Open call for National Experts on Judiciary

The EU Project Pravo-Justice, implemented by Expertise France with funding from the European Union, seeks highly qualified national experts to support activities aimed at implementation of judiciary reform in Ukraine.

Description of the Project

The Support to Justice Sector Reforms and Digitalization in Ukraine (Pravo-Justice) project, implemented by Expertise France (EF) with funding from the European Union, accompanies Ukrainian authorities in the process of comprehensive justice sector reform, in line with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and European standards and comparative best practices. Since 2017, the Project has supported an ambitious sectoral reform agenda, which includes justice sector policy development, steering and coordination and prosecution reform (Component 1), judiciary reform (Component 2), property rights protection, private legal professions development and reform of penitentiary and probation systems (Component 3), and digitization and digitalization of justice-related business processes (Component 4).

The Project seeks the services of national short term experts (NSTEs) to support enhancement of independence, efficiency, quality, integrity and transparency of the judiciary, and access to a fair trial. The interventions of Component 2 are focused on the judicial reform as well as developing and implementing policy advice for establishing proper judiciary performance management system.

Indicative Services. An expert may be assigned with the tasks related to following areas:

• Development of recommendations and other documents (memoranda, notes etc.) with regard to various aspects of operation of the judiciary and judiciary governance bodies;
• Conducting initial assessment of the draft laws and current pieces of legislation and subsidiary regulations on the structure of courts and functions falling under the State Judicial Administration;
• Support review and analysis of the draft laws related to the reform of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine;
• Assessment of legislative framework related with operation of the judiciary in time of war;
• Following the progress of the relevant legislative procedures, alert the Project in case of important developments.

The detailed terms of reference are to be indicated in individual task orders under the framework contract.

Mission format:

Primarily homebased. Need-based (number of working days depends on the Project requests)

Designated expert possesses the below minimum qualifications and experience:

• Academic Degree: Master’s degree in law.
• Experience: At least 7 years of experience in law with the focus on judiciary, courts, analysis or legislation drafting.
• Language: Fluency in written and spoken Ukrainian as well as English (including excellent drafting skills).
• Strong analytical skills and ability to present information clearly and effectively.

Deadline for application: 3 January 2023.

Please, send your CV and cover letter in English to the email: info@pravojustice.eu