International Expert Positions for the EU Support to Police Reform in Afghanistan Project

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1 International Expert Positions for the EU Support to Police Reform in Afghanistan Project Project Duration: 18 months with expected extension by another 24 months. Project start planned for March or April The project is financed by the EU and will be implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. A more detailed project description can be found in the attached project synopsis. A team of initially five and later maximum 10 international advisers will be placed with the Ministry of Interior and National Security Council at the following divisions: - National Security Council - MoI Office of the Inspector General (OIG) - MoI Office of the Minister - MoI Deputy Minister (DM) Support (cross-cutting support to the GDIC, and M&E) - MoI DM Administration (HR and recruitment, training, including focus on female staff, also policies and procedures with focus on implementation) - MoI DM Policy and Strategy In the following the detailed profiles for three positions are listed: 1) Team Leader, expected to be assigned to the office of the Minister of MoI 2) Senior Advisor to the National Security Council (NSC) 3) Senior Advisor to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) GIZ is looking for at least two more international advisors with similar profiles but focus on: 4) Senior Advisor Human Resource Management (Recruitment, Training) 5) Senior Advisor for the implementation of the civilian policing strategy 6) Senior Advisor for Accountability and Internal Monitoring Interested experts are kindly requested to contact Andreas Magnet (andreas.magnet@giz.de; ), HR Manager at GIZ International Services. Key expert 1: Team Leader, expected to be assigned to the office of the Minister of MoI Qualifications and skills: Successful completion of university studies in Police Sciences, Law (Humanitarian or Judicial with emphasis on Policing, law enforcement and international law), Business, Public Administration or in social sciences; Excellent communication skills and experience in working in a team; Full working knowledge of English and excellent drafting skills (the ability to draft and edit reports). Good team leadership and inter-personal skills

2 General professional experience: At least 10 years of relevant and proven fulltime professional experience including at least 4 years of experience at senior advising level; Proven ability to lead and manage multinational teams; Substantial senior experience of overseeing and reviewing law enforcement agencies and their working; Local experience or good knowledge of Afghanistan would be desirable: familiarity with the political, historical and cultural context of Afghanistan, subject matter expertise in domestic and regional Afghan political dynamics; government of Afghanistan Governance structures at national and sub-national level. Specific professional experience: Ability to provide with a regular assessment of capacities, ability to identify gaps and assess progress in the relevant domains (Ministry of Interior/National Security Council/Attorney's General Office); Experience in advising senior officials in one or more of the following areas: security sector reform, community policing, institutional accountability, internal monitoring, and human resource management; Experience in dealing with institutional reforms, team and organisation building, and change management issues within the public sector. Key expert 2: Senior Advisor to the National Security Council (NSC) Qualifications and skills Successful completion of university studies in Police Sciences, Law (Humanitarian or Judicial with emphasis on Policing, law enforcement and international law), Business, Public Administration or in social sciences; Excellent communication skills and experience in working in a team; Full working knowledge of English and excellent drafting skills (the ability to draft and edit reports). Excellent inter-personal skills General professional experience At least 10 years of relevant and proven fulltime professional experience including experience at senior advising level; Professional experience in home country as senior civil servant or senior police officer having worked on public reform strategies; International experience, particularly in crisis areas or post-conflict setting, with multi-national and/or international organisations would be an advantage. Specific professional experience Strong experience in the security sector, preferably in post-conflict context, with a preference for candidates having worked in similar positions with documented successful results; Experience in advising and mentoring on civilian policing.

3 Key expert 3: Senior Advisor to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Qualifications and skills Successful completion of university studies in Law, Political Science, Public Administration or in social sciences; Excellent communication skills and experience in working in a team; Full working knowledge of English and excellent drafting skills (the ability to draft and edit reports). General professional experience At least 10 years of relevant and proven full-time professional experience including experience at senior advising level; Professional experience in home country as a senior civil servant or senior police officer having worked on accountability in public administration; International experience, particularly in crisis areas or post-conflict setting, with multi-national and/or international organisations would be an advantage. Specific professional experience Experience in reform of accountability mechanisms, addressing complaints about police and governmental misbehaviour and corruption; Experience in the standardisation of internal control systems and complaint mechanisms; Track Record in reforms addressing police corruption and human rights violations. All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.

