Seconded National Expert in the Property Crime Team, EU Organised Crime Unit

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT

This selection procedure is intended to establish a reserve list of successful
candidates. It is envisaged to start using the reserve list in Q3/Q4 2024.

Europol retains the right to make use of the reserve list to select candidates for similar secondments within the organisation, should business needs require so.

Organisational setting:
The Seconded National Expert will be located in the Property Crime Team, EU Organised Crime Unit, European Serious & Organised Crime Centre (ESOCC), Operations Directorate.
The Operations Directorate deals with the core business of Europol, improving the effectiveness and cooperation of the competent authorities in the Member States in preventing and combating serious and organised crime, as well as terrorism affecting the Member States. This requires close cooperation with the Liaison Bureaux at Europol and via them with the Operational Teams in the Member States. 

Europol delivers a number of products and services to national law enforcement agencies to support them in their fight against international serious and organised crime, as well as terrorism. 

The Operations Directorate hosts five distinct Departments: Operational and Analysis Centre, European Serious Organised Crime Centre, European Cyber Crime Centre, European Counter Terrorism Centre and the European Financial and Economic Crime Centre.

The European Serious Organised Crime Centre (ESOCC) is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of Europol’s tasks and objectives in supporting Member States’ investigations of serious and organised crime. It includes the European Migrant Smuggling Centre which covers facilitation of Illegal Immigration and Trafficking in Human Beings. 

The main tasks of ESOCC are to:
• provide Operational Support to prioritised cases;
• support the EU Policy Cycle through the implementation of EMPACT priorities; 
• support the development of the Strategic Intelligence Picture on Serious and Organised Crime.
 
As part of ESOCC, the EU Organised Crime Unit is responsible for the operational and analytical support to investigations related to the activities of High Risk Organised Crime Groups (OCGs), organised property crime and environmental crime.

Purpose of the Secondment: 
The successful candidate will contribute to Member States investigations in the field of Organised Crime, in particular in all forms of organised property crime, as well as to associated criminal activity, including forgery of documents, money laundering and asset recovery.
This will be achieved by supporting MS investigations and operations, providing a high level of expert guidance, identifying the competent authorities requirements, proposing initiatives and delivering timely, relevant products and services to Europol stakeholders.

Reporting lines: 
The SNE reports to the Head of Team Property Crime and to the Head of the EU Organised Crime Unit.

FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

The SNE will carry out the following main functions and duties:

• Enhance the quality of information provided to Europol and promote the real-time information exchange between Member States via Europol, to prioritise ongoing international investigations;

• Support priority investigations by facilitating operational meetings, coordinating information exchange, providing tailored expert advice to investigators and prosecutors;

• Provide analytical and operational support in cases of organised crime, in particular organised property crime, in the crime areas prioritised by Member States. Focus on HVTs, their group structures, organisers and brokers, fencing networks and aim also at developing in parallel financial investigations;

• Analyse data related to mobile OCGs involved in organised property crime in several jurisdictions, already stored in Europol databases, to detect High Value Targets and overlaps between ongoing investigations;

• Coordinate the delivery of operational and analytical support to cases developed under the EMPACT Priority on Organised Property Crime, dedicated ISF projects or other cooperation initiatives;

• Liaise with the expert units within the Member States to develop a top-down-approach to identify internationally active mobile OCGs and High Value Targets.

REQUIREMENTS - ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA

Eligibility criteria

Candidates must:
• Be a member of a competent authority in the meaning of the Article 2a) of the Europol Regulation and enjoy full rights as a citizen of a Member State;
• Produce evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and of a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union in accordance with the decision of the Management Board on the internal language arrangements of Europol as referred to in Article 64(2) of the Europol Regulation, with the understanding that the SNE will have to carry out his/her duties in a mainly English-speaking environment;
• Have at least three years of professional experience in the field of law enforcement, which is relevant to the duties to be carried out during the secondment.

Selection criteria

a. Professional experience:
Essential:
• At least 3 years of experience in conducting Organised Crime investigations, preferably in the domain of organised property crime;
• Experience in cooperation on operational matters in an international environment;
• Experience in drafting operational reports, briefing documents and action plans.

Desirable:
• Experience in planning and leading project based activities;

b. Professional knowledge
Essential:
• Knowledge of the Organised Crime and Organised Property Crime trends and current developments in the EU;
• Knowledge of the law enforcement techniques and methods in investigations on organised crime, organised property crime and associated criminal activity;
• Knowledge of international police and judicial co-operation in the field of organised crime;
• Knowledge of Europol legal framework.

c. General competencies
Essential:
Communicating:
• Very good communication skills in English, both orally and in writing;
• Ability to draft clear and concise documents on complex matters for various audiences;

Analysing & problem solving:
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills;
• Keen eye for detail with the ability to maintain standards of accuracy under pressure of tight deadlines;
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and the internet

Delivering quality and results
• High degree of commitment and flexibility;
• High level of customer and service-orientation;
Prioritising and organising
• Good administrative and organisational skills
Resilience
• Ability to work well under pressure, both independently and in a team;
• Very good interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively liaise with other departments, groups and teams as well as with external partners;
Living diversity
• Ability to work effectively in an international and multi-cultural environment.

How to apply

Member States are invited to nominate their Seconded National Experts according to the selection criteria and profile, as specified in this document.
Candidates endorsed by the national competent authorities are required to complete the SNE application form available on Europol’s website in English. 
The application form must be accompanied by a letter from the sending authority to the Executive Director of Europol expressing willingness to second the candidate.
Applications must be filled in electronically, duly signed and submitted by means of email to Europol’s Human Resources Unit, HR Operational Support Team, to C2-12@europol.europa.eu via the Europol National Unit of the Member State concerned, and, if necessary, the respective Liaison Bureau. Candidates who do not provide all necessary information or do not comply with any of the above will not be considered.
Applications must be received by Europol at the latest on the day of the deadline specified in this notice of secondment. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. Receipt of all applications is confirmed by an email of acknowledgement. Candidates may check the progress of the relevant selection procedure on