Unit, European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC) Department, Operations Directorate. The Operations Directorate deals with the core business of Europol, improving the effectiveness and cooperation of the competent authorities in the Member States in preventing and combating serious and organised crime, as well as terrorism affecting the Member States. This requires close cooperation with the Liaison Bureaux at Europol and via them with the Operational Teams in the Member States. Europol delivers a number of products and services to national law enforcement agencies to support them in their fight against international serious and organised crime, as well as terrorism. The Operations Directorate hosts five distinct Departments: Operational and Analysis Centre, European Serious Organised Crime Centre, European Cyber Crime Centre, European Counter Terrorism Centre and the European Financial and Economic Crime Centre. EFECC provides support and coordination to Member States in the fight against financial and economic crimes in the European Union, delivering operational and investigative services on complex financial investigations. It also provides support to the European Union's institutions and Member States in building operational and analytical capacity for investigations and in strengthening the cooperation with external partners, both in the public and private sector. Purpose of the post: Under the responsibility of the Head of Unit and with supervision of the Head of Team and/or the respective Head of Office, the post holder will be responsible for contributing to the activities within the Analysis Project Corruption to support the fight against the activities of criminal organisations involved in its area of responsibility with a focus on operational support to Member States' investigations and providing a pan European strategical overview. Reporting lines: The incumbent reports to the Head of the Financial Crime Team.

FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

The incumbent carries out the following main functions and duties:
• Support project-oriented activities, with specific emphasis in the anti-corruption area and related intelligence and investigations;
• Provide subject matter expertise to operational activities aimed at fighting corruption;
• Deliver operational support in its area of responsibility to operational activities and investigations from Member States, whereby adopting a qualitative perspective based on priority support to operations against High Value Targets;
• Initiate and assist in producing analytical outputs (operational and strategic) and other relevant intelligence products in the anti-corruption area;
• Enhance Europol's ability to exploit intelligence with the aim of supporting investigations of Member States and supervise the information flow between the Front Office of the Operations Directorate and its area of responsibility;
• Establish, maintain and foster close contacts with the Member States and Third Parties' Liaison Officers to encourage and support operational activities in the area of responsibility;
• Support the Head of Team and Head of Office in policy and other strategic matters carried out by Europol or EU Institutions and Agencies in the anti-corruption area;
• Represent Europol at meetings, trainings and other events and deliver presentations, increase awareness and provide expert knowledge and advice in the anti-corruption area;
• Organize and facilitate working groups, meetings or conferences in relation to anti-corruption matters;
• Perform any other duties in the area of competence as assigned by the line management.

Requirements - Selection criteria

a. Candidates must
• Be a member of a competent authority within the meaning of the Article 2(a) of the Europol Regulation and enjoy full rights as a citizen of a Member State;
• Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on military service;
• Produce appropriate character references as to his or her suitability for the performance of the duties;
• Be physically fit to perform the duties pertaining to the post as further specified in Article 13 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS);
• Produce evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.

REQUIREMENTS - ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA

b. Candidates must have
• A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma; OR
• Professional training of an equivalent level in a relevant area (e.g. Police Officer's School) and after having completed the training, at least the number of years of relevant professional experience as indicated below: Duration of professional training Additional professional experience required for equivalency More than 6 months and up to 1 year 3 yearsMore than 1 year and up to 2 years 2 yearsMore than 2 years 1 year In addition to the above at least 3 years of total professional work experience gained after the award of the diploma. a. Professional experience Essential:
• Having served at least 5 years as an operational law enforcement officer;
• Experience in financial crime investigations, specifically in the area of anti-corruption and asset recovery;
• Experience in conducting parallel financial crime investigations;
• Experience in international police cooperation gained in a European environment in the field of anti-corruption investigations;
• Experience in drafting policy papers and strategic reports in the fields of money laundering, asset recovery or corruption. Desirable:
• Experience in dealing with sensitive and classified information and intelligence;
• Experience in dealing with judicial authorities at the national and international level in the context of anti-corruption investigations;
• Experience in financial investigation involving virtual assets.
• Experience of participating in projects in relation to anti-corruption matters. b. Professional knowledge Essential:
• Knowledge of the EU legal framework in the areas of money laundering, asset recovery or corruption;
• Knowledge of money laundering and corruption criminal typologies and methods (modus operandi);
• Knowledge of anti-money laundering, asset recovery or anti-corruption investigation techniques and methods;
• Knowledge of principles governing the international exchange of information and practices of international police and judicial cooperation.
• Knowledge of Europol's legal framework, particularly in relation to information sharing and processing operational and personal data. c. General competencies Essential: Communicating:
• Very good communication skills in English, both orally and in writing;
• Ability to draft clear and concise documents on complex matters for various audiences. Analysing & problem solving:
• Keen eye for detail with the ability to maintain standards of accuracy under pressure of tight deadlines;
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills;
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and the internet. Delivering quality and results:
• High degree of commitment and flexibility;
• High level of customer and service-orientation. Prioritising and organising:
• Good administrative and organisational skills. Resilience:
• Very good interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well, both independently and in a team;
• Ability to remain effective under a heavy workload and demonstrate resistance to stress. Living diversity:
• Ability to work effectively in an international and multi-cultural environment. d. Additional conditions: Fulfil the condition stipulated in Article 5 of the Decision of the Executive Director on the Duration of contracts of employment for Temporary Agents, on the start date of the possible contract of employment which may be offered.

Selection procedure

All applications for Temporary Agent posts must be submitted through the online recruitment system accessible via Europol's website. For further information, please consult the Europol Recruitment Guidelines.

The Authority Authorised to Conclude Contracts of Employment (AACC) sets up a Selection Committee, composed of at least three members, consisting of one chair and at least one member from the administration and one member designated by the Staff Committee.

For restricted posts (including restricted - Annex II posts) , the AACC designates up to two additional members of the Selection Committee if so requested by the Chairperson of the Management Board. The additional members shall consist of a representative of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union or one representative of the Presidency and one representative of another Member State.

The selection criteria, set out in this Vacancy Notice, will be assessed by the Selection Committee throughout the different stages of the selection procedure. Before the start of the selection procedure, the Selection Committee will decide which selection criteria will be used at each stage of the selection procedure. Certain selection criteria will be assessed only for shortlisted candidates during a written test and/or a competency-based interview.

The Selection Committee will assess the applications received in order to make an initial selection of those candidates meeting all eligibility criteria and matching best the selection criteria (suitability).