FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

Under the authority of the Executive Secretary to MONEYVAL, the incumbent provides expert assistance in the implementation of MONEYVAL’s mutual evaluation programme, and in general on all issues related to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) and on the Council of Europe’s role and responsibilities in the global network of AML/CFT assessment bodies.

* External recruitment procedure organised in accordance with Article 15B of the Regulations on Appointments

The incumbent performs the following key duties:

• plans, organises and implements MONEYVAL’s evaluation programme under its Fifth Round of Mutual Evaluations, based on the 2012 standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and its corresponding 2013 Methodology as well as MONEYVAL’s Rules of Procedure;
• participates in evaluation visits, provides guidance to the evaluation team, and supervises the administrative organisation and coordination of these visits;
• takes responsibility for the preparation of the draft evaluation reports throughout the various procedural stages leading to their discussion in the Plenary;
• takes responsibility for the preparation of follow-up reports, including under MONEYVAL’s Compliance Enhancing Procedures;
• conducts research and follows legal developments on money laundering and financing of terrorism issues;
• provides services to the MONEYVAL Plenary meetings;
• assists with the organisations of training seminars for evaluators, as well as typology work carried out by MONEYVAL;
• assists the Executive Secretary in administrative and reporting responsibilities connected with MONEYVAL;
• contributes to the visibility of MONEYVAL internally and externally through representation and interventions on behalf of MONEYVAL in other relevant fora (e.g. the FATF, EU, OECD, OSCE, World Bank or IMF).

Please note that the incumbent may be required to perform other duties not listed in the vacancy notice.

Only applicants who best meet the following criteria will be considered for shortlisting.

Qualifications:

• higher education degree or qualification equivalent to a masters degree (2nd cycle of the Bologna process framework of qualifications for the European Higher Education Area) in a relevant field (e.g. law, accountancy, financial management or economics).

Experience:

• at least 4 years professional experience in AML/CFT work, in the financial, legal or law enforcement sectors.

Language requirements:

• very good knowledge of one of the official languages (English) and knowledge of the other (French).

Nationality:

• nationality of one of the 47 Council of Europe member states.

Age:

• under 65 years of age at the closing date of the vacancy notice.

Council of Europe staff members adhere to the values Professionalism, Integrity and Respect.

Essential:

• Professional and technical expertise:

               - very good knowledge of AML/CFT standards (in particular the 2012 FATF standards and the corresponding 2013 Methodology)

• Planning and work organisation
• Analysis and problem solving
• Concern for quality
• Results orientation
• Teamwork and co-operation
• Drafting skills
• Organisational and contextual awareness

Desirable:

• Professional and technical expertise:

              - experience in AML/CFT mutual evaluations

• Negotiation
• Vision and Strategic Insight
• Initiative

For more information, please refer to the Competency Framework of the Council of Europe.

Applications must be made in English or French using the Council of Europe on-line application system.  By connecting to our website www.coe.int/jobs you can create and submit your on-line application.  Applications must be submitted at the latest 12 September 2016 (midnight Central European Time).

The selection procedure consists of shortlisting, assessment(s), and a panel interview. Assessments may include one or more of the following: ability tests, behavioural questionnaires, job-related examinations, situational exercises, language tests, interviews and full assessment centres. At least one assessment will be eliminatory.

Depending on the number of applicants, the length of the required professional experience may be increased.

Candidates with the best results in the previous stages of the procedure (tests, exams, etc.) will, as a last stage of the procedure, be invited for an interview with a panel.

Following this competition, a reserve list of successful candidates, in order of merit, may be established. This list will be valid for two years with the possibility of extending it to a maximum of four years. It should be noted that placement on a reserve list does not give candidates the right to an appointment within the Council of Europe. The choice of candidates from a reserve list is not made solely according to the order of merit but also takes into account the requirements of the position to be filled and the qualifications of the candidates.

During the period of validity of the reserve list, candidates on the list may be offered employment on a fixed-term contract, which may be renewed one or several times. There is a statutory probationary period of two years.

The compulsory retirement age is 65.

Details on conditions of employment including salaries, allowances, pension scheme and social insurance can be consulted on our recruitment website.

Under its equal opportunities policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve parity in the number of women and men employed in each category and grade. In the event of equal merit, preference will therefore be given to the applicant belonging to the under-represented sex.

The Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief or sexual orientation.

During the different stages of the recruitment procedure, specific measures may be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities.

The Organisation

The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading organisation in the protection of human rights, democracy and rule of law. It was founded in 1949 in order to promote greater unity between its members  and  now includes 47 member states, all having signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights.

By Statute, the Council of Europe has two constituent organs: the Committee of Ministers, composed of the member states’ Ministers for Foreign Affairs, and the Parliamentary Assembly, comprising delegations from the national parliaments. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe represents the entities of local and regional self-government within the member states. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent and impartial institution within the Council of Europe mandated to promote the awareness of and respect for human rights in member states.

The European Court of Human Rights is the judicial body which oversees the implementation of the Convention in the member states. Individuals can bring complaints of human rights violations to the Strasbourg Court once all possibilities of appeal have been exhausted in the member state concerned.

The Council of Europe has its permanent headquarters in Strasbourg (France) and in addition it maintains external presence in more than twenty countries. More information about the Council of Europe external presence.

MONEYVAL

MONEYVAL is an independent monitoring mechanism of the Council of Europe reporting directly to the Committee of Ministers. MONEYVAL evaluates the effectiveness of the implementation of anti-money laundering measures and measures to counter the financing of terrorism in: a) member states of the Council of Europe which are not members of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF); b) member states of the Council of Europe which become members of the FATF and request to continue to be evaluated by MONEYVAL; c) member states of the Council of Europe which are members of the FATF and which request to be evaluated by MONEYVAL as regards European standards not already covered by the FATF or any other evaluation body; and subject to a decision by the Committee of Ministers, d) member states of the Council of Europe which are members of the FATF, with respect to the territory(ies) for whose international relations they are responsible or on whose behalf they are authorised to give undertakings, provided these territories are not evaluated by the FATF, upon the relevant member state’s request that its territory(ies) be evaluated by MONEYVAL; e) any applicant state for membership of the Council of Europe and any other non-member state of the Council of Europe which is not a member of the FATF, provided the interested state makes a request in writing to the Secretary General in which it undertakes to participate fully in the evaluation procedure, to comply with its results and to contribute to its costs. MONEYVAL is an Associate Member of the FATF. For more information on MONEYVAL please visit http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/moneyval/.