4 ANNEX Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace Exceptional Assistance Measure in favour of Afghanistan Support to police reform 1. IDENTIFICATION Programme: Cost: Legal basis: Duration: Support to police reform EUR (European Union contribution). Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace and in particular Article 7 thereof. Maximum 18 months. The delegated authorising officer may decide to extend this period twice by a further period of up to six months, up to a total maximum duration of 30 months, under the conditions laid down in article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 230/ PROGRAMME SUMMARY The European Union aims to support the Government of Afghanistan in sustaining and further developing a professional Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Afghan National Police (ANP), capable of delivering essential services to the Afghan people for improved public trust, safety and security, eventually achieving a fully self-reliant and rule of law-based civilian police force at the service of its citizens. This action will: (i) support a strategic re-orientation and policy reform process towards civilian policing; (ii) foster improved institutional accountability on the basis of strengthened internal monitoring and information management; and (iii) increase the professionalism of the Afghan National Police. 3. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE 3.1 BACKGROUND While over the last ten years the ANP has mainly been fighting the insurgency, a new Four- Year Roadmap for Security Sector Reform indicates that the MoI and ANP shall increasingly withdraw from direct combat action and gradually increase the focus on civilian policing that could eventually support a political process towards peace. In order to achieve those objectives, continuous support from the international community, in particular technical advice will be needed. Since 2004, the EU has provided support to the UNDP-implemented Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA), which provides a large share of ANP salaries, and supports MoI institution-building and ANP capacity development. Between 2007 and 2016, the EUPOL mission in Afghanistan has played a key role in supporting the ongoing reform of the police sector. In cooperation with MoI leadership, EUPOL supported the development of key policies and strategies of the MoI such as the National Police Strategy and the Community Policing concept, and furthered the development of Afghan training institutions such as the Police Staff College and ANP Academy's Crime Management College. EUPOL also 1

5 promoted the inclusion of human rights and gender into ANP structures and operations, and supported the increased recruitment and capacity-building of female police officers. The EU Multi-Annual Indicative Programme includes Policing and Rule of Law as one of its focal sectors. Building on the achievements and the lessons learned from the EU's long-term support to police reform in Afghanistan through LOTFA, the EUPOL mission, and the current EUSR Police Advisory Team, this project aims to provide continuous support to the reform process. In September 2016, the Afghan National Unity Government under President Ashraf Ghani signed a peace agreement with the head of the armed opposition group Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. In this 25-point agreement, Hekmatyar among others agreed to dissolve his armed group and to break ties with other terrorist organisations, to observe a permanent ceasefire, to respect the Afghan constitution and to accept that all people, men and women, enjoy equal rights. In return, the Afghan government granted Hekmatyar and his followers immunity, amnesty, full political rights, release of political prisoners and integration of his fighters into the Afghan National Security and Defence Forces (ANSDF). 3.2 RISKS AND ASSUMPTIONS Risks: Lack of commitment from MoI/ANP leadership at the national and local levels affects achievement of desired outcomes. Changes to priorities regarding the civilian policing mandate and associated reform efforts on the MoI side. Lack of sufficient funding from the government budget to sustain institutional MoI/ANP development and reform, and police professionalisation efforts in the long run. The long term sustainability of the outcomes and of the Afghan policing sector in general. Frequent turn-over of senior Technical Advisors (project staff) and Afghan officials. Slow recruitment process or lack of suitable candidates for senior Technical Advisor positions. Inability to recruit, and/or retain competent staff/civilians to drive and implement institutional reform. Personal security of the Technical Advisors placed within the MoI. The forthcoming presidential elections and parliamentary elections will be a major security risk, and also a main preoccupation of ANP for a couple of months; probably causing stagnation of reform processes within the MoI and ANP. Assumptions: Afghan autorities (particularly the MoI and ANP) buy into and support police reform activites. Security environment allows for training activities to be conducted. Staffing requirements are met. 2

