Description
NABU requires mentoring and expert advice for NABU investigators working on high profile corruption cases, in particular in the energy, financial sectors as well as the judicial branch of government.
NABU is an investigative, law enforcement agency, set up in 2015, whose main mandate is to fight top-level corruption. The objective of the procurement is to provide mentoring services and expert advice for NABU investigators working on high profile corruption cases, in particular in the energy, financial sectors as well as the judicial branch of government.
The main deliverables of the services is (1) examination of the main pitfalls in investigation and development of recommendations on how to avoid them in the future; (2) examination of the main obstacles to investigation by the ‘political elite’ in particular with regard to forensic work, and development of recommendations on how to tackle them; (3) examination of the means that NABU could take to protect public interest regarding the damage done to the state, including by engagement in civil proceedings; (4) development of recommendations on how to improve co-operation between detectives and prosecutors in the country; (5) development of recommendations on how to built joint investigative teams with law enforcement bodies from other countries.
The scope of work and deliverables include, but are not limited to:
The assignment is of five-month duration, with start tentatively January 2021. The total input is 60 person-days between three experts (investigation, finance/anti-money laundering and forensic). Tentatively five days are anticipated spent in Ukraine, but the final number will depend on developments in the COVID-19 situation. The total budget availability is DKK 394,610 (approx. EUR 53.000).
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HOW TO APPLY
Deadline for applications: 26 November 2020, 13:00 Kyiv time.
Interested Consultants can request the documents for participation by email to the contact person stated below.
Contact point: European Union Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI)
Name of Programme Officer: Elena Konceviciute
E-mail address, Programme Officer: [email protected]
Criteria for selection:
A minimum of three and a maximum of five applicants with references best suited for this assignment will be invited to submit a tender.