Law Enforcement Expert — Organised Crime: West African Response to Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (OCWAR-M)

Brève description

Under the supervision and guidance of Expertise France and the Project Manager, the Law Enforcement expert will:
— during the inception phase: Be responsible for the identification of needs, opportunities and risks at both local law enforcement institutions and GIABA/regional level in his specific field of expertise.
Deliverables: Country mission reports (state of play and comprehensive analysis of situations and risks); mapping of existing initiatives and stakeholders/needs assessment/gap analysis in the field of law enforcement, workplan, which includes a prioritization in the implementation of the project and a list of activities to be implemented, in the field of law enforcement, contributions to the project inception report and strategy,
— during the implementation phase, she/he will maintain a working relationship with local authorities and the GIABA and ensure the implementation of activities designed during the inception phase.

Site principal ou lieu d'exécution

CEDEAO (Sénégal, Guinée-Bissau, Togo, Ghana, Bénin, Gambie, Côté d’ivoire, Mali, Guinée, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina-Faso, Cap Vert, Mauritanie).

Description du marché

The inception phase will be dedicated to an in-depth situation analysis through a series of fact-finding missions in each of the target countries to develop a project strategy tailored to the beneficiaries needs and complementary to existing initiatives. ToRS will be revised on the basis of the strategy developed during the inception phase.
During the inception phase:
— conduct fact-finding missions,
— contribute to the drafting of the inception report, incl. a strategy and a working plan specifically in the field of law enforcement,
— network with relevant stakeholders in partner countries and establish a working relationship with local administrations, and relevant regional and international organisations related to law enforcement subjects,
— contribute to the organization of the project’s launching ceremony.
During the implementation phase:
— implement project activities related to Law enforcement,
— ensure regular high-quality reporting on project activities to project management and donor,
— draft in collaboration with other experts mission reports, progress reports and the final report,
— any other task requested by the project manager and Expertise France for the OCWAR-M project.
Deliverables during the implementation phase:
— contributions to Progress reports (financial and narrative description of the year activities and update of the workplan for the period ahead),
— final project report,
— any additional deliverables (missions’ reports, monthly reports, etc.) determined during the inception phase and requested by EF in relation to the OCWAR-M Project,
— achieve the results outlined in the project proposal in his area of expertise,
— timely and successful completion of deliverables.

Description des renouvellements

First phase of 12 months from the date of notification of the contract, including an Inception phase of 6 months. It is renewable 3 times 12 months. The total duration of the contract shall not exceed 48 months.

Critères objectifs de sélection du nombre limité de candidats

Competence (52 points):
— excellent understanding of the penal chain in the field of CFT/AML: 6 points,
— excellent understanding of financial intelligence, terrorism, the financing of terrorism and/or money-laundering: 6 points,
— excellent understanding of global standards and framework on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT): 6 points,
— excellent understanding of EU policies and institutional landscape: 5 points,
— capacity to develop long term strategic objectives and distinct steps to meet those objectives: 5 points,
— excellent reporting and writing skills: 6 points,
— ability to work in a team: 6 points,
— demonstrated negotiating, cultural sensitivity and diplomatic skills: 5 points,
— fluency in English and French: 5 points,
— knowledge of Portuguese: 2 points.
Professional experience (48 points):
— relevance of experience working in law enforcement cooperation and/or national and international organizations working on the penal chain (8 points),
— relevance of experience working in an international environment, either from employment in an international organization or from participating in international working groups, joint international projects, etc. (5 points),
— relevance of experience working in EU projects (5 points),
— background in specialized financial investigations including regional and national expertise (5 points),
— relevance of experience working on legal issues on the prosecution of CFT/AML offences (5 points),
— relevance of experience in advising or supporting administrations and providing technical assistance (5 points),
— relevance of experience in training, facilitating best practices sharing, establishing cross-sectoral institutional and private stakeholders’ networks (e.g. through workshops, study visits, etc.) (5 points),
— relevance of experience of working in a multi-cultural environment (5 points),
— relevance of professional experience in sub-Saharan Africa (5 points).

Liste et brève description des conditions

1) Resume stating credentials and references including company names, phone contacts and emails (template given in the dossier);
2) Evidence of the company registration (legal personality of the expert);
3) Candidature form (individual expertise) (template given in the dossier).

Conditions de participation (capacités techniques et professionnelles)

— university degree (BA or MA or equivalent), or equivalent, in international law, Rule of Law, public policy, political science or any other relevant discipline,
— a minimum of 7 years of experience working in law enforcement cooperation and/or national and international organizations working on the penal chain,
— experience working in an international environment, either from employment in an international organization or from participating in international working groups, joint international projects, etc.,
— experience working on legal issues on the prosecution of CFT/AML offences,
— experience in advising or supporting administrations and providing technical assistance,
— at least 2 years of experience of working in a multi-cultural environment.

Applicable regulation: French Ordonnance N 2015-899 of 23.7.2015 and implementing Decree N 2016-360 of 25.3.2016 (articles 71 to 73).
The procedure will take place in 2 stages. The candidate is invited to submit his expression of interest to the tender within the time limit indicated by the present notice at: https://www.marches-publics.gouv.fr/?page=entreprise.EntrepriseAdvancedSearch&AllCons&refConsultation=407363&orgAcronyme=s2d
The content of your expression of interest for this phase:
1) Resume stating credentials and references including company names, phone contacts and emails (template given in the dossier);
2) Evidence of the company registration (legal personality of the expert);
3) Candidature form (individual expertise) (template given in the dossier).
For the next step, unless a candidate express formerly his disagreement, the tendering period shall last at least 10 days. Shortlisted experts will then be invited to submit a technical offer and to take part to an interview. Only experts who provided the documentation as set forth in section III will be assessed on the basis of their capacity to fulfil the tasks set out in this call for expressions of interest.
Only experts who provided the documentation as set forth in section III will be assessed on the basis of their capacity to fulfil the tasks set out in this call for expressions of interest.
Context of the project:
The Organised Crime: West African Response to Money laundering and the financing of terrorism (OCWAR-M) project, financed under the 11 European Development Fund, will aim to the reduction of money laundering and the financing of terrorism in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Its specific objective is the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) and ECOWAS member states to adopt and effectively implement international standards against money laundering and terrorist financing in order to improve the regional operational capacity.
Thus, this project is meant to strengthen the capacity of GIABA and its member states in the coordination of actions against money laundering and terrorist financing through:
— the provision of technical assistance for the conduct of national assessments of risks of money laundering and terrorist financing,
— mutual evaluations of member States to ascertain their technical compliance with international standards and the effectiveness of their AML/CFT systems and
— the strengthening of cooperation, coordination and capacity building of national stakeholders involved in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
Activities will be declined under 4 components/key results to be achieved:
Result 1: ML/TF risks well understood by MS and actions better coordinated domestically to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation.
Result 2: ECOWAS MS are able to achieve high level of compliance and are implementing effective and robust AML/CFT regimes in line with international standards.
Result 3: Domestic and international cooperation facilitating information sharing and the delivery of quality financial intelligence are improved as well as the capacity of competent authorities that pursue actions against criminals and their assets.
Result 4: GIABA's own operational capacity is better understood and managed by its officers and accepted by ECOWAS Member States.
To do so, a team of full-time key experts will be contracted:
— a Project manager,
— a Financial Intelligence expert,
— a Law Enforcement expert.
Short-term experts will contribute to the project on a punctual basis, depending on needs expressed by the project partners and activities to be implemented.