6 The security situation in Afghanistan (and Kabul specifically) allows for a minimum of necessary access and safety required for in-country technical assistance and support efforts. 4. OBJECTIVES 4.1 OVERALL OBJECTIVE The overall objective of the programme is to provide senior level policy advice and capacity building measures in the police sector. 4.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES (1) Enable the Ministry of Interior and the Afghan National Police to effectively and efficiently perform their tasks, specifically in their civilian policing mandate. 5. PROGRAMME COMPONENTS AND EXPECTED RESULTS The main expected outputs/results include: 5.1 SUPPORT TO POLICE REFORM Expected Result (1): A strategic re-orientation and policy reform process of the ANP towards civilian policing takes place. Activities (indicative): 1.1 Promoting strategic re-orientation of the ANP towards a civilian police force at the National Security Council; 1.2 Advising the National Security Council on the establishment of a Deputy Minister (DM) Civilian Policing within the MoI; 1.3 Advising MoI Department of Policy and Strategy regarding a coherent Policing Strategic and Policing Plan linked to the Four-Year Roadmap for Security Sector Reform; 1.4 Advising on the adoption and implementation of the National Policy on Civilian Casualty Prevention and Mitigation and supporting policy-led dialogue within the Senior Level Protection Working Group; 1.5 Advising on the implementation of community policing in MoI and ANP institutional structures and practices (incl. policies, SOPs and tactical directives); 1.6 Advising the Police-e-Mardumi unit and other relevant departments to ensure wider and more in-depth police-community partnership strategies for strengthened policecommunity relations, including strengthened gender responsiveness and police service delivery, to improve citizen relationships with the police. Expected Result (2): Improved institutional accountability on the basis of strengthened internal monitoring and information management. Activities (indicative): 2.1 Institutional accountability and internal monitoring (Advising the Office of the Inspector General and the Head of the Professional Standards Department on 3

7 accountability mechanisms, addressing complaints about police misbehavior and corruption; Supporting the Office of the Inspector General in facilitating the Police Discipline Working Group; Facilitating working groups between MoI/ANP and Attorney General's Office related to cases of police corruption and human rights violations committed by the ANP; Contributing to empower the Office of the Inspector General, standardise its internal control system and complaint mechansim and enhance its auditing capacities to make it accountable for audit and investigation of the MoI); 2.2 Improving policy implementation and information management (Advising improvements to Command and Control between Kabul and the provinces, as well as the implementation of Crisis Management Procedures; Reinvigorate the International Police Coordination Board (IPCB) and the General Directorate for International Coopertion (GDIC) to support MoI leadership and to coordinate, prioritise and guide international police reform efforts with a view towards ensuring consistency between the requirements of the MoI and the assistance provided by international partners; Advising on the monitoring of policy implementation at the regional and local level; Delivering support and mentorship to aid management and aid coordination units of MoI; Supporting cooperation between MoI/ANP and Attorney General's Office (AGO) in order to improve police-prosecutor cooperation mechanisms and case management). Expected Result (3): Increased professionalism of the Afghan National Police. Activities (indicative): 3.1 Professionalising human resource management (Participation in the Senior Officer Appointment Panel to mitigate corrupt/nepotistic appointments; Advising on recruitment of well-skilled candidates and their sustainable retention; Advising the General Deperatment for Gender and Human Rights to make sure women are provided with equal opportunities to undertake meaningful police work; Ensure gender-responsive police services are strengthened through improved functionality of Family Response Units and Police Women's Councils); 3.2 Supporting professional behaviour of the ANP and improving the working environment, particularly for female police staff (Advising on the implementation of the Female Police Strategy; Supporting the implementation of safe complain mechanisms for sexual harassment and abuse cases; Advising on improvements of physical and intellectual amenities as well as security in the workplace for women). 6. COMPLEMENTARITY, COORDINATION AND FOLLOW-UP The project in support to policy reform of the MoI and ANP towards a more focussed civilian policing mandate will complement the longstanding EU engagement under the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA). A number of key areas for reform, e.g. relating to improved institutional management and oversight procedures within the MoI, deepened community policing, and the recruitment and retention of qualified female staff, are addressed by the activities of LOTFA, and will benefit considerably from the support of dedicated technial advisors as project staff, under the guidance of the EU Delegation to Afghanistan. Furthermore, the focus on improved cooperation between the MoI/ANP and Attorney General's Office (AGO) on police-prosecutor cooperation and case management will 4

8 contribute to tying together the EU engagement under LOTFA and the forthcoming EU support to sustainable reform in the AGO via the incentivisation of mutually agreed reform benchmarks, thus ensuring increased effectiveness and complementarity of two key EU development initiatives in the Afghan Rule of Law sector. 5