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Issued by: OSCE Mission to Serbia
Vacancy number: VNSRMC00524
Vacancy type: Experts/Consultants
Field of expertise: Rule of Law
Number of posts: 3
Duty station: Belgrade
Date of issue: 3 April 2018
Deadline for application: 10 April 2018 - 23:59 Central European Time (CET/CEST)

Background

		This call for applications is open for persons with citizenship of the Republic of Serbia. The OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Bar Academy of Serbia will organize a series of training courses for lawyers practising criminal law, with the aim of improving their knowledge and skills necessary to effectively protect fundamental human rights before national courts and, in particular, the Constitutional Court of Serbia and the European Court of Human Rights. The training will focus on: 1 the protection of the right to a fair trial, and on the right to freedom and security of person. Therefore, the OSCE Mission to Serbia is looking for three local consultants: (1) one expert will focus on the protection of the right to a fair trial, (2) one expert will focus on the right to freedom and security of person in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, and (3) one expert on the right to freedom and security of person in the jurisprudence of Serbian courts and the Constitutional Court of Serbia.

Tasks and Responsibilities

		Under the supervision of the OSCE Mission to Serbia’s National Legal Adviser, each of the three consultants will prepare and deliver five training sessions on one of the following topics: Right to a fair trial and its protection before national courts, including the Constitutional Court of Serbia, in particular as envisaged by the European Court of Human Rights. Right to freedom and security of person in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. Right to freedom and security of person in the jurisprudence of Serbian courts and the Constitutional Court of Serbia. For all three topics, the training should address the following issues: the scope of the specified right under the European Convention on Human Rights, taking into account the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights; the specified right in Serbian law; the specified right in court practice in Serbia; best ways to react to possible violations of the specified right in criminal proceedings and invoke the standards developed by the European Court of Human Rights; best ways to protect the specified right in procedures other than criminal, particularly before the Constitutional Court of Serbia and the European Court of Human Rights.

Necessary Qualifications

		Citizenship of the Republic of Serbia; University degree in law; Minimum 7 years of professional experience in practising criminal law in Serbia; Excellent knowledge of the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of Serbia and the procedure before it; Excellent knowledge of international and European human rights law, especially the European Convention on Human Rights and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights; in particular, excellent knowledge of the Court’s jurisprudence concerning Articles 5 or 6 of the Convention is required; Previous teaching/training experience in legal subjects; Excellent presentation and communication skills; Computer literacy with practical experience in Microsoft package, including the ability to independently finalize a document for external use; Professional fluency in Serbian and good knowledge of English; Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, as well as the ability to integrate gender perspective into tasks and activities; Ability to work with people of different nationalities, religions or cultural backgrounds and diverse views while maintaining impartiality and objectivity.

Remuneration Package

		The consultant will be employed for a period of two months (tentatively starting at the end of April 2018) and will be remunerated a total amount of app. 750 EUR upon completion of the envisaged tasks.

How To Apply

		Please apply online through this website (https://jobs.osce.org) or by sending a CV and a cover letter (in English) to the email address omis-recruitment@osce.org no later than 10 April 2018. Please state in the cover letter for which topic you are applying. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Candidates who have not been contacted by 30 April 2018 should consider there will be no follow up to their application. The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, cancel the recruitment, offer a consultancy at a different level or with modified terms of reference or for a different duration.

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