EUROPEAID/134483/C/ACT/XK SUPPORT TO KOSOVO CUSTOMS

Contract description

Current HR system in Kosovo Customs is weak in specific areas such as recruitment, training and development, transfer, performance management, promotion, career progression, severance and dismissal. Support for the HR department will aim improving the administrative practices within the Kosovo Customs ensuring more transparent HR processes and reducing scope for corruption
The identification of risks and threats is a subject of particular importance for customs, who face potentially conflicting aims of exercising strong controls while facilitating the speedy processing of legitimate trade. The conflict is minimised by the development and utilisation of effective risk profiles. The success of this is shown by the decreasing proportion of imported consignments selected for examination which are bringing increasingly successful results, which is a positive feature for both effective use of Customs resources and for trade facilitation.
The law enforcement department of Kosovo Customs is using unsecured, diverse and technologically obsolete database systems and applications for management of business processes. Exchange of information within the law enforcement (LE) and border crossing points is either paper or e-mail based and due to several different data layers within LE the sharing of data in terms of entities (persons, means of transport and companies), operational information and data regarding seizures is very limited. The project will therefore support in the supply process of integrated law enforcement system and assist in the early stages of the usage of the system.

Project purpose

To strengthen Kosovo customs’ capacities in order to establish and implement an effective, efficient, fair and transparent HR system, thus supporting the reform and development process in accordance with EU standards.

Eligibility

The MS Project Leader should be a high-ranking civil servant with broad knowledge in the area of customs, who will continue to work in his/her MS administration and devote time and efforts to the successful implementation of the twinning project. The profile of the PL includes: 
    - Excellent knowledge of all processes in the area of customs legislation and strengthening the administrative capacity of the customs
      administration
    - Overall understanding of the problems and solutions in the sector
    - Capable of unblocking any problem at highest level
    - Good leadership skills
    - Good command of English language

Budget 

Budget of the call: 1.750.000 Euros


Deadline: 12 June 2013

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