Home Affairs Programme of European Union in Kosovo Project, or HAPE, as is known by its acronyms, is an EU-funded technical assistance project designed to support and assist Kosovo Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), and key Kosovo law-enforcement agencies, in particular Kosovo Police (KP) and Special Prosecution Office of the Republic of Kosovo (SPRK), in achieving their objectives and bringing their performance closer to EU standards, including gender mainstreaming and human rights. The overall objective of the project is to enhance the alignment of Kosovo home affairs sectors to the European Union standards and best practices.

HAPE project is implemented by the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Italy, as the lead partner. Ministry of Interior of the Republic of France and Belgian Federal Police are the two junior implementing partners of the project. The project started the implementation period on the 1^st of March 2023 and is expected to last for 40 months.

HAPE project seeks to recruit an individual to join the project in the following position:

• Finance Assistant Officer (1 position)

The successful candidate will be fluent in English and Albanian, and with good technical skills in the field. He/she will have excellent interpersonal skills and will be able to work effectively on an independent basis as well as part of a team. Previous experience of working with EU-funded projects would be strong assets.

For additional information and relevant job descriptions please check HAPE project website at:

https://www.hape-kosovo.eu/vacancy3.html

If you are interested in applying for the aforementioned post, please send your CV in EU pass CV format and Motivation Letter in English via email in PDF at:

office@hape-kosovo.eu   

Please quote in the subject line the job title and include your contact details (telephone number and email address) in your CV.

The closing date for receipt of applications is on Wednesday, 29^th of September 2024, at 23:59 hours (Pristina time).

The selection procedure

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, a Selection Committee, set up for this purpose, will review and assess the applications. The Selection Committee will prepare a short-list of candidates who are considered as the most suitable for the post based on a preliminary assessment of the information provided in the cover letter and CV. Evidence on education and professional experience will be required to the short-list candidates. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by e-mail/telephone.

Applicants should be available for an interview in Pristina, Kosovo during the second week of October 2024. Once the recruitment procedure has been completed HAPE project will inform the short-listed candidates on the result of the procedure (if the candidate has or has not been successful). The successful candidates will be vetted by the project. The successful candidate is expected to start as soon as possible.